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THE GRUDGE – “Miserably Sleepy”

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LITTLE WOMEN – “A not so little achievement”

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SPIES IN DISGUISE – “A harmless bit of high concept animated fun”

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STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER – “Packed with action & padded with fan service”

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John Boyega as Finn, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Daisy Ridley as Rey, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO and Oscar Isaac as Poe

CATS – “An immensely bizarre feline fever dream set to music”

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BOMBSHELL – “Boasts knockout performances, but lacks narrative depth”

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JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL – “Same game. New adventure. Similar fun.”

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RICHARD JEWELL – “Packed with attention-grabbing craftsmanship”

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UNCUT GEMS – “A superb offering of profanity-laced cinematic chaos”

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DARK WATERS – “Another worthy watch in the dark horse justice genre”

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WAVES – “A visceral gut punch of emotions”

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THE TWO POPES – “An agreeable ‘buddy Pope’ tale”

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KNIVES OUT – “A whip smart Whodunnit for modern times”

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QUEEN & SLIM – “The timely fugitive film we need right now”

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MARRIAGE STORY – “An emotionally gutsy tour de force”

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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD – “A feel-good time at the movies”

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FROZEN 2 – “Plenty of enchanted amusement to go around”

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THE IRISHMAN – “Quintessential Scorsese”

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CHARLIE’S ANGELS – “A surprising halo of a good time”

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FORD v FERRARI – “Perhaps the racing movie to beat all racing movies”

Matt Damon and Christian Bale on the set of Twentieth Century Fox’s FORD V FERRARI.

THE GOOD LIAR – “A twisty charmer”

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DOCTOR SLEEP – “Stellar supernatural frights”

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LAST CHRISTMAS – “One merry and messy holiday rom-com”

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MIDWAY – “Lacks a heart at the centre of its destruction”

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TERMINATOR: DARK FATE – “A vast franchise improvement”

Linda Hamilton stars in Skydance Productions and Paramount Pictures' "TERMINATOR: DARK FATE."

PARASITE – “An equal parts darkly funny and thrill-inducing masterwork”

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BLACK AND BLUE – “A fairly decent gritty police thriller”

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COUNTDOWN – “Tacky teen horror”

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ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP – “Still plenty of undead fun left in the tank”

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MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL – “Makes for a less than magnificent sequel”

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY – “As creepy, kooky and oddly likeable as ever”

The iconic Addam's family returns in the animated film featuring Charlize Theron as Morticia Addams (left) and Oscar Isaac as Gomez Addams (right).

LUCKY DAY – “An exercise in subpar gonzo cinema”

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GEMINI MAN – “Not even 2 Will Smiths can defeat the lousy plot”

Will Smith as "Junior" in Gemini Man from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

JOKER – “A hypnotic and demonic can’t miss showcase”

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JUDY – “Renee Zellweger is pure glittery and jittery perfection”

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ABOMINABLE – “A yeti-sized animated delight”

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AD ASTRA – “Brad Pitt and space travel make for one hell of a combination”

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DOWNTON ABBEY – “A plate of crumpet covered comfort food”

This image released by Focus features shows Elizabeth McGovern, from left, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox, right, in a scene from "Downton Abbey." The highly-anticipated film continuation of the "Masterpiece" series that wowed audiences for six seasons, will be released Sept. 13, 2019, in the United Kingdom and on Sept. 20 in the United States. (Jaap Buitendijk/Focus Features via AP)

RAMBO: LAST BLOOD – “There will be blood… lots of blood… all the blood”

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HUSTLERS – “The most riveting film of the year is a Jennifer Lopez stripper movie”

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THE GOLDFINCH – “A frustratingly sleepy effort”

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Copyright: © 2018 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC

Photo Credit: Macall Polay

Caption: (L-r) NICOLE KIDMAN as Mrs. Barbour and ANSEL ELGORT as Theo Decker in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Amazon Studios’ drama, THE GOLDFINCH, a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

FREAKS – “Satisfies as a small sci-fi thriller with big concepts”

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IT CHAPTER TWO – “It’s intense. It’s creepy. It’s disturbing. It’s a tad overlong”

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BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON – “A comically sincere bit of cinematic inspiration”

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READY OR NOT – “Say yes to this bloody wild horror / comedy”

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ANGEL HAS FALLEN – “As explosive and dumb as you expect it to be”

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GOOD BOYS – “Has as much heart as it does F-bombs”

(from left) Lucas (Keith L. Williams), Max (Jacob Tremblay) and Thor (Brady Noon) in "Good Boys," written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky and directed by Stupnitsky.

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT – “An inspirational crowd pleaser”

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WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE – “A quirky character study”

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Cate Blanchett stars as Bernadette Fox in Richard Linklater’s WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE, an Annapurna Pictures release.
Credit: Wilson Webb / Annapurna Pictures

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK – “Chock-full of fun gateway horror frights”

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BOX OFFICE TOP 5

8.5

Civil War
$11.1 million

7.5

Abigail
$10.2 million

6.5

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
$9.5 million

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
$9 million

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Spy x Family Code: White
$4.9 million

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