Movies
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A remake of ‘Road House’ with Jake Gyllenhaal turns into a muscular, Florida rompMar 21, 2024 5:45 am - Elwood P. Dalton is a classy sort of bouncer. Dalton — played by a muscular and languid Jake Gyllenhaal — is a former UFC fighter with a dark past in “Road House,” a reworking of the pulpy 1989 action film starring Patrick Swayze.
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Things get scary for Sydney Sweeney in a creepy Italian convent in ‘Immaculate’
Mar 21, 2024 5:45 am - It’s not your imagination: Sydney Sweeney is everywhere. The horror film “Immaculate” is a great showcase for Sweeney’s range (she gets to go from somewhat meek to primal scream) and is full of interesting visuals. But it’s also a movie that does not seem as sure of itself.
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A no-Gozer: New ‘Ghostbusters’ sequel a frosty ghost of its 1984 originalMar 20, 2024 6:18 pm - Once again, the new, nostalgic “Ghostbusters” sequel “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” can’t match the wit, breezy fun and fresh imagination of the inspired original, co-written by Chicago’s Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd.
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Ryan Gosling’s stellar ‘I’m Just Ken’ Oscars performance inspires huge jump in streams
Mar 18, 2024 2:52 pm - LOS ANGELES — Can you feel the Kenergy? Ryan Gosling's Oscars performance of the “Barbie” power ballad “I'm Just Ken” stole the show earlier this month. The popularity o...
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What to stream this week: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach
Mar 18, 2024 5:26 am - Shakira’s first album in seven years and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ repeats at No. 1 on the box office charts
Mar 17, 2024 3:04 pm - “Kung Fu Panda 4” stayed at the top of the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters.
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Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn find poignant synergy in real-life war tale ‘One Life’
Mar 14, 2024 1:05 pm - “One Life,” starring Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 Jewish children from the Nazis, tells the story in flashback with dialogue that sometimes borders on the overly expository, but with a lovely cast and a story that begs to be told.
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‘Arthur the King’ blends canine-movie, sports-movie cliches to counter dumbed-down dialogueMar 13, 2024 2:00 pm - “Arthur the King” opens by crosscutting between its two main characters: Professional athlete Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) and a scruffy dog named Arthur. Both possess advanced survival skills. And both teach each other resilience.
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‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is peak Kristen StewartMar 13, 2024 1:09 pm - Muscles ripple, veins pop and electronic music throbs in “Love Lies Bleeding,” a heaving, hyper-sexy neo-noir drenched in sweat, blood and bug guts.
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Anthony Hopkins’ tricks to acting are really quite simple
Mar 12, 2024 3:18 pm - Now that he’s been doing it for well over half a century, Anthony Hopkins believes acting is much “easier” now. “As you get older, you have a little more knowledge of life,” he says.