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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: Forgive Them, Father
Josh O’Connor leads a star-studded cast in the latest Benoit Blanc mystery — this one, about religious cults of personality.
ByAlissa Wilkinson


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‘The Secret Agent’ Review: Carnival in the Face of Carnage
Wagner Moura takes cover in this knockout from the filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho that is largely set in 1977 during Brazil’s miliary dictatorship.
ByManohla Dargis


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‘Hamnet’ Review: The Rest Is Silence
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in a heartbreaking adaptation of the best-selling novel.
ByAlissa Wilkinson


CreditAgata Grzybowska/Focus Features ‘Zootopia 2’ Review: Natural Habitats, Expanded
A sequel to the 2016 hit, this movie about an animal metropolis takes on an even messier social allegory than the first one, while building out a wider (if bloated) universe.
ByBrandon Yu


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‘Eternity’ Review: Dead Reckoning
Elizabeth Olsen plays a dead woman who must choose her forever partner in this silly afterlife rom-com.
ByJeannette Catsoulis

CreditLeah Gallo/A24 ‘Teenage Wasteland’ Review: Young in Age, Mature in Reporting
This documentary looks back at a group of teenagers who, in the early 1990s, created a high school video project that ended up breaking real news.
ByBen Kenigsberg

CreditFilm Forum Critic’s PickHow 2 New Songs Made Their Way Into ‘Wicked: For Good’
Each witch gets a new number as part of an effort to flesh out the arc of the stage show’s second act.
ByEsther Zuckerman

CreditGiles Keyte/Universal Pictures Five Free Movies to Stream Now
For the Thanksgiving holiday, this month’s picks, including “Force Majeure” and “The Humans,” look at family togetherness in all its mundane glory.
ByBrandon Yu

CreditMagnolia Pictures Rose Byrne and Sheila Heti on Parenting, A.I. and the Nature of Personality
The “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” actor and the author of “Alphabetical Diaries” met for a wide-ranging conversation.
ByKate Guadagnino

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Udo Kier, Familiar Movie Villain and Fixture of the Offbeat, Dies at 81
A German-born actor, he appeared in more than 280 films, from Hollywood action fare to a Warhol horror tale. Madonna liked him for her videos.
ByAlex Williams

With Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, ‘Harry Potter’ Breaks Its Own Broadway Record
The actor is now playing an adult version of the sinister child he portrayed in the film series.
ByMichael Paulson

‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle
The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened.
ByMichael Paulson

With One Movie and Soundtrack, Jimmy Cliff Changed Reggae Forever
The 1972 film “The Harder They Come” and its accompanying soundtrack brought the genre out of Jamaica and helped pave the way for future stars.
ByJonathan Abrams

Lee Tamahori, Director of Film Voted New Zealand’s Best, Dies at 75
He reimagined “Once Were Warriors,” a novel about a Maori family, as a film that became a worldwide phenomenon. He went on to direct Hollywood movies.
ByAlex Traub

Stream These 5 Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave Netflix in December
Departures for U.S. subscribers next month include several classic comedies of the big and small screen — and one particularly prescient one.
ByJason Bailey
TimesVideo‘Wicked: For Good’ Tells a Story Through Color
Alice Brooks, the cinematographer of “Wicked: For Good,” explains the meaning and intention behind the color choices in the film.
BySarah Bahr, Edward Vega, Gabriel Blancoand Laura Salaberry
my tenDa’Vine Joy Randolph Loves Ocean Swims, Minus the Snorkeling
“I have a phobia of what lies beneath,” the Oscar winner said. “I don’t want to know what’s down there! Don’t touch me and I won’t touch you.”
ByLeigh-Ann Jackson

They Came for Timothée. They Left With $250 Windbreakers.
Mr. Chalamet’s star power was in full force in Manhattan as fans clamored to get merch for “Marty Supreme,” a movie none of them will see until Christmas.
ByJacob Gallagherand Graham Dickie

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, there is cloud busting in Peru, a shadowy astronaut drama, doomsday preppers in New Zealand and more.
ByElisabeth Vincentelli
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