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PHOTO: Timothee Chalamet, as Willy Wonka, in a scene from "Wonka."
Jaap Buittendijk/Warner Bros. Pictures
Culture December 15, 2023

'Wonka' review: Hugh Grant is singlehandedly worth the price of admission
PHOTO: Erika Alexander, as Coraline, and Jeffrey Wright, as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison, in a scene from "American Fiction."
Claire Folger/Orion Pictures
Culture December 15, 2023

Review 'American Fiction': Jeffrey Wright should be on his way to an Oscar nomination
PHOTO: From left, Fantasia Barrino as Celie and Taraji P. Henson as Shug Avery in Warner Bros. Pictures' bold new take on a classic, "The Color Purple."
Ser Baffo/Warner Bros. Pictures
Culture December 11, 2023

Golden Globes nominations 2024: Snubs and surprises
PHOTO: Emma Stone in "Poor Things," 2023.
Searchlight Pictures
Culture December 8, 2023

Review: Emma Stone delivers a performance you'll never forget in 'Poor Things'
PHOTO: Sandra Huller in "The Zone of Interest," 2023.
A24
Culture December 8, 2023

Review: 'The Zone of Interest' is hard to watch, but impossible to forget
PHOTO: A still from "Saltburn," 2023.
Amazon Studios
Culture December 1, 2023

Review: Oscar attention must be paid to Rosamund Pike in 'Saltburn'
PHOTO: A still from "Leave the World Behind," 2023 with Ethan Hawke as Clay and Julia Roberts as Amanda.
NETFLIX
Culture December 1, 2023

Review: 'Leave the World Behind' will fry your nerves to a frazzle
PHOTO: Bradley Cooper appears as Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre in "Maestro."
Jason McDonald/Netflix
Culture November 22, 2023

Review: 'Maestro' is Bradley Cooper's heart-full-to-bursting tour de force as Leonard Bernstein
PHOTO: Vanessa Kirby and Joaquin Phoenix in "Napoleon."
Apple TV+
Culture November 22, 2023

'Napoleon' review: Time capsule-worthy battle visuals, hypnotic performances
PHOTO: Honor Gillies as Barb Azure, Konstantin Taffet as Clerk Carmine and Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird in "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes."
Murray Close/Lionsgate
Culture November 17, 2023

Review: 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' takes a risky gamble and fails