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‘Spirited’: Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell spin off Dickens into a jolly, bouncy musical

Showing skills in both sarcasm and sincerity, the two funnymen sing their way through a new adventure of the Ghost of Christmas Present.

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‘The English’: Emily Blunt braves the frontier in an engrossing but gruesome Western

In the Prime Video series, she’s an upper-crust woman from across the pond, hunting a killer with the help of a Pawnee scout.

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‘Aftersun’: Father, daughter make memories in a beautiful, true-to-life masterpiece

Every moment, every snippet of dialogue, every detail down to the smallest role or the tiniest detail in the background feels like a vibrant slice of real life.

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‘Say Hey, Willie Mays!’: Many praise the superstar on marvelous HBO doc — but not him

Baseball great keeps it modest in a must-see film looking back on his talents on the field, his brushes with racism and his generosity with fans.

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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ works as thrilling adventure, visual wonder and worthy tribute

Marvel sequel mourns T’Challa with dignity, introduces new world with breathtaking beauty to rival Wakanda’s.

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‘The Crown’: Marriages fall and scandals build in Season 5, but the show remains a royal treat

Shrewdly cast new duo playing Charles and Diana leads the great ensemble on Netflix’s soapy treatment of the House of Windsor.

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4-part doc ‘Spector’ deepens our understanding of the killer — and his victim

While detailing the music producer’s history of studio success and bizarre behavior, the Showtime true-crime series also makes time to remember the slain Lana Clarkson as more than just a ‘B-movie actress.’

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‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’: For 35 years, the great road trip movie has taken us to all the right places

The Thanksgiving comedy with Steve Martin and John Candy achieves the ideal combination of big belly laughs and poignant moments of emotion.

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic biopic takes some hilarious turns — for a while

Phony life events, starry cameos and occasional comic gems aren’t enough to sustain a whole movie.

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‘Blockbuster’: Netflix comedy on a tired old store relies on tired old plots

Likable cast can’t save bland series set at the video chain’s last shop.

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On HBO Max special, comedian Chris Redd makes even the heavy stuff hilarious

The ‘SNL’ alum tells anecdotes about drugs, gang violence and prison in a way that makes us laugh and nod our heads in recognition.

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‘Causeway’: Jennifer Lawrence keeps it simple in a PTSD drama that rarely goes the obvious way

In a stripped-down performance, the Oscar winner plays a vet reeling from trauma and struggling to readjust to hometown life.

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‘Armageddon Time’: Story of a volatile boyhood is often likable, but the boy isn’t

Highly personal period piece suffers from a sometimes bratty hero and some heavy-handed messaging.

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‘God Forbid’: In wildly entertaining doc, pool boy tells all about affair with powerful evangelical’s wife

Hulu film uses a neon potpourri of slick visuals, quick cuts, clever re-creation techniques, archival footage and sit-down interviews to tell the incredible but true story.

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‘The White Lotus’: A week in Sicily does the show good in Season Two

The resort’s wealthy, obnoxious guests — including Aubrey Plaza, Michael Imperioli and the returning Jennifer Coolidge — are more interesting this time around.

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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ starkly depicts the horrors faced by young warriors

Netflix’s visually sweeping adaptation of the great antiwar novel focuses on the German teens doomed on the battlefield.

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‘Call Jane’: Elizabeth Banks film portrays crucial time for abortion in Chicago’s history

In nuanced drama about the real-life underground network that served women in the ’60s and ’70s, the actor plays a housewife spurred into action.

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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’: Gleeson, Farrell make magic again as old pals at odds

The great actors revive their mesmerizing interplay, surrounded by breathtaking Irish scenery and a brilliant ensemble cast.

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‘Cabinet of Curiosities’: Guillermo del Toro presents a sampler of stylish, spooky stories

Ambitious Netflix series should thrill fans of the supernatural.

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‘My Policeman’: Harry Styles plays cop in pursuit in a love triangle that’s stodgy, bordering on dull

Heavy-handed statements dominate the period piece set in both the 1950s and 1990s.

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‘Ticket to Paradise’ casts heavyweight stars in a sadly lightweight rom-com

Movie squanders the talents of Julia Roberts and George Clooney on creaky one-liners and cheap physical gags.

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‘The School for Good and Evil’: Minds wander during movie’s lessons for aspiring heroes and villains

Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington ham it up in the good-looking but overlong fantasy film.

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‘The Good Nurse’ portrays real-life case of a hospital staffer taking instead of saving lives

Thriller boasts strong performances by Jessica Chastain as a busy single mom and Eddie Redmayne as a newcomer on the night shift.

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In darkly funny ‘Raymond & Ray,’ 2 guys have the same name and the same problem: a bad dad

Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke show great rapport as half-brothers reunited by the death of their abusive father.

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‘Stars at Noon’: Convoluted plot, miscast lead spoil political thriller in Nicaragua

Margaret Qualley looks too young to play battle-heartened journalist on the run with a mystery man.

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