#Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie dazzle

#Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie dazzle

“Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie dazzle” At its best, director Damien Chazelle’s latest movie, “Babylon,” is a starry and seductive “Great Gatsby”-esque tale of decadent excess and personal destruction — just swap the Hamptons for Hollywood. What dogs the mostly enjoyable movie, though, is that it is yet another ode to Tinseltown, and can bear…

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#Cannibal love tale is gory — & gorgeous

#Cannibal love tale is gory — & gorgeous

“Cannibal love tale is gory — & gorgeous” And here we thought the “Call Me By Your Name” peach was controversial. In director Luca Guadagnino’s latest romance film, once again starring Timothée Chalamet, what’s on the menu isn’t juicy summer fruit — but bloody human flesh. Yes, “Bones and All” is a surprisingly effective and…

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#Disney delivers a visual feast

#Disney delivers a visual feast

“Disney delivers a visual feast” Disney is peerless when it comes to building extraordinarily detailed, original and bold animated environments. Now add to that list of descriptors a new word: strange. For the House of Mouse’s latest adventure film “Strange World” certainly lives up to its title. Our unfamiliar land is Avalonia and our heroes…

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#’Enchanted’ sequel is a lousy fairy fail

#’Enchanted’ sequel is a lousy fairy fail

“‘Enchanted’ sequel is a lousy fairy fail” The one funny moment of “Disenchanted,” the totally unnecessary Disney+ sequel to 2007’s infinitely better NYC-set “Enchanted,” comes right at the beginning. “It turns out New York wasn’t Giselle’s fairy tale after all,” a narrator says. Thousands of new Floridians will fall over laughing. movie review Running time:…

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#Don’t worry, Florence Pugh — you’re back!

#Don’t worry, Florence Pugh — you’re back!

“Don’t worry, Florence Pugh — you’re back!” The supremely talented Florence Pugh has rapidly rebounded from the “Don’t Worry Darling” debacle with “The Wonder,” a creepy new Netflix drama that’s unusually strong for the streaming service. For once, it’s the characters who endure hardship — not the audience. “The Wonder,” based on Emma Donoghue’s 2016…

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#a gutsy, satisfying final chapter

#a gutsy, satisfying final chapter

“a gutsy, satisfying final chapter” After yawning through 2021’s disappointing “Halloween Kills,” we all wanted the horror reboot series to die a bloody death. Thank God we left our chef’s knife in the drawer, though. Because when the credits roll at “Halloween Ends,” the actual final chapter that hits theaters and Peacock Friday, you’ll consider…

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