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‘Kneecap’ is the somewhat true tale of an Irish-language hip-hop group

Writer-director Rich Peppiatt’s film could have used more reason to go with its rhyme.

‘The Instigators’: a heist-gone-wrong movie done right? Nope.
"The Friends of Eddie Coyle" this is not.

In ‘Sing Sing,’ art lifts up a theater troupe of incarcerated men
Director Greg Kwedar never lets us forget how intense the taste of freedom is for these men, simply because it’s just out of reach.

What are the best — and worst — Boston accents in the movies? Globe staffers sound off.

“To some extent, carrying the accent correctly, at least on screen, is as much about attitude — a mixture of loyalty, pride, and not giving a you-know-what — as anything else,” says Jon Chesto.

Matt Damon makes homecoming with ‘The Instigators’
The actor returned to Boston last weekend to throw out the first pitch at Fenway.

Odie Henderson review | ★★★
‘Dìdi’: Being 13 brings nothing but bad luck
Writer-director Sean Wang’s honest, often brutal ode to adolescence has an unlikable protagonist and great performances by Izaac Wang and Joan Chen.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ smashes R-rated record with $205 million debut, 8th biggest opening ever
It’s by far biggest opening of the year, unseating Disney’s “Inside Out 2 " ($154.2 million) and the most tickets a movie has sold in its debut weekend since “Barbie” ($162 million) stormed theaters last July.

Writer-director Sean Wang gets personal with his feature debut, ‘Dìdi’
The fast-rising director, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his documentary short about his two grandmothers, “Nai Nai & Wài Pó” (2023), based his feature debut on his own boyhood in the sprawling, multicultural Bay Area city of Fremont.

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Mark Feeney review | ★★½

Can ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ bring back the old Marvel box-office magic?

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman team up to find out.

‘It always felt like life was imitating art’: Lee Isaac Chung talks weathering real tornadoes on ‘Twisters’ set

The director opens up about filming the summer blockbuster sequel amid heat waves and tornado season in Oklahoma.

Amy Adams films new movie ‘At the Sea’ in Plymouth and Marshfield, leaving fans star-struck

Crews filmed the Oscar-nominated actress on the Plymouth waterfront Tuesday morning, with residents and local businesses posting behind-the-scenes photos and videos on social media.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Not necessarily the ‘best.’ Not all his ‘favorite.’ These are the Globe film critic’s top 10 most-watched movies of all time.

“Best' movies may be masterpieces, but I don’t necessarily want to watch them at 2 a.m. when I can’t sleep,” says film critic Odie Henderson.

Odie Henderson review | ★★½

‘Twisters’: The answer is blowin’ in the wind

Though "Twisters" lives up to the sequel maxim of being louder, larger, and busier, director Lee Isaac Chung ("Minari") and screenwriter Mark L. Smith don’t deviate from the first film's formula. Watching the sequel is like playing Mad Libs with the original's plot.

From apocalyptic action to vacation comedies, here are 20 hot and cold-themed movies to stream this summer

Beat the heat indoors with these streamable summer movie night recommendations.

SEVEN WEEKS OF SUMMER

This summer at the movies, you can tangle with ‘Twisters,’ party with Prince, go old school with Godzilla, and more

Our film critic handpicks the cinematic events of the season.

Odie Henderson review | ★★★

Forget it, Jake, it’s all about ‘Faye’

As with any documentary where the star tells the story, "Faye" occasionally comes off a little lighter than a more objective look might have been.