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If the weather outside is frightful, here’s what to watch to warm yourself up

Sure, some people like to lean into wintry movies at Christmas time, but maybe you’ve had enough “let it snow” and are looking for something a little … schvitzy-er? We have some suggestions for you.

Every era has its own ‘American Fiction,’ but is there anything new to say?

In Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, Jeffrey Wright plays a frustrated author who echoes earlier Black protagonists in movies like Hollywood Shuffle and Bamboozled.

‘Everyone walked away with part of themselves healed’ – ‘The Color Purple’ reimagined

Blitz Bazawule’s musical re-imagining of the 1982 Alice Walker novel The Color Purple finds new joy among the pain.

Review: Andrew Haigh’s ‘All of Us Strangers’ is a haunting meditation on connection

A haunting meditation on loneliness wrapped in a supernatural coming-of-age tale, Andrew Haigh’s drama All of Us Strangers stars Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy.

Forget Hollywood’s ‘old guard,’ Nicolas Cage says the young filmmakers get him

The Oscar-winning actor is seeking out the next generation of filmmakers because, he says, many established directors have “already made up their minds about me.” Cage’s new movie is Dream Scenario.

Chilling ‘Zone of Interest’ imagines life next door to a death camp

Jonathan Glazer’s film depicts the family of Auschwitz camp commandant Rudolf Höss — they go about their daily routines while a massive machinery of death grinds away next door.

‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ swims into theaters this weekend

The superhero movie “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” may flounder at the box office when it opens this weekend. The sequel has been flooded with drama, including rumored delays.

How actors in ‘The Boys in the Boat’ trained to appear believable as Olympic athletes

The actors in the new movie “The Boys in the Boat” endured grueling athletic training in order to row like the U.S. Men’s National Team competing in the 1936 Olympics.

The new ‘Color Purple’ exudes joy, but dances past some deeper complexities

Drawing on four decades of debate and analysis, this reincarnation is a remarkable departure from Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning novel and its polarizing 1985 adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg.

Spielberg’s 1991 movie ‘Hook’ was nearly a musical. Now its score has been released

Steven Spielberg’s 1991 movie “Hook” was nearly a musical. Now the never-heard score with tunes by John Williams has been recorded and released.

Marvel drops Jonathan Majors following assault and harassment conviction

Johnathan Majors has been found guilty of misdemeanor assault and harassment. The once rising Hollywood star faces career setbacks as he awaits sentencing.

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