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Odd woman out ( Globe 06/13/2013 7:11 PM )
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Playing Superman a super opportunity ( Globe 06/13/2013 7:11 PM )
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Beauty and love in all their complications ( Globe 06/13/2013 4:00 PM )
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Going undercover in 'The East' ( Globe 06/13/2013 4:00 PM )
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No nukes -- or know nukes? ( Globe 06/13/2013 4:00 PM )
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Reporter Jeremy Scahill is on the case ( Globe 06/13/2013 4:09 PM )
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Way, way off-Broadway ( Globe 06/13/2013 7:10 PM )
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From Chelmsford High to Monsters U. ( Globe 06/15/2013 6:00 PM )
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Keeping an eye on the clock ( Globe 06/15/2013 6:00 PM )
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How do you say 'hoop dreams' in Farsi? ( Globe 06/19/2013 1:18 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.
Blog
'Dumb and Dumber' sequel takes a step forward
So you're telling me there's a chance! On the same day we finally got to see a real trailer for "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues," another long-rumored sequel to a similarly much-loved stupid comedy, 1994's "Dumb and Dumber," is reportedly......


Weekend box office
(Week of June 17/Source: IMDB)
| 1. 'Man of Steel' |
$113M |
| 2. 'This is the End' |
$20.5M |
| 3. 'Now You See Me' |
$10.3M |
| 4. 'Fast & Furious 6' |
$9.43M |
| 5. 'The Purge' |
$8.2M |

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

Take 2: Monsters University
'Monsters University' doesn't live up to hopes
This is not a bad movie, and to small children it will be a very good one, but its closer to average than one would wish from the company that gave us Up, Wall-E, and the Toy Story series.


'World War Z'
Brad Pitt saves the planet from a global zombie pandemic? The surprise of this absorbing, frightening movie is that what sounds ridiculous on paper turns out be a gripper on the screen.

'Sign Painters'
A movie with a title like that about a subject like that must be pretty drab, right? Not hardly. Sign Painters, which has been put together with equal parts affection and skill, is fresh and passionate and unexpected. 

'The Iran Job'
This lively, engaging documentary has a pretty irresistible premise: an American playing for an Iranian professional basketball team. 

'Man of Steel'
Man of Steel has a scope thats hard to resist, but whats missing is a sense of lightness, of pop joy. This is about a guy who can fly, for Petes sake. - 'Man of Steel' takes flight with $124M debut
- Video 'Man of Steel' star Henry Cavill dishes on role
- Pictures 'Man of Steel' stars at the premiere
- Summer movies that could heat up the big screen


'This is the End'
This comedy in which the apocalypse comes to Hollywood and takes most of the A-list with it sends up the new rules of celebrity engagement. 

'Shadow Dancer'
In a summer of apocalyptic movie behemoths, its almost shocking to stumble on a modest treat like Shadow Dancer, a drama set during the Irish Troubles of the early 1990s.

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
The word oversimplification does not immediately come to mind when regarding Terence Nances debut feature. 

'The East'
The East is a watchably confused eco-thriller thats never sure who its heroes are. The villains are easy enough to spot: Oil company CEOs, pharmaceutical corporations, toxic power companies.

'Pandora's Promise'
Whats distinctive about this film is that the argument for nuclear isnt made by corporate leaders or the military-industrial complex.

'Dirty Wars'
Jeremy Scahill, the national security correspondent for The Nation magazine, is a triple threat in Dirty Wars.

'Just 45 Minutes from Broadway'
Set up as a play within a movie, the story takes place over some 24 hours at the family summer home, which, in an ill-judged stab at reflexivity, is revealed to be a set in Los Angeles.

'Post Tenebras Lux'
Carlos Reygadas combines Bela Tarr s knack for despair, transgression, and doom with Terrence Malicks quest for transcendence, and draws on the oneiric sensibility of both. 

'Before Midnight'
If the first two films in this saga belong with the greatest movie romances of all time, the new film is richer, riskier, and more bleakly perceptive about what it takes for love to endure (or not) over the long haul. - Find showtimes and theaters
- Pictures Top 25 romantic movies
- 'Before Midnight' revisits Celine and Jesse in middle age


'The Internship'
This Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson "Wedding Crashers" reunion is obvious, predictable, dopey, sentimental -- and pretty entertaining for all that. Its simultaneously easy to like and impossible to respect.

'The Kings of Summer'
What if Henry David Thoreau moved to Walden just to get away from his parents? Its small human comedy that touches on bigger things, but then has the good sense to back away. 
Latest news
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Movie review: Pixar gives it the old college try in 'Monsters University' ( Globe 06/19/2013 4:19 PM )
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Mastering sign language ( Globe 06/19/2013 4:19 PM )
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Movie review: 'World War Z' ( Globe 06/19/2013 4:17 PM )
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Capsule reviews of new movie releases ( AP 06/19/2013 4:06 PM )
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Review: Pitt and his zombies entertain in 'WWZ' ( AP 06/19/2013 2:04 PM )
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How do you say 'hoop dreams' in Farsi? ( Globe 06/19/2013 1:18 PM )
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'Man of Steel' promoted from the pulpit ( AP 06/19/2013 12:13 PM )
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Brad Pitt tries to build a better blockbuster ( AP 06/19/2013 11:05 AM )
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Brad Pitt tries to build a better blockbuster ( AP 06/19/2013 9:54 AM )
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Jodi Arias TV movie airs Saturday on Lifetime ( The Arizona Republic 06/18/2013 4:47 PM )
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Seth Rogen on reshooting 'This Is the End' finale ( AP 06/18/2013 9:19 AM )
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Movie stars ( Globe 06/18/2013 1:28 AM )
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Movie Stars ( Globe 06/18/2013 1:28 AM )
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Denzel Washington in Haverhill; A pass on local pilot 'Hatfields & McCoys'? ( Globe Story 06/17/2013 6:02 PM )
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'Man of Steel' soars with $116.6M at box office ( AP 06/17/2013 5:05 PM )
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Review: 'Monsters University' gets a passing grade ( AP 06/17/2013 9:27 AM )
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'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut ( AP 06/16/2013 3:17 PM )
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Cinemania: best high school movies ( Globe 06/15/2013 6:00 PM )
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Letters to the Arts Editor ( Globe 06/15/2013 6:00 PM )
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DVD reviews ( Globe 06/15/2013 6:00 PM )
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George Plimpton: the ultimate amateur ( Globe 06/15/2013 6:00 PM )
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Family Filmgoer ( Globe 06/15/2013 6:00 PM )
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From Chelmsford High to Monsters U. ( Globe 06/15/2013 6:00 PM )
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The Whedon players ( Globe 06/15/2013 6:00 PM )
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