Kevin Garnett, The Weeknd, Mike Francesa, and John Amos all show up, playing themselves. It’s that kind of movie.
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Agatha Christie Meets Wes Anderson in Rian Johnson’s Razor-Sharp “Knives Out”
Before he divided the “Star Wars” fanbase into warring camps, Johnson helmed detective stories and crime capers, roots he gets back to in this drawing-room whodunit.
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“Toy Story 4,” a Kids’ Movie About a Googly-Eyed Spork in Severe Ontological Distress
Trash that doesn’t want to be a toy and a toy that doesn’t want to be trash make for a half-daring, half-predictable next-gen version of the franchise.
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Full Frame: Class and Privilege Fault Lines Laid Bare the Festival’s North Carolina-Based Fare
This year’s collection of N.C.-connected films convey an interest in issues of race, gender, class, poverty, age, and illness.
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In Glass, M. Night Shyamalan’s Big Reveal Is That There Never Was Anything of Substance to Reveal
In part three of a loose trilogy nineteen years in the making, the director’s imagination continues to outshine his filmmaking
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Aquaman Is a Ludicrous Sensory Assault Starring Jason Momoa’s Muscles
The DC Extended Universe goes off the deep end on Friday, Dec. 21.
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Mary Poppins Returns’ Devotion to the Original Creates Familiar Delights and a Sense of Irrelevance
Emily Blunt and Lin Manuel-Miranda have to carry a lot of lineage in this Dec. 19 opening.
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Because Nothing Says Christmas Like a Remorseless Dick Cheney Biopic, Here’s Vice
Adam McKay’s film starring Christian Bale as the notorious vice-president opens, perplexingly, on Christmas day.
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Alfonso Cuarón’s Masterful Roma Is Well Worth Streaming but Begs for the Cinema Screen
Luckily, Raleigh’s Alamo Drafthouse is one of the limited number of theaters showing the film starting December 14. Get tickets soon or get thee to Netflix.