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Disney documentary ‘Stolen Kingdom’ plumbs the weird psychology of theme park explorers

Florida Film Festival opening-night film asks: are they unsung preservationists or disrespectful criminals?

by Cameron Meier April 9, 2025August 3, 2025

Florida Film Festival opening-night film asks: are they unsung preservationists or disrespectful criminals?

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Movie review: Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott turn ‘Napoleon’ into a violent epic starring a petty brat

Joker’s riled

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In May December, Todd Haynes turns an old tabloid tale into a first-rate sexual thriller

Notes from a scandal

by Kayla McCulloch November 29, 2023June 27, 2025

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Movie review: The very things fanboys hate about ‘The Marvels’ make it worth seeing

Rise of the Superwomen

by Craig D. Lindsey November 21, 2023August 2, 2025

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Movie review: ‘Priscilla’ memorably re-creates the world of the teen who fell for Elvis

Sofia Coppola’s film focuses on the journey of the woman who grew up, not the star who didn’t

by Chuck Wilson November 3, 2023May 9, 2025

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‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie’ gives its audience exactly what they want

If nothing else, it’s not a bad excuse to sing along and dance with glittery strangers.

by Eileen G'Sell October 16, 2023August 1, 2025

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Restored and re-released Talking Heads concert doc ‘Stop Making Sense’ is as exuberant and wonderful as it ever was

A24 screens a 4K restoration of Jonathan Demme’s ‘intense and euphoric’ masterpiece

by Craig D. Lindsey September 22, 2023August 5, 2025

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Supergay: ‘Bottoms’ takes on high school from a raunchy lesbian point of view

Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri play basically the queer female versions of Jonah Hill and Michael Cera’s lustful teen losers

by Craig D. Lindsey September 6, 2023August 1, 2025

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Movie review: ‘Gran Turismo’ tells the thrilling (true!) story of a video gamer who became a pro racing sensation

The kind of high-octane, feel-good movie that’s perfect to watch with your dad

by Craig D. Lindsey August 24, 2023July 9, 2025

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Series review: ‘Ahsoka’ is an exciting, Rebels-filled beginning to a new Star Wars era

The Disney+ series has the slow-burn intensity of ‘Andor’ with the magic and lore of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

by Chelsea Zukowski August 22, 2023July 9, 2025

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The ETs in ‘Landscape With Invisible Hand’ are more likely to sue you than probe you

Ambitious, unpredictable, funny and flawed film envisions alien invasion as a corporate takeover

by Cliff Froehlich August 15, 2023January 18, 2024

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The manic pixie dream girl trope meets its male equivalent in ‘Shortcomings,’ Randall Park’s directorial debut

Justin H. Min stars as just another late-20s asshole manchild

by Kayla McCulloch August 9, 2023July 8, 2025

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Ghost stories: ‘Haunted Mansion’ and ‘Talk to Me’ use horror to explore real-world pain

Both movies involve grieving Black folk who see dead people

by Craig D. Lindsey August 2, 2023July 8, 2025

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‘Oppenheimer’ does something all too rare in Hollywood: It trusts its audience

The film neither heroicizes nor sanctifies the man

by Cliff Froehlich July 25, 2023July 8, 2025

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Movie review: ‘Barbie’ is existential brilliance — and also a lot of fun

Come on Barbie, let’s go party (talk about consumerism and conservative gender roles)

by Eileen G'Sell July 21, 2023July 28, 2025

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A first-rate Tom Cruise battles an AI villain in the excellent new ‘Mission: Impossible’

‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ takes itself seriously, but still knows all the cloak-and-dagger fantasy is a bit silly

by Andrew Wyatt July 7, 2023June 2, 2025

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Review: Harrison Ford is somehow still fighting Nazis in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’

For a movie that’s about leaving the past alone, it sure wants to revisit the glory days

by Craig D. Lindsey June 30, 2023June 22, 2025

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In ‘Asteroid City,’ Wes Anderson stages an alien invasion as only Wes Anderson can

‘Rushmore’ meets Roswell

by Cliff Froehlich June 21, 2023July 24, 2025

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‘The Flash’ works hard to make us forget Ezra Miller’s bad behavior

This DC Extended Universe movie is a smart-ass blur

by Craig D. Lindsey June 13, 2023April 28, 2024

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‘The Little Mermaid‘: Disney’s 1989 classic has become a sanitized multicultural fantasy in search of a lot more soul

While there is a lot of diversity on screen, there are still a bunch of white guys behind the scenes

by Craig D. Lindsey May 26, 2023May 29, 2025

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Movie Reviews

Disney documentary ‘Stolen Kingdom’ plumbs the weird psychology of theme park explorers

Movie review: Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott turn ‘Napoleon’ into a violent epic starring a petty brat

In May December, Todd Haynes turns an old tabloid tale into a first-rate sexual thriller

Movie review: The very things fanboys hate about ‘The Marvels’ make it worth seeing

Movie review: ‘Priscilla’ memorably re-creates the world of the teen who fell for Elvis

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie’ gives its audience exactly what they want

Restored and re-released Talking Heads concert doc ‘Stop Making Sense’ is as exuberant and wonderful as it ever was

Supergay: ‘Bottoms’ takes on high school from a raunchy lesbian point of view

Movie review: ‘Gran Turismo’ tells the thrilling (true!) story of a video gamer who became a pro racing sensation

Series review: ‘Ahsoka’ is an exciting, Rebels-filled beginning to a new Star Wars era

The ETs in ‘Landscape With Invisible Hand’ are more likely to sue you than probe you

The manic pixie dream girl trope meets its male equivalent in ‘Shortcomings,’ Randall Park’s directorial debut

Ghost stories: ‘Haunted Mansion’ and ‘Talk to Me’ use horror to explore real-world pain

‘Oppenheimer’ does something all too rare in Hollywood: It trusts its audience

Movie review: ‘Barbie’ is existential brilliance — and also a lot of fun

A first-rate Tom Cruise battles an AI villain in the excellent new ‘Mission: Impossible’

Review: Harrison Ford is somehow still fighting Nazis in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’

In ‘Asteroid City,’ Wes Anderson stages an alien invasion as only Wes Anderson can

‘The Flash’ works hard to make us forget Ezra Miller’s bad behavior

‘The Little Mermaid‘: Disney’s 1989 classic has become a sanitized multicultural fantasy in search of a lot more soul