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Carrie-Anne Moss and Keanu Reeves return as Trinity and Neo in The Matrix Resurrections. Warner Bros. hide caption
Much of the movie 'Contact' was filmed at the Very Large Array in New Mexico. Erin Slonaker/Moment Editorial/Getty Images hide caption
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem star in Being the Ricardos. Glen Wilson/Amazon Content Services hide caption
This artist concept shows NASA Dawn spacecraft arriving at the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn travels through space using a technology called ion propulsion, with ions glowing with blue light are accelerated out of an engine, giving the spacecraft thrust. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption
Cate Blanchett and Bradley Cooper in Nightmare Alley. Kerry Hayes/Searchlight Pictures hide caption
Bradley Cooper is Guillermo del Toro's monster in 'Nightmare Alley'
In Sing 2, a troupe of singing animals take a big gamble on hitting it big in a Vegas-like resort. Illumination hide caption
Scarlett Johansson, Tori Kelly and Bono gamble big for superstardom in 'Sing 2'
Rita Moreno, whose portrayal of Anita in the 1961 West Side Story earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, attends the premiere of the 2021 remake. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Looking back on the original 'West Side Story' and its impact on Nuyorican identity
Alec Baldwin performs emcee duties at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala at New York Hilton Midtown earlier this month in New York. Authorities on Thursday issued a search warrant for Baldwin's cell phone, saying it could hold evidence that might be helpful as they investigate a deadly shooting on a New Mexico film set. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
(Clockwise from upper left) Passing, The Souvenir Part II, Drive My Car, Parallel Mothers, Memoria and The Green Knight are among Justin Chang's favorite films of 2021. NPR hide caption
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Movie Reviews
Justin Chang pairs the 10 best movies of 2021 — plus 1 film that stands alone
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Justin Chang pairs the 10 best movies of 2021 — plus 1 film that stands alone
MJ (Zendaya) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland) in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Matt Kennedy/Sony/Columbia Pictures hide caption
Jason Sudeikis and Sarah Niles in season 2 of Ted Lasso. Apple TV+ hide caption
Nicole Kidman / Lucille Ball Screenshot by NPR/Amazon Prime Video hide caption
Nicole Kidman knew she would be judged on playing Lucille Ball. So she got to work
Rachel Zegler as Maria in 20th Century Studios' West Side Story. Photo by Niko Tavernise/© 2020 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. hide caption
A still from the 1975 coming-of-age film Cooley High. COURTESY: MGM hide caption
Helen Hoehne, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, announces nominations for the 79th annual Golden Globe Awards. Chris Pizzello/Invision hide caption
James Stewart, Donna Reed and Thomas Mitchell appear in the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life. ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption
Ahead of Golden Globes nominations, many remain wary of the group behind the awards
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors reacts after the Phoenix Suns missed a basket during a game Dec. 3. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption
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From Steph Curry to 'Squid Game,' this year-end list will surprise and delight you
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From Steph Curry to 'Squid Game,' this year-end list will surprise and delight you
Lina Wertmüller's most famous film, Seven Beauties, is about a dissolute Italian Army deserter captured by the Germans during World War II. She's shown above in September 1984. Frank Leonardo/The New York Post via Getty Images hide caption