‘News of the World’ review: Epic Western delivers a soulful message with Tom Hanks as noble hero WATCH
This is a visually stunning film with a soulful message about forgiveness and moving past trauma. Tom Hanks stars.
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Review: Pixar’s charming ‘Soul’ is a gift for the holidays | Movie review WATCH
The latest Pixar animated flick, “Soul,” is streaming on Disney+ Dec. 25 — and the bundle of music and joy comes when we most need...
Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ doesn’t live up to its predecessor’s hype | Movie Review WATCH
Chris Pine's chiseled jaw and Gal Gadot's glowing screen presence can't save “Wonder Woman 1984” from stumbling.
Chadwick Boseman is incandescent, Viola Davis remarkable in August Wilson’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ on Netflix WATCH
Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman (in his final movie role) and the ensemble cast give masterful performances in Netflix's stellar version of playwright August Wilson's "Ma...
‘The Croods: A New Age’ movie review: Clan begins to evolve in bright, busy sequel WATCH
"The Croods: A New Age" can best be described as “chaotic good.” It’s a blend of smart, irreverent humor coupled with eye-popping, neon-Technicolor animation that...
‘The Nest’ movie review: Performances by Jude Law, Carrie Coon make this drama eerily riveting WATCH
Sean Durkin’s “The Nest” is an elegant, sneaky little marital drama; not a whole lot happens in it, but the actors’ faces make it fascinating.
2 new movies open in Seattle-area theaters Nov. 13: Vince Vaughn’s ‘Freaky’ and bromance ‘The Climb’ WATCH
The body-swap horror-comedy "Freaky" and bromance "The Climb" open in Seattle-area theaters Friday, Nov. 13.
‘Come Away’ movie review: ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Alice’ prequel/mashup is lovely but not fully grown WATCH
Watching "Come Away" is one of those odd movie experiences; it’s perfectly pleasant, and often quite lovely, but when it’s over you wonder who it’s...
Why you should get lost in the story and faces of ‘Mudbound’ | Movies with Moira
“Mudbound,” set in the 1940s rural South, is a movie about big issues — race, inequity, the weight of history, what it means to love...
How does Netflix’s new ‘Rebecca’ stack up against the Hitchcock classic and novel?
What reason could there be for a new movie version of “Rebecca”? The Daphne du Maurier novel was long ago filmed, impeccably so, by Alfred...
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