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The Latest Articles by Richard Roeper

COVID’s an inconvenience for the privileged folks of ‘Life Upside Down’

Bob Odenkirk stars in wryly effective social satire set during the pandemic.

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Don’t be afraid of the horror-movie cliches in ‘Fear’

Joseph Sikora from ‘Power’ stars in a wonderfully nasty film that revels in its lack of originality.

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‘Shrinking’ builds a wonderful world around a therapist in a spiral

Jason Segel and Harrison Ford star in the hilarious, heartfelt Apple TV+ series.

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Couple’s trip turns trippy in unsettling but intriguing ‘Infinity Pool’

Horror whiz Mia Goth goes all-out in skillfully made, gruesome commentary on class.

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‘Poker Face’: Natasha Lyonne unravels mysteries as she travels the country

With its charismatic star and crackling dialogue, Peacock series flashes back to great gumshoe shows like ‘Columbo.’

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Roeper on the Oscar nominations: Even now, the Academy can surprise

Nods for Ana de Armas and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ are a stretch, but hooray for unexpected contenders Brian Tyree Henry and Andrea Riseborough.

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‘Shotgun Wedding’: No funnier than J. Lo’s other bridal movies, but much louder

Fights and explosions fail to perk up the rom-com veteran’s latest mediocre walk to the altar.

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A new defendant’s story in each episode grows repetitious on Fox series ‘Accused’

Michael Chiklis, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Keith Carradine among the stars of anthology show that rarely skims beneath the surface of its criminal cases.

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‘You People’ weighs down powerhouse cast with maddeningly obvious racial humor

Heavy-handed Netflix comedy puts Eddie Murphy, Jonah Hill and other greats into conversations that lack any nuance.

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‘When You Finish Saving the World’: Jesse Eisenberg directs a comedy of the smug and clueless

Julianne Moore delivers a surprisingly one-note performance as a shelter worker giving her maternal attention to the wrong teenager.

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‘That ’90s Show’ a hackneyed update of a hackneyed sitcom

Netflix revival sticks to formula as a new generation of teens invades Red and Kitty’s basement.

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‘The Son’: Tone-deaf follow-up to ‘The Father’ has none of its originality

Star Hugh Jackman can’t overcome an emotionally manipulative screenplay and an amateurish young co-star.

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‘Alice, Darling’: Anna Kendrick’s drama of a toxic relationship sticks with you

She gives a performance of integrity and authenticity as a woman leaning on friends to help her cut loose from her jerk of a partner.

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‘House Party’: Not much to celebrate in bloated reboot of beloved ’90s comedy

Filled with celebs and unfunny gags, the bash at LeBron James’ mansion ends up feeling more exhausting than exciting.

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‘The Drop’: A baby goes thud, like much of the movie’s humor

Hulu comedy brings together unlikable characters for a destination wedding marked by flat dialogue and an unfortunate accident.

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‘On Sacred Ground’: Another historical drama with bad priorities comes down the pipeline

Heavy-handed drama depicts Indigenous Peoples’ Standing Rock protests but focuses on white outsider.

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Mindy Kaling’s ‘Velma’ buries its mysteries under a barrage of pop-culture quips

Jokes become exhausting in the meta, not-for-kids ‘Scooby Doo’ prequel on HBO Max.

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Golden Globes kick off with uneasy laughs as Jerrod Carmichael pulls back the curtain

‘I’m here because I’m Black,’ host says in intimate monologue on the troubled awards show.

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‘The Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker’: How a YouTube star’s moment came to an ugly end

Fast-paced Netflix doc looks back at the instant fame of Kai Lawrence and its troubling aftermath.

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The deadly dolly gets an AI upgrade in wickedly funny ‘M3GAN’

Cheerfully dark horror comedy is the year’s first terrific movie ride.

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‘Living’: Bill Nighy keeps it low-key in precise ’50s period piece

The reliably graceful actor plays a bureaucrat in a bowler hat, changing up his robotic life when he learns he has six months to live.

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‘The Old Way’: Nicolas Cage is both good guy and dad guy in lackluster Western

In his first cowboy movie, the screen veteran is a gunslinger chasing killers with the help of his apparently autistic daughter.

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‘A Man Called Otto’: Tom Hanks reveals his cranky side in a well-crafted gem of wry humor, human insight

It’s another memorable performance from the veteran actor, backed by a crackling good supporting cast.

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‘Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street’ deftly details the swindler’s $64 billion Ponzi scheme

Netflix doc crunches the numbers with help from experts, associates and a lookalike actor.

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10 movies that show promise in 2023 — and aren’t sequels

Besides all the follow-ups and reboots, this year will bring original stories of Barbie, Leonard Bernstein, Enzo Ferrari, the father of the A-bomb, Dracula’s lackey and a coked-up bear.

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