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Shameik Moore once again voices Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld voices Gwen Stacy in the animated sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

‘Spider-Verse’ is ever-expanding delight

Four and a half years after the landmark Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, a follow-up has finally arrived. It was worth the wait and then some. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse does […]

Halle Bailey takes on the role of Ariel in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.

Live-action remake is pretty lifeless

After a pair of mild artistic successes in Mulan and Cruella, Disney retreats to the tried-and-true live-action remake formula that’s made them billions in the worldwide box office with The […]

Jason Momoa joins the Fast & Furious franchise as the over-the-top villain Dante Reyes in Fast X.

Plenty of familiar faces in ‘Fast X’

Cars and characters continue to collide in Fast X, the 10th entry in the ever-expanding and the ever-ludicrous Fast & Furious film franchise. The first part in either a two- […]

Ben Affleck gives an uninspired performance in Hypnotic.

‘Hypnotic’ not worth remembering

The pulpy actioner Hypnotic is the kind of movie that entrances one with just how many other movies it very closely resembles, say, Danny Boyle’s Trance, for starters. Its general […]

Jay Baruchel, left, and Glenn Howerton star in the new film BlackBerry.

‘BlackBerry’ does not phone it in

The riveting new docudrama BlackBerry starring Jay Baruchel as Mike Lazaridis, founder of tech startup Research In Motion, opens this weekend, including showings at Cinema Center. We meet Mike and […]

Kathy Bates and Abby Ryder Fortson star in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Coming-of-age story is a timeless one

Writer/director Kelly Fremon Craig follows up her dynamite directorial debut The Edge of Seventeen with Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., another coming-of-age tale that beautifully conveys the painful […]

Amy Ryan and Joaquin Phoenix star in Ari Aster’s latest film, Beau Is Afraid.

Director not afraid to be self-indulgent

With only three features under his belt, writer/director Ari Aster has made quite a name for himself with back-to-back nervy horror hits Hereditary and Midsommar. He returns after a four-year […]

Nicolas Cage, left, and Nicholas Hault star in the new comedy/horror/fantasy film Renfield.

Horror-comedy lacks necessary bite

The new horror-comedy Renfield begins with a fantastic premise for a five-minute sketch. After hearing a couple people in a self-help group share details of their toxic relationships, the titular […]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie features the voices of, from left, Chris Pratt (Mario), Anya Taylor-Joy (Peach), and Keegan-Michael Key (Toad).

Illumination, Nintendo achieve high score

Thirty years after the nightmare vision of a live-action adaptation, the world’s most popular video game franchise finds new cinematic life through Illumination with The Super Mario Bros. Movie. As […]