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Two people sit at a candlelit table, talking in a dim black-and-white room.
By Kevin Rodriguez • November 15, 2026
In Fatherland, director Academy Award-nominated director Paweł Pawlikowski explores the haunting post World War II journey of author Thomas Mann and his daughter .
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By Kevin Rodriguez • November 14, 2026
Death Note delivers a thrilling supernatural chase, but its streamlined American adaptation sacrifices much of the moral complexity that made the manga special.
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By Kevin Rodriguez • November 13, 2026
Bill Hader brings energy and heart to "The Cat in the Hat," but an overstuffed story makes this Dr. Seuss adaptation more exhausting than fun for families.
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By Kevin Rodriguez • November 13, 2026
Netflix’s surprise release The Cloverfield Paradox was a major movie event, but this ambitious sci-fi thriller ultimately fails to deliver on its intriguing premise.
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By Kevin Rodriguez • November 13, 2026
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams deliver powerful performances in Blue Valentine, a heartbreaking look at love, marriage, and how relationships fall apart.
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By Kevin Rodriguez • November 13, 2026
Rowan Atkinson brings plenty of laughs to "Bean: The Movie," but Americanized humor and an awkward storyline make this big-screen adaptation feel misguided.
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By Kevin Rodriguez • November 12, 2026
At 80, Disney’s Song of the South remains a charming but flawed film whose racial controversy and decades of suppression have made it a cultural lightning rod.
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By Kevin Rodriguez • November 12, 2026
MoviePass, MovieCrash examines the spectacular rise and fall of MoviePass, but misses the excitement that made its moviegoing revolution so memorable.
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By Kevin Rodriguez • November 12, 2026
Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story for Netflix delivers a heartbreaking portrait of divorce, lost communication, and two people struggling to hold on to their love.
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