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I’m writing this review in a hurry because every hour I wait makes it harder to remember “Pacific Rim Uprising.”  On a craft level, this sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s monsters-versus-biomechanical warriors saga “Pacific Rim” isn’t...

There’s a flow to “Billions” that’s not quite like anything else on television. The quick pace of the dialogue is often reminiscent of prime David Mamet—as is the examination of male power roles—but it’s also a...

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “300””Casino””The Descent””Forgetting Sarah Marshall””Ghostbusters””The Gift””In This Corner of the World””Moon””People Like Us””Wet Hot American Summer” 13 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “The Age of Innocence” (Criterion) When people, especially those on Film Twitter, go...

A lot of programs have tried to mimic the inspirations behind HBO’s “Barry”—including the work of Elmore Leonard and Vince Gilligan—but few have done so with the consistency of this offering, one of the best new...

Steven Soderbergh’s “Unsane” opens from the perspective of a stalker. We hear in voiceover how the object of his affection made him see the world in a completely new way. And make no mistake. This woman...

There’s something in the way Harriet Andersson moves. Throughout the Swedish actress’ 45-year career, not counting a small role in Lars von Trier’s “Dogville” (2003), she effortlessly commanded the screen while communicating sharp emotions without saying...

Anyone who knows the story of Superman very likely knows what happens to his home planet of Krypton, even before the Man of Steel grew up. So it is curious to imagine Superman’s true Kryptonian connections,...

Very few actors can fit and blend as naturally into Cannes as the French living-legend Isabelle Huppert. So when she strolls through the streets of the very town synonymous with cinema and cinephilia as a bit...

Sometimes I miss channel surfing. It’s an act of digging amidst a more passive activity—just hanging around, being lazy. That’s how many discovered Joe Dante’s 1989 horror satire “The ‘Burbs”—on a random channel on many a...

In 2010, the equally amiable and amicable Matt Green walked across America, a total of more than 3,000 miles over more than 150 days. His latest project is smaller on a geographical scale, but even more ambitious—walking every...