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in THE MARTIAN.|Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) starting his tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers in 'The Walk.' photo: TriStar Pictures.

October Film Preview: Some Serious, Some Silly, Some Scary

Hollywood offers up its annual Halloween surprise; will it be a cinematic trick or a filmic treat?

‘The Intern’: More Help Needed at the Office

Director Nancy Meyers perfects her brand of plastic cinema.

ABC News political debate in 1968.

‘Best of Enemies,’ a Great Look at a Not-So-Great Turning Point in U.S. History

In the summer of 1968 William Buckley and Gore Vidal met face to face … and American politics would never be the same.

Anne Hathaway. photo: Chrisa Hickey and Wikipedia.

September Cinema Preview: Climbing Everest, Driving Lessons, and an Internship

School’s back … and so is Hollywood’s complicated movies. Take a lo at the highlights of this month’s releases — passing grade or epic fail?

Killer Weed + CIA Hit Squad = Bloody, Bloody ‘American Ultra’

Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart star in the world’s most violent stoner film (and hey, it’s bloody good).

‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ Looking Good

This big screen version of the old TV series gives the 1960’s a shot of cinematic Botox.

August Cinema Preview: A Few Flowers in the Dirt

Hollywood’s releasing the latest, and possibly weakest, of its summer movies. Don’t worry there’s a few bright spots in the month as well.

Brenner (Adam Sandler)

‘Pixels’ Lightweight Plot Signals Game Over

Can Adam Sandler and his crew save the world from enemy alien arcade characters?

‘Mr. Holmes’: The Game Is Afoot

It’s elementary, my dear Watson; ‘Mr. Holmes’ is a terrific film

July Cinema Preview: “Magic Mike,” The Arnold, Sherlock, and Silk Screen Fest

Which film on this list of July releases will you be seeing because it’s good? Or because it has air conditioning?

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