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The 7 best Ralph Fiennes movies include a few you may never have heard of
The British actor regularly upends our expectations.
'Dear Evan Hansen' musical makes shaky shift from stage to screen
The characters sing but this uneasy movie adaptation doesn't.
Melvin Van Peebles, godfather of Black cinema, dies at 89
Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work ushered in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.
Movies navigate a brave new world of streaming and theaters reopening
Streamers aren't going anywhere. Can multiplexes lure moviegoers off their couches and into theaters again?
10 hottest movies to see this fall, from 'Dune' to a new Bond film
Studios are hoping theater-exclusive films have a strong enough pull to get viewers back into the multiplex.
'Eyes of Tammy Faye' has little to say about the late evangelist
Tammy Faye Bakker biopic feels cartoonish.
Watch the 7 best movies from the greatest actor that fans barely knew
You may not have noticed how many fine movies feature this character actor.
Clint Eastwood goes down a familiar path in 'Cry Macho'
A plucky rooster named Macho, a wayward teenager, Rafo (Eduardo Minett), and a faded rodeo star played with a familiar dyspeptic wince by Clint Eastwood…
Out on home video Sept. 14: 'The Black Widow' and 'The Boss Baby: Family Business'
Out Tuesday• "Black Widow"• "The Boss Baby: Family Business"• "Zola"• "Catch the Bullet"• "Censor"• "Eli Roth's History of Horror, Season 2"• "Magnum P.I.": Season Three"•…
7 best films that capture the 'miracle' of live theater
As live theater returns, see these documentaries about putting it together.
Paul Schrader's 'Card Counter' is another complex drama about morality
A gambler harbors big secrets in this morally complex film.
Marvel's 'What if?' TV series is more than just funny questions
The comic book "What if?" began in 1977 with a single question: "What if Spider-Man had joined the Fantastic Four?" (Turns out, he'd break them…
Black Film Archive offers history, context
More than 200 films included in the recently launched project.
Out on DVD Sept. 7: 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' and 'Together Together'
Out Tuesday• "Zack Snyder's Justice League"• "Together Together"• "Bull: Season Five"• "Chicago P.D.: Season Eight"• "Great White"• "Slaxx"• "SEAL Team: Season Four"• "The Gateway"• "Young…
Handcrafted and beautiful, meet the 7 best stop-motion movies of all time
Painstakingly handcrafted, these seven stop-motion films offer a fresh way to see the world.
Minnesota filmmaker makes a promising debut with taut thriller 'Wild Indian'
Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. shows restraint in a taut drama that confronts a tragic past.
Marvel's latest movie, 'Shang-Chi,' is a fantastic, playful adventure
Inventive and funny, "Shang-Chi" pushes the superhero franchise in exciting new directions.
A modern 'Cinderella,' with Camila Cabello, is funny and female-forward
Modern version of the classic puts feminism at its center.
Treasures of Twin Cities film scene, musical duo Dreamland Faces returns after studio fire
Minneapolis duo Dreamland Faces create distinctive soundtracks for films that have none.
Out on video Aug. 31: 'In the Heights' and 'Mortal Kombat Legends'
Out Tuesday• "In the Heights"• "Spirit Untamed"• "12 Mighty Orphans"• "Beasts of No Nation"• "Blue Bloods: The Eleventh Season"• "Fear the Walking Dead: Season 6"•…