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The Best Movies of the 21st Century: Readers Choose Their Top Movies
The people have spoken. Here are the movies they voted for.
ByThe New York Times
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Charlize Theron’s Injuries, Uma Thurman’s Boundaries
In her return to action, Thurman is pitted against Theron in “The Old Guard 2.” The two discuss the pains and pleasures of the genre.
ByRobert Ito andThea Traff
Credit ‘The Odyssey’ Teaser Is in Theaters. We Took a Look.
The teaser for Christopher Nolan’s next film, based on Homer’s epic, is playing ahead of screenings of “Jurassic World Rebirth.” Here’s how much of the film’s story is revealed.
ByEsther Zuckerman
CreditUniversal Pictures From No Home to a Perch in Hollywood, a Filmmaker Finally Breaks Through
Victoria Mahoney, director of “The Old Guard 2,” experienced homelessness early in her career. Thanks to sheer grit and a few mentors, she made a big-budget leap.
ByNicole Sperling
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The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century
More than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films released since Jan. 1, 2000. See how their ballots stacked up.
ByThe New York Times
Credit ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Review: Wonder, Gone Extinct
With its seventh entry, the popular dinosaur franchise is starting to show signs of wear.
ByAlissa Wilkinson
CreditUniversal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment ‘The Old Guard 2’ Review: Thurman vs. Theron
Uma Thurman joins the expanded cast in this sure-footed sequel to the action blockbuster about a team of immortal heroes.
ByBrandon Yu
CreditNetflix Critic’s Pick‘40 Acres’ Review: This Land Is Their Land
Danielle Deadwyler tussles with cannibals in a disturbing postapocalyptic thriller.
ByRobert Daniels
CreditMagnolia Pictures Critic’s Pick‘Heads of State’ Review: John Cena and Idris Elba Are Assassins’ Targets
This action movie about U.S. and British leaders, also featuring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, plays like a silly version of a BBC political satire series.
ByGlenn Kenny
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Dave Scott, Hip-Hop Choreographer, Is Dead at 52
A former basketball standout with no formal dance training, he came to provide moves for rappers like Bow Wow and dance-battle films like “You Got Served.”
ByAlex Williams
‘Kill the Jockey’ Review: Backing the Wrong Horse
An equestrian suffers a brain injury that alters his identity in Luis Ortega’s stylized gangster movie.
ByNatalia Winkelman
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‘This Is Spinal Tap’: So Bad, They’re Great
Rob Reiner’s 1984 cult film about a British band past its prime returns to theaters in a new 4K restoration.
ByJ. Hoberman
‘Videoheaven’ Review: Rewinding the Tape
A documentary by Alex Ross Perry examines how movies and TV have portrayed video store culture.
ByBen Kenigsberg
Will Sharpe Is a Kind Renaissance Man
The 38-year-old plays the enigmatic love interest in Lena Dunham’s new show, “Too Much.” But he also has the kind of career as a writer and director that Jesse Eisenberg wants.
ByEleanor Stanford
The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, Amazon, Max, AMC+ and More in July
A “Jaws” documentary, “Sinners,” “Washington Black” and the low-budget “Monster Island” arrive, and “Foundation” and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” return.
ByNoel Murray
Taraji P. Henson to Make Broadway Debut in August Wilson Play
The actress will star opposite Cedric the Entertainer in a revival of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” next spring.
ByMichael Paulson
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, a look back at a city in France during the Nazi occupation, an assessment of a renowned gay politician and an exploration of press freedoms in sovereign tribal nations.
ByBen Kenigsberg
How ‘Colors of the Wind’ Became a Generational Rallying Cry
Thirty years after Disney released “Pocahontas,” the film’s Oscar-winning song has taken on a life of its own with millennial and Gen-Z fans.
ByAshley Spencer
Review: A New ‘Wrinkle in Time’ Needs to Iron Out Some Problems
Despite a gorgeous score and some fine performances, the musical adaptation of the Madeleine L’Engle classic gets trapped in a time loop.
ByJesse Green
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