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SNOW WHITE – “Nowhere near the fairest live-action remake of them all”

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NOVOCAINE – “The gimmicked-up premise delivers an action-packed punch of adrenaline – plus a helping of humor and romance”

Jack Quaid as “Nate" in Novocaine from Paramount Pictures.

QUEEN OF THE RING – “The highs and lows of Mildred Burke’s life told in a soapy, yet captivating, melodrama”

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MICKEY 17 – “Robert Pattinson keeps things effortlessly entertaining—despite a (mostly) messy narrative”

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LAST BREATH – “Frequently gripping, though largely mechanical”

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Simu Liu stars as Dave Yuasa in LAST BREATH, a Focus Features release.
Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2024 FOCUS FEATURES LLC

THE MONKEY – “A delightfully diabolical horror/comedy gorefest”

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD – “Remains an entertaining, super-powered political thriller, even if it’s not as clever as it strives to be”

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HEART EYES – “Cheeky, campy, and creepy in all the best ways”

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COMPANION – “A fiercely fun and delightfully twisty takedown of toxic relationships”

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FLIGHT RISK – “You’ll need to leave your brain at the door to make the extra bumpy ride bearable”

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WOLF MAN – “An uneven attempt at infusing grounded emotional depth into the classic monster”

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DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA – “Overcomes an extra tedious first half with a thrillingly cerebral second”

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WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL – “Remain just as lovingly tactile and warmly charming”

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 – “Bigger stakes, breakneck action, and double the Jim Carey make it the best entry yet”

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KRAVEN THE HUNTER – “Despite the toothless script, the action scenes still have bite”

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WEREWOLVES – “A throwback to well-made direct-to-video bloody actioners”

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MOANA 2 – “Another visually breathtaking, though narratively messy, crowd-pleasing adventure”

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WICKED – “A perfectly cast spectacle of wicked entertainment”

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GLADIATOR 2 – “A legacy sequel pulsating with brutal passion”

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EMILIA PEREZ – “Fiercely unconventional and daringly potent”

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RED ONE – “A ho ho ho-hum Christmastime adventure with extra muscle”

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HERETIC – “A devilishly intriguing deconstruction of religion”

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ABSOLUTION – “A gripping and gritty slowwwww burn crime drama”

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HERE – “As ambitious as it is completely uneven”

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VENOM: THE LAST DANCE – “Embraces the wacky madness – and so should you”

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SMILE 2 – “An unsettling pressure cooker of dread and paranoia”

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SATURDAY NIGHT – “Anxiety-inducing comedic chaos with an incredible cast of amazing talent”

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THE APPRENTICE – “A captivating foray into determination, excess, and moral bankruptcy”

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JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX – “Beautifully mesmerizing in moments, frustratingly flat in others”

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MEGALOPOLIS – “A spectacular mess from start to finish”

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THE SUBSTANCE – “A body horror masterpiece with a mass helping of biting commentary”

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TRANSFORMERS ONE – “Phenomenal designs and high-octane amusement make for the optimum franchise repackaging”

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SPEAK NO EVIL – “A masterclass in tension building topped by a devilishly phenomenal James McAvoy”

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BEETLEJUICE BEETLJUICE – “A fabulously fun legacy sequel with lots of new tricks up its sleeve”

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AFRAID – “A timely yet bland addition to the ‘evil AI’ genre”

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THE CROW – “Darkly operatic in moments, tediously sluggish in others”

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STRANGE DARLING – “Gloriously unpredictable and brilliantly bonkers”

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ALIEN: ROMULUS – “A heart-pounding sci-fi nightmare – full stop”

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BORDERLANDS – “An unapologetic video game movie – for better or worse (but mostly worse)”

CUCKOO – “An aggressively weird German/American chiller”

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TRAP – “An extremely farfetched, yet entertaining, slice of escapism”

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HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON – “Random in all the wrong ways”

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DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE – “Mega-meta and cameo-stuffed fan service reign supreme”

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THE FABULOUS FOUR – “The undercooked shenanigans lead to diminished fizzy fun”

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TWISTERS – “A blistering blockbuster full of wild (and windy) fun”

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FLY ME TO THE MOON – “Remains charming despite being tonally lost in space”

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LONGLEGS – “An unsettling symphony of tension and suspense”

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MAXXXINE – “A lurid and cutting ode to ‘80’s sleaze”

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BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F – “Breezy action/comedy escapism fueled by nostalgia”

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. (L to R) Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley and Paul Reiser as Jeffrey Friedman in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024.

HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA – CHAPTER ONE – “A sprawling Western revival that’s as ambitious as it is uneven”

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BOX OFFICE TOP 5

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Snow White
$43 million

7.5

Black Bag
$4.4 million

6.5

Captain America: Brave New World
$4.1 million

7.5

Novocaine
$3.8 million

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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
$1.8 million

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