Family Drama

Harbour, Pugh steal the show from ‘Black Widow’

After far too long a wait, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s big-screen diversity push finally gets to its solo movie about the lone female Avenger, “Black

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Shyamalan’s ‘Signs’ (2002) is crafty family horror

Out of all the tricks M. Night Shyamalan pulled off during his glory years between 1999’s “The Sixth Sense” and 2004’s “The Village,” the most

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‘The Sixth Sense’ (1999) invigorates meditative horror

Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan had made two films before, but “The Sixth Sense” (1999) is where he became M. Night Shyamalan – a name associated

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‘Appointment with Death’ (1938) probes unhappy family

Building off the interest in psychology displayed in “Cards on the Table” (1936), Agatha Christie digs further into that science in “Appointment with Death” (1938).

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‘Wonder Wheel’ (2017) a stagy, gorgeous drama

I’m a sucker for movies set in amusement parks, which makes me both adore “Wonder Wheel” (2017) and judge it harshly. The colorful 1950s Coney

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‘In the Heights’ not quite great, but hard to hate

“In the Heights” (HBO Max and theaters), the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2005 stage musical, asks a viewer to commit to the NYC neighborhood

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Winslet leads stellar cast in gripping ‘Mare of Easttown’

The plot of “Mare of Easttown” (April-May, HBO) is nothing we haven’t seen before. Nor is its moody vibe of a small, troubled community wracked

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‘Awake’ a woke but tired spin on the apocalypse

“Awake” (Netflix) has one of those premises that could turn out ingenious or stupid, but it unfortunately leans more toward the latter. In an unneeded

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Adventurous ‘Lost in Space’ (1998) updates 1960s series

I have a soft spot for “Lost in Space” (1998). In retrospect, it’s neat how long “Titanic” stayed at No. 1 at the box office, but

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In ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2013), there are no shortcuts

Cate Blanchett shines in “Blue Jasmine” (2013), but only figuratively. More literally, as the title character, she sweats, grimaces, shakes and shivers through a masterful

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