Home Is Where the Horror Is
What happens when your family is what frightens you? A renaissance in terrifying movies skips jump scares in favor of dread based on adult fears.
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CreditBarry Wetcher/Warner Bros., via Associated Press ‘Ocean’s 8’ Is No. 1 at the Box Office
The film stars Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Rihanna and made $41.5 million in its opening weekend.
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CreditJim Judkis/Focus Features Fred Rogers’s Life in 5 Artifacts
A new documentary about the beloved TV host mined a treasure trove of fan letters, scripts and more at the Fred Rogers Center.
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CreditBarry Wetcher/Warner Bros. Review: ‘Ocean’s 8’ Women Walk Away With a Male Franchise. Sort Of.
Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna and friends are fun to watch. Too bad the movie doesn’t play with gender as lightly (and seriously) as with genre.
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CreditA24, via Associated Press Review: In ‘Hereditary,’ the Horror Is Slow-Cooked and Homemade
Toni Collette stars as a mother facing diabolical family issues in Ari Aster’s debut feature.
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Credit The Best, Worst and Scariest of This Week’s Movie Trailers
A chilling promo for “Halloween,” a thrilling one for “A Star Is Born” and a confusing one for “Suspiria” lead a big week in teaser releases.
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CreditJim Judkis/Focus Features Review: Take the Next Trolley to ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’
Morgan Neville’s new documentary is an affectionate, intelligent portrait of a public television hero, Mister Rogers.
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CreditA24 Anatomy of a Scene | ‘Hereditary’
The director Ari Aster narrates a scene from his horror film.
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CreditMatt Kennedy/Global Road Entertainment Review: Jodie Foster Presides at ‘Hotel Artemis’
This crime thriller set in the near future features a strong turn by Ms. Foster.
