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A real-life ’70s hostage drama crackles in Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

A real-life ’70s hostage drama crackles in Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

It plays a little loose with facts, but the righteous rage of “Dog Day Afternoon” is present enough in Gus Van Sant’s “Dead Man’s Wire,” a based-on-a-true-tale hostage thriller that’s as deeply 1970s as it is contemporary.

 
In ‘The Chronology of Water,’ Imogen Poots found a great role, and a best friend in Kristen Stewart

In ‘The Chronology of Water,’ Imogen Poots found a great role, and a best friend in Kristen Stewart

Imogen Poots has been thinking about a Sam Shepard quote: “People here have become the people they’re pretending to be.” For Poots, Shepard’s words somehow get to the heart of it all: the disorienting paradox of attempting to work as an artist in a big industry like Hollywood and preserving your soul in the process.

 
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‘Greenland 2: Migration’ is an unmemorable sequel with newsy title

‘Greenland 2: Migration’ is an unmemorable sequel with newsy title

“Greenland 2: Migration,” a serviceable but rather low-key, even grim affair starring a sturdy, understandably melancholy Gerard Butler, would make anyone want to get the heck out of Greenland.

 
The Golden Globes are Sunday. Here’s what to know.

The Golden Globes are Sunday. Here’s what to know.

The Golden Globes on Sunday are the first major ceremony of the awards season. They’re not exactly an Oscar bellwether, but they’re embraced as a champagne-soaked party with some of the biggest stars in film and television sitting together at tables like a nightclub.

 
Ralph Fiennes shines in ‘The Choral,’ a heartfelt WWI drama about the power of music

Ralph Fiennes shines in ‘The Choral,’ a heartfelt WWI drama about the power of music

The best parts of the “Ocean’s Eleven” movies aren’t the big heists. They’re when the motley crew is being put together. And that’s perhaps the best bit in “The Choral,” if you substitute George Clooney with Ralph Fiennes and Las Vegas with northern England. And the ultimate goal is music, instead of oodles of cash.

 
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In Jim Jarmusch’s starry ‘Father Mother Sister Brother,’ families struggle to connect

In Jim Jarmusch’s starry ‘Father Mother Sister Brother,’ families struggle to connect

Jim Jarmusch invites audiences into three family gatherings of adult children in his gentle tryptic “Father Mother Sister Brother.” Don’t worry, you won’t be resentful you’re not part of any of them, not even the one where Tom Waits plays Adam Driver’s dad.

 
‘One Battle After Another’ dominates SAG's Actor Awards with 7 nominations

‘One Battle After Another’ dominates SAG's Actor Awards with 7 nominations

“One Battle After Another” dominated nominations for the Actor Awards on Wednesday, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga landing a record seven nods in the annual SAG-AFTRA honors.

 
Sydney Sweeney box-office hit ‘The Housemaid’ to get a sequel

Sydney Sweeney box-office hit ‘The Housemaid’ to get a sequel

After just two and half weeks of release, the Sydney Sweeney box-office hit “The Housemaid” is getting a sequel.

 
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Hollywood starts 2026 with ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ No. 1, as James Cameron’s sci-fi epic crosses $1B

Hollywood starts 2026 with ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ No. 1, as James Cameron’s sci-fi epic crosses $1B

Hollywood kicked off 2026 with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a disappointing 2025.

 
What to stream: Kid Laroi, ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Tron: Ares’

What to stream: Kid Laroi, ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Tron: Ares’

The first week of January brings a pair of sophomore efforts: Laroi’s album “Before I Forget” and the second season of the Emmy-winning hospital drama “The Pitt.” This week’s streaming offerings also include the return of “The Night Manager” after nearly a decade.

 

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