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‘Weapons’ is this summer’s craziest surprise
Zach Cregger’s horror movie is this summer's craziest surprise.
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Saturday coffee: ‘Shiny Happy People,’ Jesus: Endgame, Hamilton, more
Playing some catchup with recent news
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Weekend catch-up: ‘The Naked Gun’ and ‘The Bad Guys 2’
August gets a satisfactory kick off at the movies.
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'We're Watching Here' looks at 'The Elephant Man'
Plus, a discussion about 'Superman' and other summer films.
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The internet pours gasoline on cultural fires in ‘Eddington’
Ari Aster’s darkly comedic Western takes on COVID-era paranoia and American disarray.
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‘Happy Gilmore 2’ never finds its happy place
Sandler plays a sad sack in messy, lazy sequel.
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‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is a promising return to form for Marvel
Maybe not quite ‘fantastic,’ but more than fine.
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46 – Looking forward
Reflecting on middle age, plus: a big(ish) announcement.
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Summer of 1995: Clueless
Ignore this summer’s best comedy? As if!
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