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MaryAnn’s quick take: A haunted house movie from the dog’s perspective. Good Boy is no cheap gimmick but an absolute marvel, strikingly original and deeply affecting. An interspecies love story without a lick of phony sentimentality. Read the review…

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opening Apr 17

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Wasteman
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Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
Lorne
  
I’m planning to see…
Ballistic
Mother Mary
Normal
(*also available to stream at home)

now playing

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The Blue Trail
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The Drama
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Hamlet
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H is for Hawk*
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How to Make a Killing
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Late Shift
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The Love That Remains
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Marty Supreme*
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Mr Burton*
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Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2026
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Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts 2026
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Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts 2026
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Pillion
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Predator: Badlands*
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Project Hail Mary
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
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They Will Kill You
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Two Prosecutors
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Undertone
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The Bride!

decipher

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worth paying multiplex prices for
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worth a look, but wait for streaming or DVD, unless your favorite actor is in it
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give it a miss
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my reaction under consideration
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my reaction under gag order for now
not yet seen by me