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Jake Gyllenhaal stars in "Road House." (Laura Radford/Prime Video)

The old ‘Road House’: ridiculous trash. And fun. The new one with Jake Gyllenhaal: just plain vicious

March 22, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

You know who's great in "Road House"? Conor McGregor, the Irish UFC fighter, making his feature debut as a special guest assailant.

"Destroyer" director Karyn Kusama in a 2018 photo.

‘Yellowjackets’ and ‘Girlfight’ filmmaker Karyn Kusama’s advice to young directors? Get more sleep

March 21, 2024 at 1:55 p.m.

"Yellowjackets" executive producer and "Girlfight" director Karyn Kusama has sound advice for young directors, including: Get more sleep.

Bill Murray and Paul Rudd on the set of "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire." (Jaap Buitendijk/Columbia Pictures/Sony)

Review: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,’ big on CGI and heart, low on comic heat

March 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

"Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" is many things, but a comedy isn't one of them. It's an effects-slathered fantasy, occasionally funny.

The intimate diary reflections of Frida Kahlo become part of the overall documentary mosaic in "Frida," now streaming on Prime Video. (Amazon Prime via AP)

Review: ‘Frida,’ now on Prime Video, a controversial but moving Kahlo portrait

March 20, 2024 at 12:26 p.m.

In her own time and own words, Frida Kahlo endured and painted "with the sole conviction to give myself pleasure, and the power to make a living with my trade."

Katy O'Brian and Kristen Stewart in "Love Lies Bleeding." (Anna Kooris/A24 via AP)

‘Love Lies Bleeding’ review: Kristen Stewart meets body beautiful in a pumped-up ’80s noir

March 14, 2024 at 5:44 p.m.

The temperature's rising in Lou's steroid-juiced corner of late 1980s New Mexico. The minute this restless gym manager played by Kristen Stewart spies the new bodybuilder in town, a drifter...

Clint Eastwood in "The Good, the Bad and The Ugly," one of 17 films with a score composed by Ennio Morricone. (United Artists)

Column: The maestro behind ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ theme gets a Music Box tribute

March 14, 2024 at 4:03 p.m.

At Chicago's Music Box Theatre, a 17-movie tribute to one of cinema's most hummed, whistled, parodied and admired composers: Ennio Morricone.

Sally Field, from left, Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Yeoh, Charlize Theron and Jessica Lange present the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Column: Best Oscar night in a long time. Here’s why, in 5 easy pieces.

March 11, 2024 at 10:31 a.m.

For the civilian me, the one with a 50-year rap sheet of Oscar night viewership, Sunday's Academy Awards went down nice and easy.

Po (voiced by Jack Black) returns in "Kung Fu Panda 4." (Universal Pictures)

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ review: Panda and fox vs. chameleon in a frantic new sequel

March 6, 2024 at 12:13 p.m.

This one feels like one of the "Ice Age" movies, full of constantly nattering snark and meanness. For better or worse, it never slows down.

Cillian Murphy in the movie "Oppenheimer." (Universal Pictures)

Our picks for Oscars 2024: What will win, what should win in a year of movie riches

March 6, 2024 at 4:33 p.m.

The movie year 2023, the stuff of this Sunday's Academy Awards, was just one of those years where "even if you made a good picture, you made money."

Merve Dizdar is an English teacher from eastern Turkey in "About Dry Grasses." (Sideshow and Janus Films)

Review: ‘About Dry Grasses’ is a richly evocative 2024 highlight, at the Film Center for a short run

February 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

The art teacher in "About Dry Grasses" is stuck in remote Anatolia and in restless frustration. The movie turns his arrogance into movie art.

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