Movies
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Spurned lovers plot nutty revenge in risky, frisky 'I Want You Back'Feb 10, 2022 5:00 am - “I Want You Back” - ★ ★ ★ Just when we need a snappy, funny relationship movie that playfully stretches the boundaries of traditional rom-coms, Amazon Prime Video gives...
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Finding yourself in 'The Worst Person in the World'
Feb 10, 2022 5:00 am - “The Worst Person in the World” - ★ ★ ★ ★ There is a fallacy of youthful restlessness that's easy to forget when it's mostly in the rearview mirror: It's possible to bo...
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Snubs aside, Oscars have a Best Picture category with something for everyoneFeb 09, 2022 10:00 pm - This week's Academy Award nominations prompted some of the usual online outrage, particularly over some perceived snubs. Surely, Denis Villeneuve deserved a mention in t...
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The long-delayed 'Death on the Nile' runs aground
Feb 09, 2022 8:30 am - “Death on the Nile” - ★ ★ Kenneth Branagh's Agatha Christie adaptation “Death on the Nile” begins with a flashback to the trenches of World War I before shifting to 1930...
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'Power of the Dog' tops Oscar noms with 12; 'Dune' nabs 10
Feb 08, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - After a pandemic year that hobbled movie theaters and saw streaming services make new inroads into Hollywood, the Academy Awards put its strongest support Tue...
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'Dune' director out, KStew in and more Oscars surprises
Feb 07, 2022 10:00 pm - The 94th Oscar nominations were full of surprises in both satisfying and disappointing ways, but when there are only five nominees in most categories, it's almost guaran...
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Asghar Farhadi's recent film grapples with the idea of heroes
Feb 07, 2022 5:00 am - Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi had been thinking about the concept behind “ A Hero “ long before he started making movies. In fact, the spark came before he even knew ...
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New to streaming this week: Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez and Puppy BowlFeb 07, 2022 5:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...
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Knoxville and Co. laugh their way to No. 1 at the box office
Feb 06, 2022 10:00 pm - Not even a global pandemic or a 12-year hiatus could stop the Johnny Knoxville and his crew at the box office. “Jackass Forever,” the fourth movie in the anarchic series...
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SXSW plots in-person film fest with 'Atlanta,' 'Lost City'
Feb 04, 2022 9:00 am - NEW YORK - After the pandemic forced the South by Southwest Film Festival to turn virtual the last two years, the Austin, Texas, festival is plotting a largely in-person...