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Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in director Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest.” (A24)

‘Highest 2 Lowest’ review: Spike Lee and Denzel Washington re-team for a heist movie that pays off

August 18, 2025 at 11:25 a.m.

A lot like the 1963 Akira Kurosawa film "High and Low," but a lot not, Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" goes its own unpredictable way.

Jamie Lee Curtis, left, and Lindsay Lohan in “Freakier Friday.” (Glen Wilson/Disney Enterprises, Inc./TNS)

‘Freakier Friday’ review: A multiplied Disney reboot for the age of anxiety

August 7, 2025 at 11:53 a.m.

Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are two of many repeat players in "Freakier Friday," and that's good news. The script, less so.

Liam Neeson, a big man in little girl disguise, is the new Lt. Frank Drebin in “The Naked Gun.” (Paramount Pictures)

‘The Naked Gun’ review: Liam Neeson brings a ‘Taken’-or-leave-it air to a rougher reboot

August 4, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.

Liam Neeson brings a surly, disgruntled air to the coarse, moderately funny "Naked Gun" reboot.

Alison Brie and Dave Franco in writer-director Michael Shanks’ “Together.” (Ben King/Neon)

‘Together’ review: Codependency gets a little sticky in clever horror parable with Alison Brie and Dave Franco

August 1, 2025 at 12:05 p.m.

One couple's codependency comes to a head in this clever body horror feature.

Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal) and Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” (Marvel Studios/20th Century Studios)

‘The Fantastic Four’ review: In a jet age dream of Manhattan, Marvel’s world-savers take care of business

July 25, 2025 at 10:29 a.m.

Is the new "Fantastic Four" movie fantastic? No, and not everyone will love the amount of downtime in this one. But good is good enough for a Marvel superhero movie...

A small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) tangles with his political rival, the mayor (Pedro Pascal) in “Eddington.” (A24)

‘Eddington’ review: Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, once upon an early COVID time in the West

July 17, 2025 at 8:40 a.m.

Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone take on early 2020 pandemic crises of every sort in Ari Aster's "Eddington."

Eva Victor in “Sorry, Baby,” which she also wrote and directed. (Philip Keith/A24)

Review: ‘Sorry, Baby’ is a witty, moving portrait of life in the aftermath of a college assault

July 7, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

A college assault shadows the present-day life of a literature professor in "Sorry, Baby."

Benicio Del Toro as Zsa-Zsa Korda and Mia Threapleton as Liesl in “The Phoenician Scheme.” (TPS Productions/Focus Features)

‘The Phoenician Scheme’ review: Wes Anderson and Co. embark on an elaborate save-a-soul mission

June 9, 2025 at 11:09 a.m.

Benicio Del Toro is the star of Wes Anderson's 12th and latest outing.

Tom Hiddleston stars in "The Life of Chuck."

‘Life of Chuck’ review: It’s a wonderful, apocalyptic life in Stephen King land

June 9, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

Mike Flanagan's gooey, well-acted "The Life of Chuck" stars Tom Hiddleston as an everyman with earnest life lessons to impart.

An 11-year-old boy imagines an intergalactic journey, and then gets one, in Pixar’s “Elio.” (Disney/Pixar)

Top 10 summer movies: ‘Fantastic Four,’ meet ‘Jurassic Park 7’ and the new man from Krypton

June 2, 2025 at 11:33 a.m.

A new "Superman" and a new "Jurassic Park" sequel fill the summer 2025 movie calendar.

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