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Come to the Moulin Rouge! where artifice reveals authenticity

By: Tim Stevens

Baz Luhrmann’s mashup musical piles on the spectacle on its way to embracing true love.

Pinocchio is a fairy tale to break your heart

By: Gena Radcliffe

Guillermo del Toro directs a whimsical stop-motion version of the classic children’s story that packs an emotional punch.

Filmmaker of the Month

“Amelia” is little more than smoke on the wind

Mira Nair's most American film may well be her most impersonal.

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Doctor Sleep Review: Shining Sequel Overlooks The Original’s Strengths

Mike Flanagan's latest is equal parts Stephen King adaptation and Stanley Kubrick sequel, and can't quite bridge the gap.

With “Big Fish,” Tim Burton Told His Last, Greatest Tall Tale

Tim Burton's last great film was a mythic tall tale that anchored his dark whimsy in something more sentimental and moving.

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