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Know What’s Funny About Getting Old? These Movies Do.
Star-studded with leading ladies, who are all a bit older, recent comedies like “The Fabulous Four” and “80 for Brady” are establishing a popular new genre.
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CreditBleecker Street, via Associated Press Spoiler Alert: Here’s a Guide to the Cameos in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are the stars, but they get help from a host of actors you may know from other superhero movies.
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CreditJay Maidment/20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios, via Associated Press Celebrities Support Plan to Reopen Upper West Side Movie Theater
Martin Scorsese, Ethan Hawke and John Turturro are all listed as advisers to a new proposal to buy the former Metro Theater, which closed in 2005.
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CreditChester Higgins Jr./The New York Times Hollywood’s Message to Red States: Our Movies Are for You
After a period of openly using movies to display progressive values, studios seem to be heeding a message from many ticket buyers: Just entertain us.
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‘Didi’ Review: 13 Going on Nerdy
A vibrant coming-of-age story about an awkward teenager in California in 2008 is also a love letter to the director’s mother.
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CreditFocus Features/Talking Fish Pictures, LLC. Critic’s PickIn ‘Swan Song,’ a Ballet Company Confronts a Painful Legacy
The film follows a National Ballet of Canada production of “Swan Lake” as dancers and others deal with long-simmering issues of racism and sexism.
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CreditGreenwich Entertainment Documentary LensFive International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a ’90s coming-of-age tale from India, a Turkish noir set in a zoo, a Romanian drama about provincial politics and more.
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CreditOvid 5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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CreditJay Maidment/20th Century Studios and Marvel Watch a Reynolds and Jackman Diner Chat in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
The director Shawn Levy narrates a scene from the latest sequel in the franchise.
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Robert Downey Jr. Set to Return to Marvel as Dr. Doom
The actor announced his return to Marvel’s superhero movie franchise five years after ending his long run as Iron Man.
By Johnny Diaz
Before You See ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ Here’s a Refresher
The new installment draws on decades of Marvel and X-Men history. It helps to know the back stories ahead of time.
By Christopher Kuo
Critic’s NotebookUnlikely Heroes and Heroines in These Gems From Mexico Cinema’s Golden Age
A Lincoln Center retrospective puts the spotlight on midcentury movies aimed at the masses that continue to influence filmmakers.
By Carlos Aguilar
TimesVideo‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Shawn Levy narrates a sequence from his film starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
By Mekado Murphy
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Reviews Are In: Amusing or Exhausting?
Few critics could deny that the highly anticipated super spectacle, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, has its charms — but most left wanting more.
By Reggie Ugwu
‘Only the River Flows’ Review: A Spiraling Murder Investigation
In this Chinese police procedural, directed by Wei Shujun, solutions are murkier than they first appear.
By Ben Kenigsberg
‘Rhinegold’ Review: Rapping With a Rap Sheet
Based on the life of an Iranian German drug dealer and rapper, Fatih Akin’s interminable drama feels uncomfortably partial to its violent subject.
By Jeannette Catsoulis
‘The Fabulous Four’ Review: Beaches (and Lots of Mojitos)
This raunchy comedy features Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally on a bachelorette weekend.
By Amy Nicholson
‘Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net’ Review: How the Magic Happens
This documentary chronicles the reboot and reopening in Las Vegas of the acrobatic show “O,” which shutdown during the pandemic.
By Glenn Kenny
The Inexact Science of Box Office Projections
Opening-weekend estimates have been a Hollywood fixture since the 1980s. But surveys of moviegoers can fail to capture those who infrequently visit the theater.
By Reggie Ugwu
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