The Netflix series based on the Lemony Snicket books is spooky — and good.

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M. Night Shyamalan thriller is a tour de force performance in search of a good story.

Filled with burgers and betrayal, it’s not a pretty story.

Mark Wahlberg plays a fictional cop in this fact-based retelling of the manhunt for Boston Marathon bombers.

A cute, tentacled monster takes shelter inside the body of a vintage pickup truck.

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  • Jan 12
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The actor wrote, directed and stars in a film with lush atmospherics, but no sense of urgency.

Along with the starts comes unintentional humor.

A chic mystery propelled by doppelgängers and fate has style to burn, but also substance.

Annette Bening is both spiky and soft, weathered and tender in a film that bursts with life.

There’s lots of action in this boy-meets-creature adventure.

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  • Jan 12
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The actress, talking about her "No Strings Attached" co-star, is just the latest celebrity to speak up about the Hollywood pay gap.

Plus “La La Land” dominates, and “Moonlight” falls short — until the night's biggest prize.

The awards show takes place on Sunday.

Andrew Garfield plays a Catholic missionary in spiritual crisis in 17th-century Japan.

Adam Driver plays the title character: a taciturn bus driver with the soul of a poet.

A heart-rending story about dealing with grief, and an inspirational tale of NASA women.

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  • Jan 5
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A boy comes to terms with his mother’s cancer in a sad but never maudlin fantasy.

COMMON SENSE MEDIA | These movies will entertain your kids — and make them think.

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  • Dec 29
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The actor directs and stars in a timely adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning play.

The movie is based on a story that’s almost too incredible to be true.

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