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What Women Want: ‘Suffragette’ Will Pull at Your Heartstrings

Being won over by the honesty and triumph displayed by the women depicted in it is inevitable.

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‘Bone Tomahawk’ Is a Violent Mess of a Western

It's the kind of existentialist Old West thriller you might expect from a Quentin Tarantino

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Reed Birney Shines in ‘The Humans’—and ‘Dames at Sea’ Delights

Everything old is new again.

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In ‘Burnt,’ Bradley Cooper Proves There’s More Than One Way to Dissect a Pigeon

If food is better than sex, as some folks insist, there is no better proof imaginable than 'Burnt.'

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In ‘Our Brand Is Crisis,’ Sandra Bullock Channels James Carville

A wildly uneven and commercially doomed vehicle for Ms. Bullock.

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‘Brooklyn’ Is a Nuanced Take on an Immigrant Caught Between Two Countries

Already one of this year’s darlings on the festival circuit, Brooklyn now arrives on commercial marquees in time for the holiday season.

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Keira Knightley Tackles the Stage Prematurely in Zola’s Dark ‘Thérèse Raquin’

A drab and bloodless murder.

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Bland, James Bland

Daniel Craig fights the greatest movie villain: tedium.

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A Roar of Truth: ‘Spotlight’ Finds the Courage and Tenacity in Journalism

The year is not over, but I’ve already seen my favorite film of 2015.

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Two Musicals: Only One Worth Seeing

'Allegiance' tells a moving tale of Japanese-American internment, 'On Your Feet!' withers on the dance floor.

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An Enchanting New Documentary Examines Ingrid Bergman

She was unforgettable.

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Paul Bettany’s Shaky But Moving Directorial Debut Takes on Homelessness in...

To his credit, Mr. Bettany does not wrap things up in a happy Hollywood ending.

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Bryan Cranston Channels Blacklisted Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo

A look at the darkest period in movie history.

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Theater We Dream About But Seldom See

Mark Strong is unforgettable channeling Arthur Miller, while Bruce Willis gives James Caan a run for his money in 'Misery.'

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Cate, Meet Oscar

'Carol,' the lesbian romance adapted from Patricia Highsmith, features an Academy Award-worthy performance by Cate Blanchett.

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Tom Hardy Times Two

The hunky actor plays a pair of identical twins—real-life English gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray.

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This Is the Pitts

Angelina Jolie’s 'By the Sea' is on a boat to nowhere.

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Ann Hampton Callaway Celebrates Female Songwriters at Feinstein’s/54 Below

She loves being here with you.

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Eddie Redmayne Gives the Performance of the Year in ‘The Danish Girl’

The actor shows an intense compassion for the daunting psychology of gender transition.

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Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts Tank in ‘Secret in Their Eyes’

It’s not easy to find a movie where two respected Academy Award winners give the worst performances of their careers.

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