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Debate Based on Total Lack of Logic
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San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Aliens and Activations
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Fantasia 2025: A Grand Mockery, Every Heavy Thing, Anything That Moves
SDCC 2025: Celebrating ALL the Popular Arts
Dead Man Walking: Taron Egerton on “She Rides Shotgun”
DVD/Blu-Ray Guide July 2025: “A Minecraft Movie,” “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” “The Legend of Ochi,” More
Fantasia 2025: Terrestrial, Hold the Fort, Good Boy
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Everywhere You Go Has Valet: “Clueless” at 30 (Or Whatever)
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30 Minutes On: “Nashville”
KVIFF 2025: Stellan Skarsgård on “Sentimental Value,” Ingmar Bergman, and Cinematic Empathy
Our 10 Most Anticipated Films of the 2025 Fantasia Film Festival
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A Dispatch From the Bentonville Film Festival
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Tribeca Film Festival 2025: The Documentaries
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Apple TV+’s “Murderbot” Functions Along Mission Parameters, But Needs To Work Out Some Bugs
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Wonder Is Everything: Willem Dafoe on “The Legend of Ochi”
“Expedition 33” Is An Exercise In RPG Artistry
Transformation and Rebirth: Constance Tsang on “Blue Sun Palace”
Defined In Isolation: Ryan Coogler on “Sinners”
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The Day James Bond Movies Died
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March 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Babygirl,” “Sing Sing,” “Den of Thieves 2,” “Moana 2”
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