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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Earns the Title of ‘Epic’
Real locations and practical effects give the IMAX-shot film an immersive power, summoning a world of monsters, magic and foreboding.
Now Playing in Theaters, July 22-29
In addition to ‘The Invite’ here’s what is playing in Northern and Central Vermont movie theaters this week. Listings include new movies, vintage films and a directory of open theaters.
For a Campy Foodie Send-Up, ‘Maddie’s Secret’ Has Surprising Depth and Bite
Comedian John Early wrote, directed and plays the title character, a food content creator struggling with an eating disorder, in this tonally complex film.
Sampling Three Summer Streaming Options: ‘From,’ ‘Human Vapor,’ ‘The Sheep Detectives’
Our critic watched an under-the-radar yet weirdly addictive horror series, a twisty Asian import with cinematic action, and a new family classic.
‘Supergirl’ Is an Edgy, Energetic Character in Search of a Less Tired Movie
The sequel to last year’s ‘Superman’ gives his disaffected cousin, played by Milly Alcock, her own intergalactic adventure.
Saying Goodbye to ‘The Comeback,’ the Sly Hollywood Satire That Kept Coming Back
In the show’s final season, Lisa Kudrow once again plays a washed-up sitcom star whose thirst for attention is a mirror of the changing entertainment industry.
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Steven Spielberg’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Disclosure Day’ Needs a Dose of Wonder
While this story of alien contact recalls the director’s classics, it substitutes clunky staging and exposition for their beauty and propulsiveness.
Music-World Drama ‘Power Ballad’ Asks the Ever-Relevant Question of Who Owns Art
In the latest from ‘Once’ director John Carney, a washed-up musician (Paul Rudd) struggles to prove his song was stolen by a boy-band idol (Nick Jonas).
The Past Never Dies in Liminal Space in the Atmospheric Horror Hit ‘Backrooms’
YouTuber Kane Parsons transformed his viral series — based on a creepypasta — into a deeply unsettling story about the hidden architecture of our minds.
Boots Riley’s Fashion Send-Up ‘I Love Boosters’ Has Bustle and Bite
Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige and Keke Palmer play populist shoplifters out to ruin a bombastic tycoon in a timely but frenetic socialist satire.
A Crush Goes Wrong in Curry Barker’s Terrifying Horror Hit ‘Obsession’
Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston give chilling performances as a couple who are together for very bad reasons.
A Writer Learns the True Meaning of Hospitality in Twisty Horror Flick ‘Hokum’
In the third film from rising scare filmmaker Damian McCarthy, Adam Scott plays a grump who discovers more than colorful characters at an Irish hotel.
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Feels Like a Poorly Fitting Dress Made From a Smart Pattern
The legacy sequel mixes frothy escapism with sobering meditations on the current media landscape, but the characters don’t gel.
Celebrity Is a Phantom in the Oddly Hypnotic ‘Mother Mary’
David Lowery directed the surreal drama in which Anne Hathaway plays a pop icon who seeks help from a collaborator she thought she’d left in the past.
Ian McKellen Tears Up the Screen (and Canvases) as a Narcissistic Art Legend in ‘The Christophers’
Steven Soderbergh’s latest is an engrossing two-hander drama about a failed artist hired to forge the work of the washed-up idol who once inspired her.
Gripping Oscar Nominee ‘The Alabama Solution’ Takes Viewers Inside Prison Walls
Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman directed the documentary, which incorporates footage shot by incarcerated men in the wake of an alleged murder.
‘The Drama’ Deconstructs the Rom-Com With Middling Success
Rather than a drama, Kristoffer Borgli’s tale of wedding jitters, starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, is a dark comedy built on an intriguing hypothetical.
‘Project Hail Mary’ Explores the Sweet Side of Science Fiction
The adaptation of Andy Weir’s best-selling novel succeeds by making us care about its hero, a sartorially challenged teacher on a space mission.
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