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Still of Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan in ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ (2025)

The Thursday Murder Club (2025)

You expect a lot from Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, and Pierce Brosnan, and they deliver in this delightful whodunit

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Still of Jeon Do-yeon in ‘Revolver’ (2024)

Revolver (2024)

In this tense tale of retribution, Jeon Do-yeon proves that Hell hath no fury like a police officer betrayed

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Still of Maria Falconetti in ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’ (1928)

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

This silent-era masterpiece is a must-see for film students, but exhausting for modern audiences to watch

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Still of Michelle Yeoh in ‘Star Trek: Station 31’ (2025)

Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)

Yes, it’s that bad. This diehard Star Trek fan feels sorry for Michelle Yeoh and PO'd at the filmmakers

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Still of Chiwetel Ejiofor and Emilia Clarke in ‘The Pod Generation’ (2023)

The Pod Generation (2023)

Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor squeeze as much heart as possible out of this bloodless satire

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Still of Rami Malek and Caitríona Balfe in ‘The Amateur’ (2025)

The Amateur (2025)

This Amateur doesn’t even try to outdo the 1981 original; it just gives us a passable, if implausible, spy thriller

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Still of Marthe Keller and John Savage in ‘The Amateur’ (1981)

The Amateur (1981)

If the intensity of the opening scenes could have been sustained, ‘The Amateur’ might have been a classic

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Still of Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins in ‘Hitchcock’ (2012)

Hitchcock (2012)

Psycho, the movie that defined modern horror, serves as a diverting backdrop for a love story

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Still of Jon Bernthal and Ben Affleck in ‘The Accountant 2” (2025)

The Accountant 2 (2025)

Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal exchange brotherly banter as they blast through a horde of despicable bad guys

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Still of Anna Kendrick and Ben Affleck in ‘The Accountant’ (2016)

The Accountant (2016)

Ben Affleck may be the star, but it is snarky Anna Kendrick who makes this just-good-enough thriller worth it

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Still of Jin Goo and Jung Seo-yeon in ‘My Lovely Angel’ (2021)

My Lovely Angel (2021)

Jin Goo and Jung Seo-yeon make an unlikely family in this unexpectedly touching tale of redemption

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Still of Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci in ‘Conclave’ (2024)

Conclave (2024)

Superb performances by Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini are the inspired aspects of this religious semi-thriller

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Recent Quick Takes

Barefoot (2014)

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This feel-good romance about mental instability successfully walks that fine line between cliche and authenticity

The Front Line (2011)

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The vicious battle of Aerok Hill leaves North and South Korean soldiers unable to remember why they even fought

Christmas in Scotland (2023)

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A vacationing New York installation designer overcomes cliches to transform her Scottish hometown

A Furry Little Christmas (2021)

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Yet another independent, successful woman is coerced into returning to her hometown for a ‘nice guy’

Grace of Monaco (2014)

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Try as she might, even audaciously talented Nicole Kidman can't breath any life into this wooden script

The Back-Up Plan (2010)

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Spinster Jennifer Lopez's plan to invent a new life is sidetracked by a series of ever-more ridiculous coincidences

The Accidental Husband (2008)

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This chaotic tale of revenge and romance is too convoluted to follow and too silly to tolerate

Bridesmaids (2011)

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A touching, gross, and relentlessly hilarious tale of friends enduring the best and worst of times together

Transfusion (2023)

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Sam Worthington is mired in a plodding plot that wants to be actioner and think piece and winds up being neither