“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Saw the MCU Grow Up

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A break from all those iron men and thunder gods, James Gunn's blast of '70s pastiche helped solidify the Marvel movies' blend of character and comedy.

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Boyhood: You Either Get it Or You Don’t

Both a "masterpiece" and a "self-indulgent bore," Richard Linklater's passion project captured the painful fleetingness of life.

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“Pasolini” Is an Iconoclastic Biopic for an Iconoclastic Director

Abel Ferrara eulogizes fellow scandalizer Pier Paolo Pasolini in a suitably grimy tone poem featuring Willem Dafoe.

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The Redemption of “Edge of Tomorrow”

Five years after its box office failure, a look back at what went wrong for Cruise's ambitious sci-fi action film and how the narrative has changed.

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Five Years Later, Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” Remains a Powerful Document of the Civil Rights Movement

Five years on, Ava DuVernay's gripping account of the march from Selma to Washington stresses that MLK's fight is far from over today.

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“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Saw the MCU Grow Up

“Guardians of the Galaxy” Gave the MCU Its Identity

Boyhood: You Either Get it Or You Don’t

“Pasolini” Is an Iconoclastic Biopic for an Iconoclastic Director

The Redemption of “Edge of Tomorrow”

Five Years Later, Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” Remains a Powerful Document of the Civil Rights Movement