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Arts & Entertainment

Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ is a rapturous enrichment of a musical classic

Remaking the original West Side Story, the cherished, seminal 1961 musical riff on Romeo and Juliet hailed with a staggering…

Winter film release preview

Season’s greetings! Do you adore movies, that intangible sense of emotional resonance and visual majesty? Great! That affinity for cinema…

‘House of Gucci’ is more off-the-rack than chic, but that’s kind of the point

Ridley Scott, the revered director of cinematic classics like Alien and Blade Runner, has predominantly defined himself with gritty tales…

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ and the ghastly cynicism of IP mining

Like the specters and ghouls that dictate its title, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the vapid legacy sequel to the 1984 slacker comedy…

‘King Richard’ and the toil of the so-called American dream

Obligated to distill the notable events of their respective subjects’ lives, biopics are often arduous, struggling to weave in deeper…