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It begins with a high overhead establishment shot of a community in postwar Sweden. The narrator sets the serene tone: “This is such a small town. I wouldn’t call this a great or harrowing tale. It...

“Teen Titans Go! To the Movies” is so full of references to its own existence and the kind of potty humor that makes kids in elementary school cackle that it could have been called “Deadpoop.” Beast...

Last year at San Diego Comic-Con, Peter Capaldi took a bow as Doctor Who at Hall H; this year, for the first time ever, members of BBC’s “Doctor Who” appeared together in Hall H on Thursday...

One of Roger Ebert’s favorite filmmakers, Ingmar Bergman, will receive an essential collector’s edition box set from the Criterion Collection in honor of his 100th birthday. “Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema,” scheduled for release on November 20th, spans six...

Three critics participating in the IndieWire Critics Survey selecting the Best Biographical Documentaries Ever Made chose “Life Itself,” Steve James’ acclaimed documentary on the life and legacy of Roger Ebert, as their top pick: Mike McGranaghan of The...

The arrangement between Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison and Netflix keeps rolling, resulting in this week’s “Father of the Year,” the kind of quickie comedy project that was clearly conceived, executed, and released in an incredibly small...

If you loved the first “Mamma Mia!” movie back in 2008, well, “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” offers even more—and even less. The sequel (which is also a prequel) features a bigger cast, a longer...

Hats off to the Japan Society’s film programming team for assembling a remarkably strong line-up for this year’s annual “Japan Cuts” program, a series of new and newly restored Japanese films by newcomers and  established filmmakers,...

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Blue Valentine””Enemy””Gone Baby Gone””Locke””Mary and the Witch’s Flower””Scream 4″”The Signal””The Spectacular Now””Spring Breakers””Under the Skin” 8 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Bull Durham” (Criterion) Certain films find a way to capture all of the...

Puke bags were handed out before Monday’s Fantasia screening of “Relaxer,” which couldn’t be more perfect of a viewing tool. Joel Potrykus’ slacker chamber piece doesn’t have the ability to make one throw up because of...