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PEGGY picks 6 movies to pair with ‘Coming of Age’
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Indie pop singer-songwriter Peggy Owens on the movies that complement her new EP.

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Review: ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ is a bombastic yet predictable gambling thriller
Oct 15, 2025
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Review: ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ is a bombastic yet predictable gambling thriller
Oct 15, 2025
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Edward Berger’s excessive directing style and a brilliant Colin Farrell performance elevate what would otherwise be a mediocre algorithm movie into a mostly fun ride.

Oct 15, 2025
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Review: ‘The Summer Book’ is a serene meditation on loss and coming of age
Oct 10, 2025
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Review: ‘The Summer Book’ is a serene meditation on loss and coming of age
Oct 10, 2025
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Author Tove Jansson was best known for her Moomin children’s books, but it’s her acclaimed novel that’s been turned into a feature film—and a lovely one at that.

Oct 10, 2025
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Review: Geopolitical thriller ‘A House of Dynamite’ is as captivating as it is frustrating
Oct 9, 2025
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Review: Geopolitical thriller ‘A House of Dynamite’ is as captivating as it is frustrating
Oct 9, 2025
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In Kathryn Bigelow’s new subversive thriller, a who’s who of notable character actors try to prevent a nuclear warhead from blowing up Chicago.

Oct 9, 2025
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Nadia Latif’s Sweet 16
Oct 9, 2025
Sweet 16
Nadia Latif’s Sweet 16
Oct 9, 2025
Sweet 16

Theatremaker and The Man in My Basement director Nadia Latif answers 16 rapid-fire questions about the movies and movie experiences that have made her life sweeter.

Oct 9, 2025
Sweet 16
Jason Yarger of HUNNY picks 6 movies to pair with ‘SPIRIT!’
Oct 7, 2025
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Jason Yarger of HUNNY picks 6 movies to pair with ‘SPIRIT!’
Oct 7, 2025
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Indie pop artist Jason Yarger, frontman of the band Hunny, on the movies that complement his new album.

Oct 7, 2025
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Review: ‘Anemone’ aims for profound but settles for silly
Oct 2, 2025
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Review: ‘Anemone’ aims for profound but settles for silly
Oct 2, 2025
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All the elements were there for Daniel Day-Lewis’s first post-“retirement” film to succeed, but instead it falters with a thin premise.

Oct 2, 2025
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Dolo Tonight picks 5 movies to pair with ‘DVD Rental Store’
Oct 2, 2025
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Dolo Tonight picks 5 movies to pair with ‘DVD Rental Store’
Oct 2, 2025
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Singer and multi-instrumentalist Jonah Rindner, aka Dolo Tonight, on the movies that complement his debut album.

Oct 2, 2025
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Review: ‘The Smashing Machine’ swats away every sports movie cliché
Sep 30, 2025
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Review: ‘The Smashing Machine’ swats away every sports movie cliché
Sep 30, 2025
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Benny Safdie’s solo directorial debut starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson might not be a totally cohesive moviegoing experience, yet I can’t stop thinking about it.

Sep 30, 2025
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I Found Religion in ‘Palm Springs’
I Found Religion in ‘Palm Springs’
‘Scream’ is Terrific Horror but An Even Better Whodunit
‘Scream’ is Terrific Horror but An Even Better Whodunit
Eat Your Ice Cream: Beauty and Belonging in ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
Eat Your Ice Cream: Beauty and Belonging in ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
Gimme a Thousand Words on ‘Almost Famous’
Gimme a Thousand Words on ‘Almost Famous’

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Review: ‘Train Dreams’
Review: ‘Train Dreams’
Review: ‘Frankenstein’
Review: ‘Frankenstein’
Review: ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ is a bombastic yet predictable gambling thriller
Review: ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ is a bombastic yet predictable gambling thriller
Review: ‘Primavera’
Review: ‘Primavera’

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Top 5 Movie Typewriters
Top 5 Movie Typewriters
The Funniest Old Hollywood Comedies You Might Have Missed
The Funniest Old Hollywood Comedies You Might Have Missed
Top 5 Love Moments in Nora Ephron Movies
Top 5 Love Moments in Nora Ephron Movies
8 Times Black Artists Changed Cinema
8 Times Black Artists Changed Cinema

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Interview: ‘In a Violent Nature’ Star Andrea Pavlovic on Horror and Scream Queens
Interview: ‘In a Violent Nature’ Star Andrea Pavlovic on Horror and Scream Queens
Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha
Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha
Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments
Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments
Interview: Peter Stormare on Swedish cuisine, film noir, and ‘Fargo’
Interview: Peter Stormare on Swedish cuisine, film noir, and ‘Fargo’
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