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At first glance, Hirokazu Kore-eda seems an unlikely auteur to import his sensibilities to a foreign environment. His previous films, which include such heart-rending classics as “Still Walking” and 2018’s “Shoplifters,” feel innately attuned to Japanese...

In the northeast corner of Illinois, on the outskirts of unincorporated McHenry, resides a majestic moviegoing venue where countless formative experiences have taken place. I was only a year old during my first trip to the...

Sweetly goofy and joyous, “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” could be considered a comeback film for Will Ferrell, even if his co-star steals it from him. Once one of the comedy genre’s biggest...

“America to Me,” the extraordinary ten-part docuseries that premiered in 2018 on Starz, is currently streaming for free courtesy of the network (you can start watching here). I consider it essential viewing during this era of the Black Lives Matter movement...

The first season of Jordan Peele’s update of the Rod Serling classic “The Twilight Zone” started with a bang, releasing several of its best episodes to start the season before sadly falling back into a more-typical-for-an-anthology...

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Baby Mama””Before I Fall””Charlie St. Cloud””The Darkness””An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn””Frost/Nixon””The Nut Job””Okko’s Inn””Orgazmo””V For Vendetta” 6 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “The Cameraman” (Criterion) There are a healthy number of Charlie Chaplin...

“Adventure Time” is one of those modern cartoons that’s primed to warp the minds of kids and adults equally. Anyone who has been sucked into the world created by Pendleton Ward knows that it’s about more than...

“Athlete A,” named for the then-anonymous gymnast whose complaint led to the first public disclosure of decades of abuse by Larry Nassar, reveals that the toxic culture of USA Gymnastics was about protecting the brand, not...

Do the makers of the surprisingly effective found-footage horror movie “Followed” know how funny their social media critique is? Their movie’s generic scare scenes are never as startling or cruel as any time Mike (Matthew Solomon),...

There are few things more squirm-inducing than a comedy informing you that it’s funny before you’ve gotten the chance to reach your own conclusions. I’ll never forget the embarrassing pre-movie intro shown during the theatrical run...