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In A Long-Awaited Matchup, Godzilla And Kong Stomp Where Marvel Fears To Tread

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In A Long-Awaited Matchup, Godzilla And Kong Stomp Where Marvel Fears To Tread

After a year spent battling a tiny virus you can't see, audiences may well appreciate a title bout featuring antagonists of a certain size — as Godzilla and Kong finally get their playdate.

In A Long-Awaited Matchup, Godzilla And Kong Stomp Where Marvel Fears To Tread

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'Another Round'? This Tipsy Danish Film Asks, Why Not?

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'Another Round'? This Tipsy Danish Film Asks, Why Not?

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Four middle-aged high school teachers test the theory that life is better with a constant infusion of alcohol. It's a provocative premise that wraps up in an exuberantly Hollywood ending.

'Another Round'? This Tipsy Danish Film Asks, Why Not?

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In 'The Father,' Anthony Hopkins' Mind Is Playing Tricks On Him — And On You

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In 'The Father,' Anthony Hopkins' Mind Is Playing Tricks On Him — And On You

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Few films have gone as deeply into the recesses of dementia as The Father. Hopkins plays a man whose mind has become a prison — and we're trapped right alongside him.

In 'The Father,' Anthony Hopkins' Mind Is Playing Tricks On Him — And On You

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Here At Long (Really Long) Last, 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' Is ... Not Bad?

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Here At Long (Really Long) Last, 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' Is ... Not Bad?

Zach Snyder's Justice League drops on HBO Max on Thursday; despite being an eye-popping four hours long, it's a stronger film than the 2017 version finished by Joss Whedon after Snyder stepped away.

Here At Long (Really Long) Last, 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' Is ... Not Bad?

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'Quo Vadis, Aida?' Reckons With The Devastating Legacy Of The Bosnian War

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'Quo Vadis, Aida?' Reckons With The Devastating Legacy Of The Bosnian War

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A tense new film, set in the town Srebrenica, conveys the terror of the events of July 1995, where more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslims were murdered by the Bosnian Serb Army.

'Quo Vadis, Aida?' Reckons With The Devastating Legacy Of The Bosnian War

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'Raya And The Last Dragon' Is Not Entirely New, But It's Refreshing Nonetheless

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'Raya And The Last Dragon' Is Not Entirely New, But It's Refreshing Nonetheless

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Disney's first animated film to feature Southeast Asian characters follows a young girl's quest to recover the pieces of a magical jewel. The film has an emotional power that sneaks up on you.

'Raya And The Last Dragon' Is Not Entirely New, But It's Refreshing Nonetheless

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A Writer's Memoir About Her Clerical Job Becomes The Movie 'My Salinger Year'

A young writer gets a clerical job with the book agent representing J.D. Salinger in My Salinger Year, a movie based on the memoir by Joanna Rakoff.

A Writer's Memoir About Her Clerical Job Becomes The Movie 'My Salinger Year'

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'The Truffle Hunters' Is On The 2021 Oscar Shortlist

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to movie critic Kenneth Turan about the Oscar-nominated film — The Truffle Hunters — which centers on the perilous search for rare, valuable truffles in Northern Italy.

'The Truffle Hunters' Is On The 2021 Oscar Shortlist

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Hulu's New Billie Holiday Biopic Falls Short Of Capturing Her Real Story

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Though Andra Day plays the jazz legend with conviction, The United States vs. Billie Holiday fictionalizes the particulars of Holiday's life, where the real story is dramatic enough.

Hulu's New Billie Holiday Biopic Falls Short Of Capturing Her Real Story

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'Minari' Follows A Family's Immigration With Humor, Humanity And Hope

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'Minari' Follows A Family's Immigration With Humor, Humanity And Hope

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Lee Isaac Chung's semi-autobiographical film centers on a South Korean family trying to make it as farmers in rural Arkansas. Minari proves that a small story can feel bigger than a blockbuster.

'Minari' Follows A Family's Immigration With Humor, Humanity And Hope

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