In Review: 'Past Lives,' 'Flamin' Hot'
The lives and loves of past and present intermingle in Celine Song's beautiful directorial debut. Spices intermingle with Cheetos in a fact-free true story.
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In Review: 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,' 'The Boogeyman'
The animated Spider-Verse expands its web without losing any threads while a '70s Stephen King story gets a very 2023 adaptation.
In Review: 'The Little Mermaid,' 'About My Father'
Hollywood leans on past hits this week as Ariel the mermaid becomes part of a live-action world and Robert De Niro meets the parents.
In Review: 'Fast X,' 'Master Gardener'
The reportedly penultimate 'Fast & Furious' offers a tail of revenge while the latest from Paul Schrader explores a long, hard road to redemption.
In Review: 'BlackBerry,' 'The Starling Girl'
This week, character actors come out to shine in a lively yarn about a mobile phone phenomenon and a fine drama about coming of age in tight religious community.
In Review: 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' 'R.M.N.'
In theaters this week: a film about a team of cosmic adventurers and a sadly universal story of xenophobia.