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Kathryn Newton and Paul Rudd in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Let’s get smaller.

Kurt Loder | 2.17.2023 7:30 AM

Dave Bautista and Kristen Cui in "Knock at the Cabin"

Review: Knock at the Cabin and To Leslie

Shyamalan’s latest twist and a most unexpected Oscar nom.

Kurt Loder | 2.3.2023 7:30 AM

A doll is seen in the horror movie "Skinamarink"

Review: Skinamarink

Horror in your head.

Kurt Loder | 1.20.2023 7:30 AM

The M3gan doll is seen in M3GAN

Review: M3GAN

Girl powered.

Kurt Loder | 1.6.2023 7:30 AM

Brad Pitt in "Babylon"

Review: Babylon

Hollywood swingers.

Kurt Loder | 12.23.2022 7:30 AM

Brendan Fraser is seen in "The Whale

Review: The Whale

Man overboard.

Kurt Loder | 12.9.2022 7:30 AM

David Harbour and John Leguizamo in Violent Night

Review: Violent Night

Season's beatings.

Kurt Loder | 12.2.2022 7:30 AM

Gabriel LaBelle is seen with a camera playing Sammy Fabelman in Steven Spielbergs "The Fabelmans"

Review: The Fabelmans

Past imperfect.

Kurt Loder | 11.11.2022 7:30 AM

Zar Amir Ebrahimi in 'Holy Spider'

Review: Holy Spider

Death on wheels.

Kurt Loder | 10.28.2022 7:30 AM

Halloween Ends Jamie Lee Curtis

Review: Halloween Ends and The Banshees of Inisherin

Return of the Big Figure, and Colin Farrell at a new peak.

Kurt Loder | 10.14.2022 7:30 AM

Smile movie

Review: Smile

Stressed to kill.

Kurt Loder | 9.30.2022 7:30 AM

black and white photo of the band Anvil

Review: Anvil! The Story of Anvil

The little band that couldn’t.

Kurt Loder | 9.16.2022 7:25 AM

Javier Barden as Blanco in The Good Boss

Review: The Good Boss

Funny business.

Kurt Loder | 9.2.2022 7:30 AM

Aubrey Plaza in Emily the Criminal

Review: Emily the Criminal

Aubrey Plaza gets in touch with her inner badass.

Kurt Loder | 8.19.2022 7:30 AM

Brad Pitt and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train

Review: Bullet Train

Running late.

Kurt Loder | 8.5.2022 7:30 AM

Daniel Kaluuya on a horse in the desert during the movie 'Nope'

Review: Nope

Not quite.

Kurt Loder | 7.22.2022 7:30 AM

Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth in Thor: Love and Thunder

Review: Thor: Love and Thunder

Please, hammer…

Kurt Loder | 7.8.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Cruise’s long-delayed return flight.

Kurt Loder | 5.27.2022 9:57 AM

THE INNOCENTS one

Review: The Innocents

The kids are all wrong.

Kurt Loder | 5.13.2022 7:30 AM

HATCHING—Still 1

Review: Dual and Hatching

Fright nights.

Kurt Loder | 4.29.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Nicolas Cage in the action-movie metaverse.

Kurt Loder | 4.22.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Another return to Potterville.

Kurt Loder | 4.15.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Memoria

Art attack.

Kurt Loder | 4.1.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Speed demons.

Kurt Loder | 3.25.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: The Batman

Pro and con.

Kurt Loder | 3.4.2022 7:30 AM

Kimi 2

Review: Kimi

Zoë Kravitz in Steven Soderbergh’s tough little cyber thriller.

Kurt Loder | 2.18.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Moonfall

In space, no one can hear you blowing money.

Kurt Loder | 2.4.2022 10:25 AM

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Review: The King's Daughter

Many moments too soon.

Kurt Loder | 1.21.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: The 355

Ladies only.

Kurt Loder | 1.7.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Licorice Pizza

Squalls of flak suddenly surround one of the year’s most loveable movies.

Kurt Loder | 12.31.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Nightmare Alley

Going Down Again.

Kurt Loder | 12.17.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: House of Gucci

Lady Gaga kills.

Kurt Loder | 11.24.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: C'mon C'mon

Family ties.

Kurt Loder | 11.19.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Belfast

Hard times.

Kurt Loder | 11.12.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Last Night in Soho

Vintage creeps.

Kurt Loder | 10.29.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Dune and The Velvet Underground

Back to the future, out of the past

Kurt Loder | 10.15.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: No Time To Die

Daniel Craig’s final Bond outing is a little bit droopy

Kurt Loder | 10.1.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Jesus wept.

Kurt Loder | 9.17.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Daddy issue.

Kurt Loder | 9.3.2021 9:47 AM

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Review: Reminiscence

Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson in a neo-hardboiled sci-fi mystery.

Kurt Loder | 8.20.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: The Suicide Squad

Second time around.

Kurt Loder | 8.6.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Old and Pig

Nicolas Cage back at his best, M. Night Shyamalan not.

Kurt Loder | 7.23.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Black Widow

Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh lead Marvel into a new age.

Kurt Loder | 7.9.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: False Positive

The kids aren't all right.

Kurt Loder | 6.25.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Censor and Flashback

Blood and confusion.

Kurt Loder | 6.11.2021 12:00 PM

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Review: A Quiet Place Part II

Come on, feel the noise.

Kurt Loder | 5.28.2021 7:30 AM

WRATH OF MAN

Review: Wrath of Man and The Columnist

Guy Ritchie returns (with Jason Statham, wisely) and a Dutch woman discovers the ultimate cure for online menacing.

Kurt Loder | 5.7.2021 7:30 AM

TOGETHER

Review: Together Together and Sisters With Transistors

Modern love and future sounds.

Kurt Loder | 4.23.2021 6:30 AM

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