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Thelma: Getting to 93 Without Louise and a Red ECV

Magnolia Pictures MOVIE INFO: Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With infectious humor, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. In…

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Red One: The Rock Saves Santa and the Entire Naughty List from Bad Good Intentions

Amazon/MGM Studios/Warner Bros MOVIE INFO: After Santa Claus — Code Name: RED ONE — is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas. REVIEW: Amazon/MGM Studios/Warner Bros In the latest holiday blockbuster, “Red One,” director Jake Kasdan…

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“Emilia Pérez: A Bold Fusion of Genres and Stellar Performances”

Pathe MOVIE INFO: From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated…

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A24 MOVIE INFO: Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. REVIEW: A24 Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the dynamic duo behind “Heretic,” have once again delivered a thought-provoking cinematic experience that explores the deepest crevices of…

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Janet Planet: A Poetic Exploration of Mother-Daughter Bonds

A24 MOVIE INFO: In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker captures a child’s experience of time passing, and the ineffability of a daughter falling out of love with her mother, in this singularly sublime film…

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The Substance”: A Bold Satire on Beauty Culture with a Standout Performance by Demi Moore

Mubi MOVIE INFO: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this new product, it’s called The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE. With The Substance, you can generate another you: younger, more beautiful, more perfect. You just have to share time — one week for one, one week for the other. A perfect balance of seven days each… Easy right? If…

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Humanist Vampire Seeks Consenting Suicidal Adult” Breathes New Life into Vampire Lore

H264 MOVIE INFO: Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill! When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha’s life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she meets Paul, a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul’s last wishes before day…

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Venom: The Last Dance - A Symbiotic Swan Song That Stumbles”

Sony Pictures MOVIE INFO: In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s last dance. REVIEW: Sony…

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MaXXXine: A Dazzling Dive of a Mess into 80s Hollywood with Mia Goth’s Interesting Performance.

A24 MOVIE INFO: In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. REVIEW: A24 MaXXXine is a vibrant and thrilling but messy conclusion to Ti West’s “X” trilogy, It captures the gritty allure of 1980s Hollywood while succumbing to…

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‘Woman of the Hour’: A Chilling Debut with Room for Growth

Netflix MOVIE INFO: An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in ’70s LA when they’re cast on an episode of “The Dating Game.” Based on a true story. REVIEW: Netflix Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, “Woman of the Hour,” offers a gripping yet uneven exploration of a chilling true-crime story. Netflix Set against the backdrop of the 1970s, the film delves into the…

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Brothers: A Tale of Sibling Rivalry and Redemption, with Mixed Results

Amazon MGM Studios MOVIE INFO: Brothers tells the story of a reformed criminal (Josh Brolin) whose attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother (Peter Dinklage) on a cross-country road trip for the score of a lifetime. Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along the way, they must heal their severed family bond before they end up…

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Wolfs - A Mixed Bag of Clooney-Pitt Charm and Chaos

Apple TV + MOVIE INFO: Global superstars George Clooney and Brad Pitt team up for the action comedy Wolfs. Clooney plays a professional fixer hired to cover up a high profile crime. But when a second fixer (Pitt) shows up and the two “lone wolves” are forced to work together, they find their night spiraling out of control in ways that neither one of them expected. REVIEW: Apple TV + In the…

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‘It’s What’s Inside: A Body-Swap Bash that Dances on the Edge of Delight and Disappointment”

Netflix MOVIE INFO: A group of friends gather for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires and grudges. REVIEW: Netflix In Greg Jardin’s debut feature, It’s What’s Inside, we are thrust into a world where the mundane and the fantastical collide with a jarring, almost…

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Not Touched but Moved

Death has left its imprint on me so much I don’t know who is touching me inside anymore.Certainly it’s another presence,a voice apart from God.Or is God the sum total of all my known deaths?My soul is an oarless canoe afloat a lake of tearsseeking both initiation and response to steer it. Every death is almost next to me entered gradually, disappeared,not gone. Internalized. Just almost next to…

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The Apprentice: Trump and Cohn: A Toxic Alliance

Briarclffe Entertainment MOVIE INFO: A young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan), eager to make his name as a hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé — someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness…

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“‘Saturday Night’: A Nostalgic Dive into the Chaos and Comedy of SNL’s Origins”

Sony Pictures Releasing MOVIE INFO: At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television — and culture — forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor,…

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Will & Harper: A Heartfelt Journey of Friendship and Self-Discovery”

Netflix MOVIE INFO: Three years ago, Will Ferrell was filming a movie when he received a most surprising email: his‬ dear friend of nearly 30 years was coming out to him as a trans woman.‬ That friend was Harper Steele, a writer he met on his first day at‬‭ Saturday Night Live‬‭ back in 1995.‬ From that fateful first meeting in the halls of 30 Rock, Will knew he had found a match made in‬…