The fifth and reportedly final installment of the Indiana Jones series brings back alpha movie star Harrison Ford for one last adventure.
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“It Ain’t Over” Delves Into the Legendary Career and Wisecracks of Baseball Star Yogi Berra
Hardcore baseball fans will enjoy all the statistical details. But it’s the hero business that makes this movie worthwhile for anyone interested in American history and popular culture.
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The Filmmakers of ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Deliver the Improbable—A Real Movie
If the terms “lawful good paladin” and “tiefling druid” make sense to you, then you’re definitely the target audience for the film’s substrate of crafty gamer-culture references.
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Screen Review: Earning a ‘Living’
The moral of this British period drama is familiar: You can lose your life to bureaucracy and busywork. But it still hits the mark.
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Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” Is a Carefully Calibrated Blend of Deadpan Humor and Affectionate Satire
“White Noise” doesn’t behave like a traditional feature film of any genre. You don’t know what the next moment will bring. That’s what makes it so thrilling, so absurd, and so weirdly familiar.
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In “The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg Draws Back the Curtain on His Childhood and Budding Love of Film
This is the director’s most personal film, no doubt, but for longtime admirers, it’s second-tier Spielberg all the way.
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“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” and “I Love My Dad,” Reviewed
A jubilant documentary and a cringe-inducing comedy about a catfishing father.
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Hole in None: A Well-Crafted Comedy about a Terrible British Golfer Offers Summer Respite
“The Phantom of the Open” induces pleasant feelings the old-fashioned way, by earning them with stylish comedy.
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This Week May Be Your Only Chance to See the Elusive Indie Film ‘Memoria’ in North Carolina
‘Memoria’ is being rolled out like a traveling art exhibition, playing in limited theaters across North America week to week. The film has the feeling of an event, a destination.
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Director Roger Michell’s Last Film, ‘The Duke,’ Is a Charming Caper About a Legendary 1961 Art Heist
The Duke is a throwback kind of movie—an old-fashioned crowd-pleaser with a quietly brilliant script and great lead performances from old pros Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.
