Movies
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Visionary horror film ‘The Substance’ guaranteed to shock, amaze and repulseSep 17, 2024 6:03 pm - “The Substance,” starring an excellent Demi Moore, comes from director/writer Coralie Fargeat, who elevates an exploitation premise into an explosively visionary, blackly comic cinematic experience that rails against society’s addiction to superficiality.
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What to Stream: Keith Urban, ‘The Golden Bachelorette,’ Zack Snyder series and ‘WandaVision’ spinoff
Sep 16, 2024 5:30 am - Keith Urban’s 12th studio album and Kathryn Hahn starring in the “WandaVision” spinoff “Agatha All Along” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is No. 1 again; conservative doc ‘Am I Racist’ cracks box office top 5
Sep 15, 2024 8:23 pm - Moviegoers said yes to more “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” this weekend. After its monster opening, the Tim Burton sequel easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Adam Kinzinger doc ‘The Last Republican’ shows toll of opposing Trump
Sep 15, 2024 6:00 am - Adam Kinzinger’s bro-ish energy is serving him well as he makes the rounds in his new gig, as the subject of a vital — and surprisingly laugh-filled — documentary, “The Last Republican,” which debuted recently at the Toronto Film Festival.
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In ‘Look Into My Eyes,’ they see dead people, but that’s not all
Sep 13, 2024 9:42 am - “Look Into My Eyes,” an oddly dry and lovely documentary by the director Lana Wilson, opens with a montage of New Yorkers and the questions they’ve come to psychics to answer. What they seem to be seeking is connection.
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Two ideas compete for the soul of this trippy film
Sep 12, 2024 9:55 am - They say tripping on psychedelic mushrooms triggers hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia and nervousness. In the case of Elliott, an 18-year-old restless Canadian, they prompt a visitor — her 39-year-old self.
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In ‘The Critic,’ Ian McKellen’s theater critic takes his job very seriously
Sep 12, 2024 9:11 am - Without getting into any sort of philosophical, or even factual, debate about the nature of the kind of person drawn to criticism, it is safe to say that Ian McKellen’s drama critic of “The Critic” takes all the worst stereotypes to hysterical heights.
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Lake Park Film Appreciation Society series opens with ‘King Kong’ classic Sept. 18Sep 11, 2024 7:28 pm - Returning for the third consecutive year and growing in the number of films offered, Lake Park High School's Film Appreciation Society will kick off the 2024-25 school year on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
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James McAvoy gives Jack Nicholson a run for bad dad in domestic thriller ‘Speak No Evil’Sep 11, 2024 2:40 pm - The most chilling element to be found in James Watkins’ ultra-slow-fuse, bleakly comic thriller “Speak No Evil” hits with a force more brutal than a hammer claw. A victimized family asks the logical question: “Why are you doing this?”
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James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
Sep 09, 2024 3:59 pm - James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93.