Not so fast, but oh so furious: Thelma is a blast.

June Squibb is 2024's funniest and most endearing action hero in this delightful play on Mission: Impossible clichés.


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Ghostlight celebrates the healing power of community theater

Kelly O'Sullivan's film about grief, reconciliation, and community theater deserves major acting awards.


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Inside Out 2 gives us all some strong anti-anxiety treatment

While it doesn't quite reach the heights of Pixar's golden-age masterpieces, we can be grateful for the wisdom and whimsy of this surprising sequel.


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Hit Man hits and hits… but misses when it matters most

Linklater's smart, good-humored comedy looks ready to launch a fantastic franchise starring Glen Powell... and then fumbles the ball and loses the game just when it seemed like a sure win.


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Civil War — It’s not about picking a side

Some of my favorite critics have serious issues with Alex Garland's speculative fiction about a near-future collapse of democracy in the U.S. And I just don't get it.


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Still recovering from an evening with Hundreds of Beavers

The most original movie I've seen in years is also the most outrageous comedy I've seen in years. It's an endurance test for your brain, body, and sense of humor. Brace yourselves. And dress warmly.


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Unworthy of Gosling or Blunt, Fall Guy’s screenplay falls short of my summer movie standards

If this is your idea of a satisfying summertime movie, well... knock yourself out. Me? Life's too short, and there are just so many better ways for me to spend my summer.


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Love triangle aside — what is Challengers really about?

Despite its tangled web (net?) of bad behavior, Luca Guadagnino's smash hit gets a lot right about the transcendence artists pursue and sometimes reach.


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Low-budget, high imagination: Riddle of Fire may someday be an all-ages cult classic

This retro adventure—which sends kids questing for an egg that'll help them bake a pie and save a sleeping beauty—will puzzle many moviegoers and win the hearts of a special few. I'm one of the few.


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Playful, nightmarish, fantastical, political: Problemista is all over the place

Julio Torres's leap from television's Los Espookys to the big screen has some remarkable highlights... and some complicated challenges.


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