Movies
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What to stream: Blackpink and Bruno, Paul McCartney doc, ‘Survivor’ at 50 and Resident Evil Requiem
Feb 23, 2026 5:15 am - Both the K-pop girl group Blackpink and the funky pop star Bruno Mars returning with new music and a documentary about Paul McCartney after the Beatles are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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A movie that takes liberties with ‘Wuthering Heights’? Scholars are OK with that
Feb 20, 2026 3:07 pm - When British author Lucasta Miller had the chance to see Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” last week, she was well aware of the liberties taken by the director, but was otherwise unbothered. “It would be meaningless to criticize it for that, just as it would be to criticize a grand opera that plays fast and loose with the plot,” she says.
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Oscars will bring back last year’s acting winners — Saldaña, Culkin, Madison and Brody — to present
Feb 19, 2026 2:35 pm - The Oscars are reuniting last year’s acting winners for next month’s ceremony. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that best actor winners Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison and supporting actor winners Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña will present trophies at the 98th annual Academy Awards.
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‘How to Make a Killing’ a new riff on an Ealing black comedy classic
Feb 19, 2026 5:15 am - “How to Make a Killing,” starring Glen Powell as a working-class man who sets out to murderously reclaim his inheritance, has a clear inspiration: the great Ealing black comedy “Kind Hearts and Coronets.”
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‘Midwinter Break’ a quiet, tender marriage story with Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds
Feb 19, 2026 5:15 am - Stella and Gerry might not have a bad marriage, but they don’t have an especially healthy one in “Midwinter Break.” So one Christmas Eve, Stella decides to break the monotony by booking an impromptu trip for two to Amsterdam.
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In submission romance ‘Pillion,’ an unconventional love story challenges norms
Feb 19, 2026 5:15 am - Like most lovers, Colin (Harry Melling) and Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) have an understanding in “Pillion.” Their lines are a little more firmly drawn than most.
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‘Adolescence’ and ‘Train Dreams’ win top prizes at Film Independent Spirit Awards
Feb 16, 2026 6:50 am - Clint Bentley’s lyrical Denis Johnson adaptation “Train Dreams” won the top film award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, while “Adolescence” dominated the television categories. Both were released on Netflix.
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What to stream: Emma Thompson, Jennifer Garner, ‘The Night Agent,’ Dove Cameron and Hilary Duff
Feb 16, 2026 5:15 am - A new season of “The Night Agent” landing on Netflix and Hilary Duff’s first full-length album in 11 years are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Powered by women, ‘Wuthering Heights’ digs up $34.8 million at the box office for a No. 1 debut
Feb 15, 2026 1:16 pm - Emerald Fennell’s bold reimagining of “Wuthering Heights” brought crowds of women to movie theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. release topped the box office charts and nabbed the title for the year’s biggest opening with $34.8 million in ticket sales in its first three days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Amid Nigerian unrest, two sons experience deeply affecting day with dad in ‘My Father’s Shadow’
Feb 12, 2026 9:51 am - Two young boys spend a day with their oft absent father in Lagos amid political turbulence in “My Father’s Shadow,” an affecting debut feature from Akinola Davies Jr. It’s a gem, a deeply felt memory piece and a vibrant portrait of Nigeria in 1993.