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Odie Henderson review | ★

‘Tuesday’: Death, be not proud

Sometimes a movie does something that breaks its spell irrevocably, leaving you unable to suspend your disbelief any longer. "Tuesday" broke me when a macaw, who is supposed to be Death, starts rapping Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day."

First trailer for Matt Damon and Casey Affleck’s ‘The Instigators’ features Fenway, Gronk, and a whole lot of Boston

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck team up to rob the mayor of Boston in the first trailer for the Bay State-filmed heist comedy.

Odie Henderson review | ★★★

In ‘Inside Out 2,’ big emotions return, but great storytelling does not

Maya Hawke brings a scary intensity to Anxiety, one of the new pubescent emotions wreaking havoc.

Odie Henderson review | ★½

In ‘Treasure,’ Lena Dunham plays a Holocaust survivor’s daughter who road trips across Poland looking for answers

Both leads are horribly miscast. Dunham drags out the same tired, unlikable character she’s been playing her entire career. This film often feels like an episode of “Girls” where Hannah Horvath goes to Lodz.

Odie Henderson review | ★★★★

A lonely dog and build-it-yourself robot become best friends in ‘Robot Dreams,’ one of the year’s best films

Pablo Berger’s Oscar-nominated animated feature is a moving, heartwarming, and bittersweet tribute to friendship set in 1980s New York City.

Odie Henderson review | ★

‘The Watchers’: The sixth sense is boredom

Ishana Night Shyamalan’s adaptation of A.M. Shine’s 2021 horror novel is like watching paint dry.

Coolidge Corner Theatre recognizes union

The decision, which comes just one week after staff at the nonprofit Coolidge filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, enables roughly 40 theater employees to join United Autoworkers Local 1596 and begin negotiating a new contract.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Black and white and noir all over: Our film critic’s guide to Noir City Boston at the Brattle

Those with a taste for the darker side of cinema should hightail it to the Brattle, where the good stuff unfurls June 14-16.