New Releases
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"Mission: Impossible - The FInal Reckoning" mistakes weightiness for substance, but the set-pieces still bring a jolt when they kick in.
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"Thunderbolts*" reclaims some of the old Marvel mojo by emphasizing the humanity of its messed-up heroes.
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John Woo's updated version of his classic "The Killer" is a frothier, less thematically weighty concoction.
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Eddie Murphy's return as Axel Foley in "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" is an amiable drive down memory lane, taking in some over-familiar sights.
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Richard Linklater's amiable "Hit Man" merges noir film tropes with a screwball comedy of deceptions and fake identities.
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"Godzilla Minus One" is a rousing reminder that it's still possible to create a crowd-pleasing movie that mixes smarts and humanity.
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Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" luxuriates in the artificiality of Barbie's world, while injecting plenty of meta-commentary and dissonance.
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"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" trots out many of the old tricks, but the overall vibe is more somber this time around.
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"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is more intricate and frenetic than its predecessor but maintains its sense of wonder and visual pop.
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Rian Johnson's "Glass Onion" is more acerbic and cutting than "Knives Out"—but is it better?