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'The Royal Hotel' review: Welcome to the scariest bar on earth

Hollywood, by and large, portrays bars as the most fun and chummy places on earth. At “Cheers” and “Coyote Ugly,” everybody knows your name and you can grow into a...

'The Holdovers' review: The year's warmest movie

It’s been a chilly summer at the movies. Stories about retail products, the atomic bomb, a revisionist doll and CGI Harrison Ford have gobbled up our attention, for better or...

'The End We Start From' review: Jodie Comer sizzles in familiar survival movie

Jodie Comer is just as propulsive and magnetic as she was onstage — albeit in a much less explosive story — only this role’s personal disaster is also a natural...

'One Life' review: Anthony Hopkins plays a man who rescued kids from Nazis

The greatest asset of the movie “One Life,” starring Anthony Hopkins, is the harrowing true story it’s based on. You might not immediately recognize the name Sir Nicholas Winton, but...

'Dumb Money' review: GameStock stock surge movie is a tiresome bore

It’s been a banner year for underdog movies about seemingly unremarkable real-life events. The excellent “Air” and “BlackBerry” made the genesis of the Air Jordan sneaker and the world’s first...

Nickelback on being a pop culture punchline in new doc: 'It really sucked'

The alt-rock group of the early 00s discussed how they dealt with nearly two decades of mockery in their new, tell-all documentary, "Hate to Love: Nickelback."

'Woman of The Hour' review: A terrifying serial killer story

“Woman of the Hour,” starring and directed by Anna Kendrick, is based on the 1970s crimes of Rodney Alcala -- the Dating Game Killer -- who may have murdered as many as...

The true story of how an active serial killer appeared on 'The Dating Game'

The story of serial killer Rodney Alcala — the so-called "Dating Game Killer" who actually appeared on and won the show — has been turned into a new movie called...

'Dicks: The Musical' review: It's as obscene as you think — and funny, too

Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson based the absurd film on their Upright Citizens Brigade show “F–king Identical Twins.”

'The Boy and the Heron' review: Miyazaki's lovely, likely final movie

“The Boy and The Heron,” director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated fantasy that had its North American premiere Thursday at the Toronto International Film Festival, could be the legendary filmmaker’s saddest...

Brendan Fraser and Steven Spielberg could win Oscars

The flick to beat is now Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans.”

'The Whale' review: Brendan Fraser's comeback is shocking and unforgettable

TORONTO — Brendan Fraser’s comeback role is as unexpected as it gets. It’s transformative for the actor. Not only because he plays a 600-pound man who can’t leave his small...

'The People's Joker' removed from TIFF over 'rights issues'

Drew allegedly pulled the film from the festival over "rights issues," a statement on the TIFF website said.

'Banshees of Inisherin' review: McDonagh film is nuts — and hysterical

The director's scorching new movie is a brilliant dark comedy.

'The Son' review: Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern movie is unbearable torture

Director Florian Zeller's latest mental health movie is an exhaustingly tedious experience in which you check your watch several times a minute.

This is what a Lena Dunham kids' movie looks like

Read this review before you reflexively shield your children’s eyes.

Harry Styles called 'ordinary' looking in new film — and the crowd went wild

Harry Styles' new movie "My Policeman" thinks he's just an average schlub.

Harry Styles' frigid 'My Policeman' should be locked up

The new movie fancies itself a sweeping love story, but it is a British bore.

'Allelujah' review: Hospital drama with Judi Dench and Jennifer Saunders flatlines

You won’t be shouting “Allelujah!” at the end of the new movie “Allelujah” that premiered Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival.

'Glass Onion' review: 'Knives Out' sequel is a let-down

The movie comes off slight — call it "Plastic Shallot."