Akira Kurosawa’s final Shakespeare adaptation, which turns forty this month, stands as one of the legendary director’s greatest cinematic achievements.
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“Avatar” might have “fire” in its title, but James Cameron’s sci-fi epic was just the latest of many 2025 films that dealt with the danger and destruction of fast-moving flames. This year, a new favored ecological threat emerged on the big screen.
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Bradley Cooper’s latest runs aground in the third act, but there’s much to like and recommend in what comes before.
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The streamer’s far-from-benevolent attitude towards theatrical releases was a recurring talking point in 2025.
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The Oscar-winning actor’s 2025 is arguably the feather in the cap of a singular career.
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Our mini-reviews of “Turbulence,” “Flathead,” “Grapefruit” and more of this week’s on-demand treasures and trash.
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Two 2025 movies asked what we deserve for the suffering we’ve caused, and reached strikingly different conclusions.
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As he celebrates his 100th birthday, a look back at one of Dick Van Dyke’s most challenging, memorable, and apparently personal turns.
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When Stanley Kubrick’s final feature was posthumously released in 1999, responses were… divided. A quarter century (and a Criterion 4K) later, more viewers have caught on to what Kubrick was up to.
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Fifty years ago this month, François Truffaut’s stunning period piece introduced American audiences to Isabelle Adjani’s uniquely dedicated brand of acting.
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James L. Brooks’s first film in 15 years leaves little doubt that his best days are far, far behind him.
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The hilarious third film in the stoner trilogy is a very good holiday film and a great 3D movie — whether or not you have the technology to view it as intended.
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