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Freeze Frame: “Inside Out 2” (PG), “Tuesday” (R), “Treasure” (R), “Farewell, Mr. Haffmann” (TV-14)
The folks at Disney/Pixar retain their status as the gold standard of animation because of their meticulous dedication to getting the screenplay right as well as the animation and voice […]
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Freeze Frame: “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (R), “Star Wars: The Acolyte” (TV-14), “Hard Miles” (PG-13)
In a scene from the fourth entry in the “Bad Boys” franchise, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” Will Smith is repeatedly slapped by Martin Lawrence. Intentional or not, the moment […]
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Freeze Frame: “Hit Man” (R), “Ezra” (R), “Babes” (R), “Summer Camp” (PG-13)
Glen Powell co-wrote, produced and stars in Netflix’s tongue-in-cheek thriller, “Hit Man.” Richard Linklater directed this surprisingly sunny neo-noir entry, where Powell plays a nerdy teacher who poses as a slick hitman […]
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Freeze Frame: “Sight” (PG-13), “The Garfield Movie” (PG), “Atlas” (PG), “The Blue Angels” (G)
“Sight” tells the remarkable true story of Dr. Ming Wang. Terry Chen plays Dr. Wang, an immigrant to the US who developed groundbreaking eye surgery techniques. It spotlights his personal […]
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Freeze Frame: “IF” (PG), “I Saw the TV Glow” (R), “Thelma the Unicorn” (PG), “Aisha” (Not rated)
If being sentimental, sweet-natured, and family-friendly is a crime, then “IF” is guilty on all counts. Filmmaker John Krasinski’s fantasy about a young girl who can see other people’s imaginary […]
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Freeze Frame: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (PG-13), “The Last Stop in Yuma County” (R), “Mother of the Bride” (TV-PG). “Dark Matter” (TV-MA)
When they decided to reboot the “Planet of the Apes” franchise in 2011, eyes rolled. But the refreshed franchise turned out to be a winner. The fourth entry, “Kingdom of […]
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Freeze Frame: “The Fall Guy” (PG-13), “Jeanne du Barry” (Not rated), “Unfrosted” (PG-13), “The Idea of You” (R)
Ryan Gosling is on a roll. His latest movie, “The Fall Guy” is a cheeky big screen adaptation of the 1980s TV series that starred Lee Majors. Gosling plays a […]
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Freeze Frame: “Challengers” (R), “Boy Kills World” (R), “We Grown Now” (PG)
The tennis movie “Challengers” takes the term ‘love’ in a kinky direction. Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist star in a raunchy comic drama about a ménage à troi involving […]