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‘Spellbound’ Review: Rachel Zegler and Nicole Kidman in an Animated Netflix Fantasy That Conjures as Much Déjà Vu as Magic
Produced by Skydance Animation's John Lasseter and directed by 'Shrek' co-helmer Vicky Jenson, the musical follows a teenage princess trying to undo the curse that turned her parents into monsters.
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‘Night Is Not Eternal’ Review: Nanfu Wang’s HBO Doc Is a Sharp, Timely Examination of the Fight Against Fascism
The latest movie from the 'Hooligan Sparrow' and 'One Child Nation' filmmaker explores her friendship with Cuban activist Rosa Maria Payá to better understand dissent against authoritarian rule.
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Critic’s Notebook: The Under-Seen Films That Speak to This Moment in American Politics
In the wake of the 2024 election, THR's arts and culture critic reflects on the minor key narratives and international offerings that illustrate how we got here — and where to go now.
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‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ Review: Judy Greer in an Uneven Holiday Flick with an Ecclesiastical Spin
Pete Holmes and Lauren Graham also star in the adaptation of Barbara Robinson's 1972 children's book about six unruly siblings, directed by Dallas Jenkins ('The Chosen').
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‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Review: Aardman’s Beloved Duo Return With a Zippy, Gorgeously Animated Netflix Caper
The misadventure-prone inventor (now voiced by Ben Whitehead) creates a "smart" gnome that develops a mind of its own, leaving his clever pooch to save the day.
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‘Black Box Diaries’ Review: The Face of Japan’s #MeToo Movement Tells Her Compelling Story
In her debut documentary feature, which premiered at Sundance, the journalist Shiori Ito chronicles her journey for legal recourse in a case against the high-profile reporter she accused of rape.
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‘That Christmas’ Review: Netflix’s Richard Curtis-Scripted Animation Is Poised to Become a New Holiday Classic
Brian Cox voices Santa in Simon Otto's feature directing debut, which tells overlapping stories about children at Yuletide in a quaint seaside town.
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‘Nocturnes’ Review: A Delicate Doc Explores the Beauty of Moths and What They Tell Us About Climate Change
Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan's film, which won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Craft at Sundance, transports viewers to a lush forest in the Eastern Himalayas.
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‘Goodrich’ Review: Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis Buoy a Good-Natured Dramedy Drowning in Clichés
In Hallie Meyers-Shyer's second film, a man must lean on his eldest daughter from his first marriage after his second wife leaves unexpectedly leaves him with their two young kids.
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‘Suburban Fury’ Review: A Riveting but Searching Documentary Portrait of a Would-Be Presidential Assassin
In his latest feature, Robinson Devor weaves archival footage and exclusive interviews with Sara Jane Moore to figure out how a seemingly ordinary mother became an FBI informant and later a radical.
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‘Viet and Nam’ Review: A Dreamy Portrait of Queer Love and Historical Haunting
Truong Minh Quy's third feature, which premiered at Cannes and is banned in his home country of Vietnam, artfully maps a heartbreaking romance onto the battered history of a nation.
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‘White Bird’ Review: Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson in an Overly Mushy ‘Wonder’ Sequel
Marc Forster directs the R.J. Palacio adaptation about a former bully learning lessons in kindness and moral courage from his grandmother's tales of growing up in Nazi-occupied France.
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