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Review: New remake of Stephen King’s ‘Firestarter’ sparks early, flames out

May 13

Review: New remake of Stephen King’s ‘Firestarter’ sparks early, flames out

Review: ‘The Survivor’ chronicles true story of man who boxed to survive Auschwitz

April 22

Review: ‘The Survivor’ chronicles true story of man who boxed to survive Auschwitz

Review: Hitchcock meets Haneke in Netflix’s compelling new kidnapping flick ‘Windfall’

March 18

Review: Hitchcock meets Haneke in Netflix’s compelling new kidnapping flick ‘Windfall’

Review: Animation comes of age in Disney-Pixar’s clever new allegory ‘Turning Red’

March 11

Review: Animation comes of age in Disney-Pixar’s clever new allegory ‘Turning Red’

Is ‘The Batman’ the franchise’s best?

March 3

Is ‘The Batman’ the franchise’s best?

Review: ‘No Exit’ drops on Hulu with entertaining, predictable popcorn thrills

February 25

Review: ‘No Exit’ drops on Hulu with entertaining, predictable popcorn thrills

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Breaking down Coppola’s genius in 50th anniversary release of ‘The Godfather’

February 25

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Review: ‘The Sky is Everywhere’ creatively grapples with grief, romance on Apple TV+

February 17

Review: ‘The Sky is Everywhere’ creatively grapples with grief, romance on Apple TV+

Review: Liam Neeson action flick ‘Blacklight’ should have remained on deep background

February 10

Review: Liam Neeson action flick ‘Blacklight’ should have remained on deep background

Maryland School for the Deaf football hopes to tackle the Oscars in ‘Audible’ on Netflix

February 4

Maryland School for the Deaf football hopes to tackle the Oscars in ‘Audible’ on Netflix

WTOP Space Reporter breaks down new Roland Emmerich sci-fi flick ‘Moonfall’

February 2

WTOP Space Reporter breaks down new Roland Emmerich sci-fi flick ‘Moonfall’

Review: ‘Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild’ is a little too wild ‘under the surface’ on Disney+

January 28

Review: ‘Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild’ is a little too wild ‘under the surface’ on Disney+

Attica survivors, filmmaker join WTOP to share memories of 1971 prison massacre

January 26

Attica survivors, filmmaker join WTOP to share memories of 1971 prison massacre

Review: ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’ is masterclass of sound and fury signifying everything

January 14

Review: ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’ is masterclass of sound and fury signifying everything

Review: George Clooney pours Ben Affleck another shot in ‘The Tender Bar’

January 13

Review: George Clooney pours Ben Affleck another shot in ‘The Tender Bar’

January 10

5 foreign-language films you don’t want to miss

January 4

Kick off 2022 with the best documentaries of 2021

December 17

WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley’s favorite movies of 2021

Review: ‘West Side Story’ snaps back for new generation in first Spielberg musical

December 13

Review: ‘West Side Story’ snaps back for new generation in first Spielberg musical

Review: ‘Belfast’ is a heartfelt coming-of-age story with Best Picture potential

December 3

Review: ‘Belfast’ is a heartfelt coming-of-age story with Best Picture potential

Review: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga explore black and white in ‘Passing’

November 12, 2021

Review: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga explore black and white in ‘Passing’

Review: Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’ won’t be everyone’s cup of tea

November 8, 2021

Review: Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’ won’t be everyone’s cup of tea

Review: ‘Finch’ stars Tom Hanks, a robot and a dog — what more could you want?

November 4, 2021

Review: ‘Finch’ stars Tom Hanks, a robot and a dog — what more could you want?

October 29

Happy Halloween! Favorite horror of the past 5 years

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