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Still of Lily (voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Mopple (voiced by Chris O’Dowd) in ‘The Sheep Detectives’ (2026)

The Sheep Detectives (2026)

A movie so wholesome, charming, and mirthful that scholars of cinema may be too sheepish to admit loving it

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Still of Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (1968)

Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Some 430 years after it was first performed, and 60 years since I saw it last, this tragedy has aged well

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Still of Linda Hunt and Kevin Costner in ‘Dragonfly’ (2002)

Dragonfly (2002)

A promising supernatural premise dissolves into a grab bag of jump scares and things that go bump in the night

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Still of Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor in ‘Disclosure Day’ (2026)

Disclosure Day (2026)

A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor keep a cluttered Disclosure Day together

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Still of Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs in ‘In the Blink of an Eye’ (2026)

In the Blink of An Eye (2026)

A tale of human endurance over the millennia that's schmaltzy, sentimental … and wonderfully satisfying

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Still of Lee Byung-hun and Park Hee-soon in ‘No Other Choice’ (2025)

No Other Choice (2025)

Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin are delicious in this dark comedy ... that drones on a few beats too long

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Still of Freddie Highmore, Sam Riley, and Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey in ‘The Vault’ (2021)

The Vault (2021)

Here’s a pleasant and predictable heist caper that's just fun enough to warrant a few hours of your time

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Still of Chris Hemsworth and Barry Keoghan in ‘Crime 101’

Crime 101 (2026)

Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo are the stars of this crime drama, but Barry Keoghan steals the show

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Still of The Mandalorian (voiced by Pedro Pascal) and Grogu in … yeah … ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ (2026)

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

This is Star Wars, right? So why endless battles with monsters? And something’s missing. Stakes! A story!

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Still of Sally Field and Lewis Pullman in ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ (2026)

Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)

Forgive the cosmic coincidence. Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, and Marcellus the octopus will warm your heart

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Still of Marisa Tomei and Christian Slater in ‘Untamed Hearts’ (1993)

Untamed Heart (1993)

Marisa Tomei, Christian Slater, Rosie Perez. What more could you want? How about a plausible screenplay.

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Still of Inez Dahl Torhaug and Jesper Barkselius in ‘Watch the Skies’ (2022)

Watch the Skies (2022)

Denise knows her father was kidnapped by aliens. Or does she just believe that? How far will she go to find out?

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Recent Quick Takes

The Mother (2023)

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Jennifer Lopez brings the intensity, but the plot is outrageously overblown at every turn

Canary Black (2024)

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Kate Beckinsale gives it her all, but she can’t save this predictable spy thriller whose twist you spot right away

Family Pack (2024)

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A silly and mildly entertaining tale of a family transported to the middle ages to fight werewolves

Night of the Assassin (2023)

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An ailing assassin with a price on his head slices through innumerable badguys and a predictable plot

Knights of the Zodiac (2023)

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So sad to see Sean Bean wasted in this adolescently scripted mashup of martial arts and mythology

Land of Bad (2024)

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Yet another "things go sideways" rescue mission. Rousing gun fights. Lots of explosions. Capture and torture

Ruthless (2023)

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Dermot Mulroney goes bare knuckles against sex traffickers, but can't punch his way out of this mediocre script

A Special Lady (2017)

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A twisty plot, Godfather-reminiscent set pieces, and a gutsy heroine can't make up for the exploitive brutality

Night in Paradise (2020)

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Gangster gets sold out, with bloody results. But Jeon Yeo-been shines as a terminal case with a deadly aim