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Author Alice Hoffman will be on hand to discuss the movie and “Practical Magic 2.” Also, a showcase of Japanese master director Masaki Kobayashi’s films and Cinefest Latino Boston.

What’s in a name? For the new documentary feature, The History of Concrete, this particular name might signal a topic that few people would be interested in. But they’d be missing out. Documentary fil...

The week starts with a Dolly Parton tribute, then, surrealist nostalgia with "Amarcord," the first ever animated film, "The Adventures of Prince Achmed" and a dash of John Waters with "Pink Flamingos"

As promised, here is my second dispatch from TIFF. I can’t say I was shocked by the winner of the TIFF People’s Choice this year, which went to Netflix’s La Bola Negra. Perhaps stranger was the idea o...

Future and past collide in an episode that works best as a teaser for Season 5

I didn’t plan to make a third dispatch from TIFF, but sometimes things just happen. There were two additional movies from the festival that I really hadn’t said too much about, I Play Rocky and Ink. W...

In my attempts to play catch up after TIFF, I’ve fallen a little behind on the dispatches that I planned for the festival, but fear not! They are now. I’ve already reviewed four of the movies I watche...

Sharon Horgan returns with her latest comedy, "Youth," that follows a 50-year-old woman dealing with romance and parenting.

Movies, television, anime, and everything else worth watching — with a little more pizzazz than your average entertainment newsletter.

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Just in time for autumn's arrival, the Coolidge Corner Theatre is hosting its annual Cemetery Cinema series. Also, a Sofia Coppola miniseries begins while the Taiwan Film Festival ends.

SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM. With the voices of Paul Whitehouse, Nina Sosanya, Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Dani Dyer. Written by Mark Burton and Giles Pilbrow. Directed by Steve C…

SUNNY DANCER. With Bella Ramsey, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Neil Patrick Harris, James Norton, Jessica Gunning. Written and directed by George Jaques. Rated R for language, sexual material, partial nudity …

THE WEIGHT. With Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Sam Hazeldine. Written by Matthew Chapman and Shelby Gaines. Directed by Padraic McKinley. Rated R for language an…

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ON A STRING. With Isabel Hagen, Dylan Baker, Ling Ling Huang, Frederick Weller, Oliver Hagen. Written and directed by Isabel Hagen. Rated R for some language and sexual content/nudity. 78 min. In t…

Director Sofia Coppola comes to the Harvard Film Archive.

Reviews of "Filipiñana," "Remake," "The Runner"

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MAYDAY. With Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, David Morse, Maria Bakalova, Marcin Dorocinski. Written by directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein. Rated PG-13 for violence and action, some…

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It’s the 25th anniversary of “Spirited Away” and “Metropolis.” Plus, the Taiwan Film Festival, the dorky delight “Hundreds of Beavers” and more.

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Reviews of "The Dog Stars" and "Dreams in Nightmares"

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Also, Somerville Theatre's summer series comes to an end and Kendall Square Cinema takes us back to school

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