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Movie Review: Jamie Foxx leads a crowd-pleasing courtroom drama in ‘The Burial’

Jamie Foxx deploys his movie star charm judiciously and skillfully as a litigator with swagger to spare in “ The Burial ,” a very entertaining courtroom drama.

Oct 4, 2023 1:55 PM Read more >

Movie Review: 'The Exorcist: Believer' doesn't desecrate the original but it won't compel you

There may be no holier ground in horror than “The Exorcist." As endlessly as William Friedkin's 1973 film has been ripped off and resurrected, its power remains unalloyed, its place in movie history consecrated.

Oct 4, 2023 1:29 PM Read more >

Movie Review: Check out 'The Royal Hotel' but don't linger in this subtle horror flick

“The Royal Hotel” is a horror movie but don't expect any jump-cuts, scary masks or serial killers. It's more like the horror that dawns on a frog when it realizes it is being boiled alive.

Oct 4, 2023 11:33 AM Read more >

With an audacious title and Bowen Yang playing God, ‘Dicks: The Musical’ dares to be gonzo

TORONTO (AP) — You don’t expect to see a movie named “Dicks: The Musical” on the marquee and neither did its makers.

Oct 4, 2023 10:56 AM Read more >

Movie Review: Her voice is lower, but Joan Baez has songs to sing and secrets to tell in new doc

Bob Dylan called it her “heart-stopping soprano,” and it’s true that when Joan Baez unleashed that pure, angelic voice on the protest song “We Shall Overcome,” you could believe we would, indeed, overcome.

Oct 3, 2023 3:09 PM Read more >

'Paw Patrol' sequel sees largest box office opening for a Canadian film in decade

TORONTO — “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” is pulling in mighty numbers at the box office.

Oct 2, 2023 12:18 PM Read more >

Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is over. But it's coming to movie theaters soon

NEW YORK (AP) — A documentary chronicling Beyoncé's just-concluded 39-city Renaissance World Tour will premiere in North American theaters Dec. 1, AMC Theaters announced Monday.

Oct 2, 2023 9:33 AM Read more >

'PAW Patrol' shows bark at box office while 'The Creator' and 'Dumb Money' disappoint

NEW YORK (AP) — After several quiet weeks in movie theaters, four films entered wide release over the weekend. “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” came out the top dog, with $23 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Oct 1, 2023 3:17 PM Read more >

Turkey’s premier film festival is canceled following a documentary dispute

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s oldest film festival has been canceled amid controversy surrounding a politically sensitive documentary about the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt.

Sep 30, 2023 3:46 AM Read more >

B.C. tech holding company Tiny buys majority stake in film review platform Letterboxd

VICTORIA — Tech holding company Tiny Ltd. says it's buying a majority stake in movie review platform Letterboxd. Victoria, B.C.-based Tiny has not shared what it will pay for the 60 per cent stake it will take in the film diary and rating website.

Sep 29, 2023 2:07 PM Read more >