Movie Reviews

Marlon Brando in the film The Godfather (1972). Producers worried that at 47 he was difficult, and past his prime, but he won (and then declined) an Oscar for Best Actor.

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'The Godfather' bridged old and new Hollywood to save American moviegoing

9:50pm March 11, 2022

by Bob Mondello

On its 50th Anniversary, The Godfather is one of the most influential and respected films in Hollywood history. But that outcome didn't seem likely at its premiere.

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In Turning Red, 13-year-old Mei Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) "poofs" into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.

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'Turning Red' confronts the messiness of adolescence with refreshing honesty

1:59pm March 11, 2022

by Justin Chang

In Pixar's new animated film, a Chinese Canadian girl awakens one morning to find that she's turned into an enormous panda. Turning Red provides a lot to look at — and a lot of ideas to grapple with.

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Adam (Ryan Reynolds) and Young Adam (Walker Scobell) spend The Adam Project needling each other in a timestack.

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Why 'The Adam Project' is a different kind of Ryan Reynolds project

6:00am March 11, 2022

by Glen Weldon

In this effective, straight-ahead time-travel yarn, Ryan Reynolds digs beneath his usual persona to find something a bit less glib — and thus, more sympathetic.

World News

A hair salon becomes a beauty shop of horrors in Palestinian thriller 'Huda's Salon'

6:08pm March 04, 2022

by Bob Mondello

A visit to a hair salon in the West Bank turns nightmarish in Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad's new thriller Huda's Salon.

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Review: 'The Batman' takes the character back to his roots

4:39pm March 03, 2022

by Bob Mondello

Robert Pattinson, the latest caped crusader to take on corruption and deranged killers in Gotham, is The Batman. The overstuffed, visually impressive, superhero epic takes fan service seriously.

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Nothing feels fresh in this grim retread of 'The Batman'

1:28pm March 02, 2022

by Justin Chang

Though Robert Pattinson is terrific playing the young Bruce Wayne as the most troubled of souls, The Batman comes across as an overly familiar blockbuster, populated by recycled characters.

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Even in a cowl that blocks his peripheral vision, The Batman (Robert Pattinson) can still serve side-eye.

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In back-to-basics 'The Batman,' Robert Pattinson shines in the darkness

5:26pm February 28, 2022

by Glen Weldon

Matt Reeves' approach to the venerable hero is more emo than goth, and Robert Pattinson brings a haunted quality to the role.

Haley Bennett stars as Roxanne in Joe Wright's Cyrano.

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'Cyrano' infuses an oft-told tale with disarming sincerity and operatic passion

10:51am February 25, 2022

by Justin Chang

Peter Dinklage aches with unrequited love in this musical retelling of the famous Cyrano de Bergerac story. Cyrano isn't always the most graceful retelling, but it's hard not to admire its conviction.

Michelle Yeoh (front), Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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In theaters this spring: multiverses, Bat-men, action stars and more

5:43pm February 21, 2022

by Bob Mondello

A look at the would-be blockbusters and prestige pictures Hollywood has in store as the weather warms and audiences come out of pandemic hibernation.

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Amina (right, Abakar Souleymane) tries to guide her 15-year-old daughter (Rihane Khalil Alio) through an unexpected pregnancy in the Chadian film Lingui, the Sacred Bonds.

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Family ties are tested in 2 engrossing international films

1:17pm February 18, 2022

by Justin Chang

The Belgian drama Playground unfolds at a school where 7-year-old Nora watches her brother being bullied. The Chadian film Lingui, the Sacred Bonds centers on a mother whose teen daughter is pregnant.

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