More from David Rooney
‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ Theater Review: Laurie Metcalf Is in Blazing Form and Micah Stock a Revelation in Samuel D. Hunter’s Jewel of a Play
The actors are dueling forces as a semi-estranged aunt and nephew in small-town Idaho in Joe Mantello’s production, brought to Broadway by Scott Rudin and Barry Diller.
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‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson Bring Sparkling Chemistry and Impressive Musicality to Disarming Boomer Love Story
Ella Anderson, Michael Imperioli and Jim Belushi also star in Craig Brewer’s account of a real-life blue-collar Milwaukee couple whose Neil Diamond tribute act makes them local legends.
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‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe Smudge the Line Between Victim and Villain in Bland Remake
Raúl Castillo and Martin Starr round out the cast of Michelle Garza Cervera’s modern spin for Hulu on the hit 1992 Curtis Hanson thriller about a vengeful nanny.
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Critic’s Appreciation: The Irreplaceable Diane Keaton Modernized the Screwball Heroine With Sophistication, Intellect and Singular Style
The Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall,’ ‘Manhattan,’ all three ‘Godfather’ movies, ‘Reds’ and ‘The First Wives Club' was a one-of-a-kind screen presence.
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‘Is This Thing On?’ Review: Will Arnett and Laura Dern Are a Delight in Bradley Cooper’s Warmhearted Flipside to ‘Marriage Story’
In his third outing as director, a comic drama about stand-up as divorce therapy, Cooper also appears alongside Andra Day, Christine Ebersole and Ciarán Hinds.
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‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ Review: Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce Give Billionaires on Yachts a Bad Name in Serviceable Whodunit Adaptation
David Ajala, Art Malik and Hannah Waddingham also star in Simon Stone’s murder mystery for Netflix, based on the bestseller by Brit novelist Ruth Ware.
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‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Jared Leto and Greta Lee Bring New Blood to Vintage Cyber Franchise, With a Big Kick From Nine Inch Nails’ Hard-Driving Score
Jeff Bridges returns alongside Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith and Gillian Anderson in Joachim Rønning’s installment about the collision of human and digital worlds.
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‘Calle Málaga’ Review: A Luminous Carmen Maura Brings Warmth, Magnetism and Indomitable Pluck to Touching Moroccan Domestic Drama
The country’s submission for best international feature consideration at the 2026 Oscars is a story of aging without surrender, set in the Spanish-speaking community of Tangier.
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‘Play Dirty’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Lacks the Spark to Sell a Sardonic Master Criminal in Shane Black’s Ho-Hum Heist Caper
LaKeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, Keegan-Michael Key and Tony Shalhoub also star in Amazon Prime’s action-thriller based on Donald E. Westlake’s ‘Parker’ novels.
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‘Waiting for Godot’ Theater Review: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter’s Beckett Spin Nails the Absurdist Tragicomedy but Underserves the Angst
Directed by Jamie Lloyd, the latest Broadway revival of the 1952 play that marries bleak existentialism with broken-down vaudeville also features Brandon J. Dirden and Michael Patrick Thornton.
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‘Anemone’ Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Makes a Commanding Return to the Screen in a Drama That Seldom Approaches His Earth-Shaking Force
Sean Bean and Samantha Morton also star in this portrait of familial bonds shattered by violence, directed by Ronan Day-Lewis and premiering at the New York Film Festival.
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‘Motor City’ Review: Alan Ritchson and Shailene Woodley Wade Through Cliché in Overstretched Stylistic Exercise
Ben Foster and Pablo Schreiber also star in Potsy Ponciroli’s violent crime thriller set in 1977 Detroit, which played at both the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals.
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