
Latest from The Boston Globe

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In praise of the less-popular pleasures of the big screen (Globe, 5/18/2013 6:00 PM)
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The cold-blooded killer inside the family man (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Iron Mountain, saving the Beatles, 'E.T.' Sinatra and more, one digital recording at a time (Globe, 5/20/2013 12:00 AM)
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Director's story is also a family's story (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Movie review: 'Sightseers' (Globe, 5/16/2013 6:00 PM)
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'Nicky' compelling tale of the 'British Schindler' (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Documentary about Boston woman's legendary bicycle trip around the world wins and kicks off bike-themed film festival (Globe, 5/20/2013 12:00 AM)
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A Quaid quadrilater plus one (Globe, 5/18/2013 6:00 PM)
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Dennis Quaid, for 'At Any Price,' proves his professionalism to a worried director (Globe, 5/18/2013 6:00 PM)
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Not your average Maine weekend camping trip (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)

Features

Summer movies highlights
A new Superman flies into theaters this summer in "Man of Steel." See other coming attractions.
MTV Movie Awards
"The Avengers" was the night's big winner, but Kim Kardashian and her baby bump were the talk of the evening.

Video: Movie reviews


Take 2 reviews and podcast
Look for new reviews by Ty Burr at the end of each week in multiple formats.
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Galleries
Best movies of 2012
Which movies did Globe critics Ty Burr and Wesley Morris like the most this year? Check out their top 10 lists.
Top 50 funniest movies
Looking for a list of funny movies to watch? Our top 50 funny movies is your guide to the best comedy flicks.
Top 50 scary movies
Don't watch these with the lights off. See our new list of the creepiest movies of all time.
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Relive the six best 'Fast & Furious' moments
The "Fast & Furious" movies may not be Oscar-winning dramas, but 12 years ago the world was introduced to a cast of characters whose activities have been the center for six blockbuster films. These six films feature adrenaline loving, hardheaded,......


Weekend box office
(Week of May 20/Source: IMDB)
| 1. 'Star Trek Into Darkness' |
$70.6M |
| 2. 'Iron Man 3' |
$35.2M |
| 3. 'The Great Gatsby' |
$23.4M |
| 4. 'Pain & Gain' |
$3.1M |
| 5. 'The Croods' |
$2.75M |

Features
Affleck rules the Oscars
Check out our complete coverage of the Oscars, including Ben Affleck's best picture win for "Argo."
Golden Globes highlights and wins
Hosts Tina Fey (left) and Amy Poehler showcased their humor throughout the night. See more highlights.
Hollywood in the Hub
More movie studios are using Boston as their set. Check out star sightings around town.
Top 50 college movies
There are rare American features, which have something to say about the university experience. Here is our list.
Slasher movie countdown
An assortment of lurid, macabre movies that are decidedly not romantic comedies.
Quiz
Which romantic movie character are you?
Answer these 11 questions to see which character from a romantic film you are most like.
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10 great Boston films
Critics Ty Burr and Mark Feeney offer up contenders for the best Boston flick ever.
Featured reviews

Hangover III leaves a searing headache
The Hangover Part III doesnt bother to Xerox the original 2009 hit, as 2011s witless Hangover 2 did. Instead, it heads in different, if utterly formulaic, directions. So its not terrible. Its just bad. 

'Cleopatra'
Its never a good sign when a movie is most famous for what happened off screen, and Cleopatra may be the all-time champ of off-screen famousness. 

'Star Trek Into Darkness'
That the new movie expertly, exhilaratingly convinces us that 2009s Star Trek wasnt a fluke is a mark of director J.J. Abramss uncanny ease with modern Hollywood formulas. - Pictures 10 steps to becoming a Trekkie
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- Movie Nation 5 great sneak attack scenes
- How J.J. Abrams rescued the Star Trek enterprise


'The Iceman'
Michael Shannon stars in the true story (more or less) of a New Jersey mob hit man who murdered anywhere from 100 to 250 people while building a suburban home life. Its a fascinating subject but the movie blows it. 

'Sightseers'
This is a low-budget lark about a homicidal couple on vacation. Darkly funny as it is, the movie has undercurrents of genuine and very British weirdness. It doesnt add up to much, but it doesnt really need to.


'Stories We Tell'
Is it possible to be anything but subjective when it comes to our families and their stories? This is the endlessly complicated subject of Sarah Polleys dazzling, multi-leveled documentary.


'Black Rock'
Husband-wife team of Mark Duplass and Katie Aselton team up for this backwoods survival thriller set in Maine. Their foray into genre work is unexpectedly sturdy in some ways, shaky in others. 

'The Great Gatsby'
Baz Luhrmann delivers in the movies opening hour, but over-length, a swooningly indulged love story, and a fatuous Tobey Maguire bring it low. -
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'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'
A quiet character study on the page has been given a high-stakes political-thriller frame, and not for the best. 

'The Source Family'
The 70s saw its share of spiritual gurus, and Jim Baker both epitomized and transcended the stereotype. It rises above the preconceptions in this bracing documentary.

'Peeples'
This is the best bet among current comedies. It may at times lapse into dubious taste -- what comedy these days doesn't? -- but its spunk and soft touch with racial and cultural issues prevail. 

'Iron Man 3'
This is the weakest in the series, and it suffers from confused plotting, flat-footed exposition, and more pure, noisy nonsense than even a comic-book movie should have to put up with.

'Kon-tiki'
This Oscar-nominated Norwegian drama (in English) recreates Thor Heyerdahls 1947 crossing of the Pacific on a balsa-wood raft. Its rousing and epic and undercut by compromises onscreen and off.

Latest news
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Capsule reviews of new movie releases (AP, 5/22/2013 4:04 PM)
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Review: 'Fast & Furious 6' is more of everything (AP, 5/22/2013 2:28 PM)
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Review: Hawke, Delpy pitch-perfect in 'Midnight' (AP, 5/22/2013 11:16 AM)
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Bradley Manning sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc (AP, 5/22/2013 9:15 AM)
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Review: 'Hangover' trilogy ends on a dark note (AP, 5/21/2013 5:59 PM)
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When Liz met Dick: 'Cleopatra' at 50 (Globe, 5/21/2013 4:22 PM)
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'Hangover Part III' review: Series is running on fumes (Globe, 5/21/2013 3:06 PM)
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2013 Cannes Film Festival (, 5/21/2013 2:25 PM)
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Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival (AP, 5/21/2013 2:21 PM)
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In Coens' Cannes hit, Oscar Isaac gets his break (AP, 5/21/2013 9:43 AM)
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Liberace's rhinestone piano resides in Rockland (Globe Story, 5/20/2013 6:52 PM)
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'Star Trek' beams up $70.1M at box office (AP, 5/20/2013 6:04 PM)
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Chile miner happy to be played by Banderas in film (AP, 5/20/2013 5:54 PM)
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Family Filmgoer (, 5/20/2013 10:06 AM)
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'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes (AP, 5/20/2013 12:45 AM)
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Iron Mountain, saving the Beatles, 'E.T.' Sinatra and more, one digital recording at a time (Globe, 5/20/2013 12:00 AM)
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Documentary about Boston woman's legendary bicycle trip around the world wins and kicks off bike-themed film festival (Globe, 5/20/2013 12:00 AM)
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'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes (AP, 5/19/2013 11:05 PM)
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'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes (AP, 5/19/2013 11:03 PM)
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Movie reels will be spinning for cyclists (Globe, 5/19/2013 3:16 AM)
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William Miles, 82, documentary filmmaker who chronicled black America (NY Times Syndication, 5/19/2013 12:00 AM)
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Hearts on their sleeves in 'Great Gatsby' (Globe, 5/18/2013 7:12 PM)
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In praise of the less-popular pleasures of the big screen (Globe, 5/18/2013 6:00 PM)
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Movie Stars (Globe, 5/18/2013 6:00 PM)
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Can't find it in theaters? Try on-demand. (Globe, 5/18/2013 6:00 PM)














