Friday, January 6, 2023

Movies Update: ‘M3gan’ and More

Plus, a chat with Michelle Williams.
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By Mekado Murphy

Movies Editor

Hey, movie fans!

I hope your new year is off to a good start. Although we're a couple of weeks away from the Oscar nominations (Jan. 24, to be exact), we're already highlighting potential nominees.

Kyle Buchanan had a chat with Michelle Williams, starring in the Steven Spielberg drama "The Fabelmans," about this transitional moment in her career. Also, the actors Lashana Lynch and Diego Calva spoke about their crucial roles in movies with Oscar buzz.

Our chief critics A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis each picked out a film from their Top 10 list and broke down the impact of a scene. You may see "Tár" and "EO" with new eyes after watching these moments.

Speaking of new eyes, you might be mesmerized or terrified by the ones on the doll at the center of "M3gan," a new horror film about a robot toy with a vengeance. In his review, the critic Jason Zinoman called it "ludicrous, derivative and irresistible."

Enjoy the movies!

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'M3gan' Review: Wherever I Go, She Goes

A state-of-the-art robot doll becomes a girl's best friend, and dangerously more, in this over-the-top horror film.

By Jason Zinoman

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Meet the Newer, Bolder Michelle Williams

With "The Fabelmans," the Oscar-nominated actress moves from minor-key naturalism to more stylized performances: "I wanted to make work that an audience member had to deal with."

By Kyle Buchanan

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Diego Calva and the Detour That Took Him to 'Babylon'

The star of Damien Chazelle's epic was set on becoming a writer-director. Even after landing a part in an indie film, he wasn't sold on acting. Then Hollywood called.

By Carlos Aguilar

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Sony Pictures

Lashana Lynch Challenges the 'Strong Black Woman' Cliché, Softly

She plays a ferocious warrior in "The Woman King," but in her performance, vulnerability and humanity were what she sought to convey.

By Kathryn Shattuck

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MOVIE REVIEWS

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Well Go USA Entertainment and Saban Films

'Last Resort' Review: A Martial Arts Hostage Mission

In this action film set in Bangkok, a special forces guy goes in to rescue his wife and daughter.

By Glenn Kenny

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Quiver

'Candy Land' Review: Truck-Stop Thrills

In this sleazy slasher by the writer and director John Swab, a group of sex workers adopts a former member of a religious cult.

By Beatrice Loayza

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Saban Films

'The Old Way' Review: Mild Mild West

Nicolas Cage phones it in as a deadly, taciturn gunslinger in this middling western.

By Calum Marsh

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Lluís Tudela/MUBI

'Alcarràs' Review: Labor of Love

In this naturalistic drama from Spain, a family confronts the impending loss of its generations-old farm.

By Devika Girish

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Universal Pictures

'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%!' Review: A Blunt Philosophy

The writer Mark Manson is an onscreen guide in this visualization of his self-help book.

By Ben Kenigsberg

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