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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in October: ‘Nope,’ ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies,’ ‘Dr. Jekyll’ Uncensored and More Halloween Fare
By Alonso Duralde | October 20, 2022 @ 8:31 AMAlonso Duralde highlights the month’s major physical-media releases — because HBO Max will disappear your favorite movie without warning
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‘Black Adam’ Review: Dwayne Johnson’s Anti-Hero Superhero Movie Is Anti-Entertaining
By Alonso Duralde | October 18, 2022 @ 2:30 PMDespite its efforts to tweak the tropes, this is a muddled, overstuffed origin story
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Angela Lansbury Appreciation: This Titan of Stage, Film and TV Moved Generations of Fans
By Alonso Duralde | October 11, 2022 @ 3:08 PMFrom her early work at MGM through Broadway stardom and ”Murder, She Wrote“ immortality, Lansbury stayed vibrant and creative throughout a long life
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‘Bros’ Decoded: Why You Shouldn’t Read Too Much Into the Gay Rom-Com’s Weak Box Office
By Alonso Duralde | October 6, 2022 @ 4:36 PMHollywood rarely acknowledges underrepresented communities, and when they do, that representation has an absurd amount of pressure placed upon it
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‘The Good House’ Review: Sigourney Weaver Captivates as a Woman Pretending Not to Be Under the Influence
By Alonso Duralde | September 29, 2022 @ 4:00 PMDarkly funny drama offers both a star turn and a powerful ensemble, led by Kevin Kline and Morena Baccarin
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‘Bros’ Review: LGBTQ+ Rom-Com Makes History, Yes, But Also Delivers the Rom and the Com
By Alonso Duralde | September 28, 2022 @ 1:08 PMStar and co-writer Billy Eichner mocks his own privilege as a cis gay white male, but his film makes an effort to lift up the larger queer community
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in September: ‘Elvis,’ ‘Aline,’ Vintage George Romero, ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ and More
By Alonso Duralde | September 15, 2022 @ 8:14 AMAlonso Duralde spotlights the month’s new physical-media releases — because you can’t count on HBO Max to hang onto anything
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‘Breaking’ Film Review: Powerful Performances Outshine Dramatization of True-Life Tragedy
By Alonso Duralde | August 25, 2022 @ 3:59 PMWhatever its narrative shortcomings, Abi Damaris Corbin’s feature debut spotlights a stellar ensemble, including John Boyega and the late Michael Kenneth Williams
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in August: ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot,’ ‘Pam & Tommy’ and More
By Alonso Duralde | August 2, 2022 @ 6:15 AMAlonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases, because you never really own a film or TV show if it’s on digital
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‘Bullet Train’ Film Review: Brad Pitt Caper Comedy Suffers From Terminal Self-Satisfaction
By Alonso Duralde | August 2, 2022 @ 6:00 AMA talented cast and high-speed setting are wasted on a glib, bloody comedy of the post-Tarantino school
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‘DC’s League of Super-Pets’ Film Review: You Will Believe a Dog Can Fly
By Alonso Duralde | July 26, 2022 @ 9:00 AMGoofy animal throwback to mid-century comic books plays like a colorful antidote to grim-and-gritty superhero adventures
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Bob Rafelson Appreciation: As Producer and Director, He Helped Craft the New Hollywood
By Alonso Duralde | July 25, 2022 @ 7:48 PMFrom The Monkees to ”Easy Rider“ to ”Five Easy Pieces,“ Rafelson was calling the shots during an exciting, paradigm-shifting era
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‘Nope’ Film Review: The Parts of Jordan Peele’s Latest Are Greater than the Whole
By Alonso Duralde | July 20, 2022 @ 9:00 AMThere’s no shortage of ideas and set pieces on display, but those pieces just don’t fit together
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in July: ‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ and More
By Alonso Duralde | July 11, 2022 @ 1:32 PMAlonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming availability isn’t forever
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Film Review: Taika Waititi Cracks the Jokes But Loses the Thread
By Alonso Duralde | July 7, 2022 @ 5:17 PMSuperhero sagas can certainly be quippy, but the introduction of darker subject matter makes the Thunder God’s fourth solo outing a tonal mess