To follow up ‘The Shining,’ ‘Doctor Sleep’ becomes its own beast
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Like its predecessor, there’s a driving thrill to puzzling over how “Doctor Sleep” juggles its central, telepathically bound trio.
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‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ marks the least unnecessary ‘Terminator’ sequel this side of Y2K
The film rarely bothers to create anything for itself, instead sticking to the unadventurous comfort of a victory lap, and an unearned one at that.
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Reel Talk episode 12: Send in the clowns
In this episode of Reel Talk, Daily Cal assistant arts editor, Grace Orriss, and former assistant editor, Jackson Kim Murphy, talk their thoughts on DC’s new “Joker” film! How does it measure up to the past iterations of the character? Should it win Oscars? Listen to find out.
Brad Pitt voyages to our solar system’s bluest planet in space weepie ‘Ad Astra’
Pitt’s lead performance is tremendously rigorous in its stiff, rehearsed motion and assured decision-making, but his eyes reveal a heart-shredding vulnerability underlying his actions.
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Dreams come true in Quentin Tarantino’s triumphant ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
(Tarantino) indeed luxuriates in resurrecting 1969 Los Angeles in his image, spending plenty of time with characters listening to radio ads while speeding through spotlights in vintage cars — but the ubiquity of pop culture has purpose.
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Ob-la-di, ob-la-don’t see ‘Yesterday’
As a romance, it’s putrid. As a morality play, it’s indecipherable. Even as a best-of collection, it’s unimaginatively curated.
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‘Toy Story 4’ is slight but sweet farewell to Pixar’s crown jewel
“Toy Story 4” will likely mark the umpteenth time the studio has produced the most colorful and consistently funny comedy of the season.
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There are zero good reasons to see ‘Aladdin’ remake
Disney’s prolific scheme to manufacture live-action remakes of its animated canon has suffered an unprecedented mechanical failure.
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Battle of the Arts: Our graduating writers on the most spectacular films of all time
For them, these picks provide inspiration, inspire awe, exemplify “high” or “low” art and, ideally, leave space for a few chuckles in between.
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‘Booksmart’ explores chaos, restlessness of the end of high school
“Booksmart” understands the stakes of this specific quarterlife crisis, spinning an entertaining thread before falling prey to its tendency to sugarcoat the situation.
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