Coming November 17, 2017 — “Cook Off,” a mockumentary spoof starring Melissa McCarthy.

One of the films I am most excited about this fall is “Wonderstruck,” based on the award-winning book by Brian Selznick, who also wrote the screenplay. It is directed by Todd Haynes (“Carol”) and stars Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams. The story alternates between two time periods, following two children who ultimately discover their connection. …

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Danny Strong has appeared in “The Gilmore Girls” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” wrote the “Mockingjay” films that finished the “Hunger Games” series, co-created “Empire.” He wrote and directed “Rebel in the Rye,” with Nicholas Hoult as J.D. Salinger, now in theaters. It is a touching, thoughtful story of a young man who is passionate …

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Nick Offerman reads one of the most beloved books by one of America’s most beloved authors for Audible, available today.  A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court pretty much invented the idea of time travel in fiction, and it has inspired dozens of adaptations.  As the title suggests, it is the story of a plainspoken …

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I did not like Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” one bit and called it pretentious and self-indulgent. I’m in the minority among critics, most of whom admired it, though many said they found it confusing. Rex Reed, however, hated it even more than I did, calling it possibly the worst movie of the century. An exercise in …

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