Don’t Try This at Home: How Performers Turn Stunts Into Movie Magic
At the International Stunt School in Seattle, veterans of TV and film teach newcomers the art of falls, fights and fire.
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How Olivia Wilde Builds Comic Tension in ‘The Invite’
The director and actress discusses a tense scene from her dinner-party comedy, in which she stars with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.
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Inside the high-wire act of casting celebrities to play themselves, including in movies like “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.”
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The 2016 release has become the most watched movie on Disney+. Parents and experts explain why kids can’t get enough.
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The Secret to the Biting Sexual Dynamics of ‘The Invite’: Esther Perel
The psychotherapist helped Olivia Wilde and her cast ground the antics of their relationship comedy in the reality of clinical practice.
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Disney vuelve sobre uno de sus mayores éxitos, pero esta versión de acción real ofrece muy poco que justifique su existencia.
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A dark spirit boils and sears its way through an unhappy family in the latest “Evil Dead” installment.
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Ross McElwee (“Sherman’s March”) reconsiders footage of himself and his family, including a son who died of an overdose.
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Five Action Movies to Stream Now
Upgrade your movie night with these picks, featuring karate-chopping families, rogue assassins and more.
By Robert Daniels
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include two 2026 animated adventures and the finale to a Guillermo del Toro franchise.
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The director and actress Olivia Wilde breaks down a tension-filled scene from her new film “The Invite” for Anatomy of a Scene.
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Wes Anderson and Luke Wilson Walk Into an Elevator and … Get Stuck
Don’t worry, they’re fine, though the Los Angeles Fire Department did have to use a hand crank to free them.
By John S.W. MacDonald
‘Westhampton’ Review: A Humiliating Return
They say that you can’t go home again; in this movie, a young filmmaker learns that the hard way.
By Glenn Kenny
‘Night Nurse’ Review: An After-Hours, Erotic Con
In this thriller, a phone scam is being run out of an elder care facility. Eleni, a skittish but observant nurse, quickly becomes enmeshed with two others in the grift.
By Lisa Kennedy
‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Review: Seeing the Words Clearly
A film adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s celebrated memoir of teaching literature in a repressive Iran suggests that the story might be more suited to the page.
By Ben Kenigsberg
‘Moana’ Review: It Doesn’t Go Far
This live-action remake of the 2016 animated film has nothing to add to the original, and winds up subtracting instead.
By Alissa Wilkinson
‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ Review: Hamming It Up
A small-town naïf heads to Los Angeles to bed her celebrity crush (Jon Hamm) in this bonkers sex comedy.
By Jeannette Catsoulis
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