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Watch The Weeknd's Disturbing Short Film for 'After Hours'

Fans may have noticed that every video and television performance released by The Weeknd in the run-up to the March 20 release of his next album, "After Hours," is thematically linked and part of a larger story that is gradually unfolding. That continues with ...

'Little Fires Everywhere': TV Review

Late in the run of an episode of "Little Fires Everywhere," Hulu's new literary adaptation, our attention is divided between two women in different situations, both of them precarious and pushing each past frustration and into something like rage. Suddenly ...

'The Way Back' Review: Ben Affleck Is at His Best in Sad and Sobering Basketball Drama

Modern Hollywood's messiest comeback artist is finally ready to show his work on screen, and there isn't a moment to waste. You can tell from the first minutes of "The Way Back" that construction worker Jack Cunningham is unlike any character Ben Affleck ...

Pixar's 'Onward' to Lead Box Office, 'The Way Back' With Ben Affleck Eyes Rocky Start

Disney and Pixar's "Onward" is expected to dominate moviegoing in North America when it debuts this weekend. The family friendly animated adventure should collect $40 million to $45 million from 4,200 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. "Onward," anchored ...

Ben Affleck in 'The Way Back': Film Review

In "The Way Back," Ben Affleck, somber and looming, with a no-frills conviction he hasn't shown as an actor in quite some time, plays Jack Cunningham, a former high-school basketball superstar who never made it big and has fallen on hard times. Jack, now ...

'Little Fires Everywhere' Review: Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington Burn Out Too Fast

It takes until the third episode of "Little Fires Everywhere" for there to be a significant moment of peace. Izzy (Megan Stott), the youngest and most rebellious of four Richardson children, actually relents to her mother's wishes and dresses like a "proper" ...

Pamela Adlon makes perfect roast chicken. But she's not trying to be a jerk about it

Watching the FX dramedy "Better Things" can feel like the televised equivalent of chicken soup. Co-creator and star Pamela Adlon's semi-autobiographical tale of raising three daughters as a working actor is a cozy mishmash of familiar emotions, ...

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Review: 'Devs' Is a Cold and Beautiful Machine

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Forest (Nick Offerman) is a know-it-all. That's not to say that he's a polymath, or wise, or even especially well-informed. Forest is a tech mogul, and his project is building a computer that uses the principle of determinism — that everything that happens is ...

'The Banker': Film Review

"The Banker" is one of the rare movies centered on a bank that isn't about robbing it. That doesn't mean the film is short on scams or deceptions. Based on historic events that took place in the 1950s and '60s, "The Banker" tells the true story of Bernard Garrett ...

Review: Kelly Reichardt's 'First Cow' is a deeply moving tale of friendship in the Old West

To describe the perfect final shot of "First Cow," Kelly Reichardt's marvelous new picture, would not constitute a spoiler, exactly — at least not in the traditionally understood sense. Like quite a few movies, this one basically foreshadows, without entirely giving ...