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Rachel Zegler stars in Disney's live-action remake of "Snow White." (Disney Enterprises, Inc.)

‘Snow White’ review: It’s live-action and insurrection time for the apple of Disney’s eye

March 19, 2025 at 5:11 p.m.

The dwarfs look animatronic in Disney's new "Snow White." But the movie has its compensations, starting with Rachel Zegler.

Susan Chardy in "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl." (Chibesa Mulumba/A24)

‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ review: A family funeral digs up a history of hidden trauma

March 14, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Delicate and fierce, Zambian-Welsh filmmaker Rungano Nyoni's "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" finds painful truth in a family funeral

Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender play married British intelligence agents in director Steven Soderbergh's "Black Bag." (Claudette Barius/Focus Features)

‘Black Bag’ review: Workplace romance goes rogue in a witty spy game starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett

March 13, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

Director Steven Soderbergh and writer David Koepp deliver a sleek, sharply paced movie full of spy games.

Ayo Edebiri plays a music journalist fighting for her life on a junket from hell in "Opus." (Anna Kooris/A24)

‘Opus’ review: John Malkovich and Ayo Edebiri match wits in an album release party gone wild

March 12, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

Though not quite wild enough. Malkovich plays a reclusive music superstar, but the cult-of-celebrity satire of "Opus" never quite sorts out its thriller elements.

Jack Quaid stars in the action thriller "Novocaine." (Marcos Cruz/Paramount Pictures)

‘Novocaine’ review: Amid a sea of brutality, Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder take the pain away

March 12, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

They are so good together early in this movie that its slide into sadism and violence later on truly hurts.

Amanda Seyfried plays a stage director mining her own life for her art in "Seven Veils." (XYZ Films)

‘Seven Veils’ review: The operatics are everywhere in this backstage melodrama

March 7, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

Amanda Seyfried stars in this movie about the mentor of a famous opera director who restages her late collaborator's "Salome."

Bank robber Al Pacino holds a bank teller portrayed by Penny Allen hostage in "Dog Day Afternoon." (Warner Brothers/ZUMA Press)

Column: At 50, ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ shows us what’s missing now from true-crime movies

March 6, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

I recently re-watched this 1975 movie starring Al Pacino with a roomful of young college students in Urbana-Champaign. They were riveted.

Robert Pattinson stars, twice, in the futuristic science-fiction tale "Mickey 17," written and directed by Bong Joon Ho. (Warner Bros. Ent., Inc.)

Review: ‘Mickey 17,’ with Robert Pattinson (and clone) tackling the worst job in the universe

March 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Coming off the masterly "Parasite," Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17" feels uncertain tonally and a little harried in its adaptation.

Mikey Madison, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Anora," poses in the press room at the Oscars on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Column: 7 thoughts on the Oscars, including the how and why of ‘Anora’

March 3, 2025 at 3:44 p.m.

Did "Wicked" deserve better? Did "Anora" deserve less? Has Adrien Brody gotten to the end of his Oscar acceptance speech yet?

Mark Eydelshteyn, left, and Mikey Madison in a scene from "Anora." (Neon Releasing via AP)

Column: The Oscars are Sunday. Who will win, who should win, and is ‘Anora’ the movie to beat?

March 1, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

Backed by its Producers and Directors Guilds of America awards, "Anora" is the statistically likely Oscar winner. Isn't it?

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