Sean Penn

31st Critics Choice Awards are positively predictable

January 8, 2026

The first week of January means the beginning of awards season. For the next three months, red carpets will be abuzz with interviews and paparazzi cameras. On Sunday, the 31st Critics Choice Awards kicked...

Reel Thoughts: ‘One Battle After Another’ triumphs in the battle for 2025’s best movie yet

September 25, 2025

The old adage “lose the battle, win the war” might be offered to comfort someone after a setback. But director Paul Thomas Anderson needs no such consolation. While the characters of his new film “One...

‘Gangster Squad’ hits its mark

January 13, 2013

It is not hard these days to find a classic shoot-'em-up action film, if you are so inclined: a movie with muscle-bound male leads, cheesy one-liners and a trite good-versus-evil plotline. And, of course,...

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