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Bob Odenkirk’s sheriff is new to town in the gory thriller ‘Normal’

Bob Odenkirk’s sheriff is new to town in the gory thriller ‘Normal’

Over the years, we’ve seen countless characters wander into corrupt small towns and become entrapped by the locals. But in Ben Wheatley’s “Normal,” the good guy drifting into town IS the sheriff (Bob Odenkirk). This hyperviolent Midwestern Western that cleverly inverts some genre standards has a pleasingly loose hold on reality.

 
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are razor-sharp in art comedy ‘The Christophers’

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are razor-sharp in art comedy ‘The Christophers’

“The Christophers” looks like an art heist movie at first. A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to finish a series of paintings by their famous father (Ian McKellen), who wants nothing to do with them or the uncompleted works that would surely command an astronomical price tag.

 
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‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ offers a teenage-girl mummy and a messy, overlong gorefest

‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ offers a teenage-girl mummy and a messy, overlong gorefest

The tagline for “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” is “Some things are meant to stay buried.” That also applies to the misguided “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” which should definitely stay deep underground for eternity.

 
AI-rendered Val Kilmer debuts in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ trailer

AI-rendered Val Kilmer debuts in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ trailer

The filmmakers behind “As Deep as the Grave,” the indie film that is using an artificial intelligence-rendered version of Val Kilmer in a prominent role, debuted a first look at the recreated actor Wednesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

 
What to stream: ‘Beef,’ Zayn Malik, ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles,’ Glen Powell and Elle Fanning

What to stream: ‘Beef,’ Zayn Malik, ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles,’ Glen Powell and Elle Fanning

Sadie Sandler starring in the Netflix comedy “Roommates” and fresh tunes from Zayn Malik are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

 
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‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ rockets to $629 million worldwide at the box office

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ rockets to $629 million worldwide at the box office

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” enjoyed otherworldly success at the box office in its second weekend in theaters.

 
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel on art, their friendship and ‘The Christophers’

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel on art, their friendship and ‘The Christophers’

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel met like their characters in “The Christophers” do, with a knock on the door.

 
Hollywood heavyweights voice ‘unequivocal opposition’ to Paramount-Warner merger in open letter

Hollywood heavyweights voice ‘unequivocal opposition’ to Paramount-Warner merger in open letter

More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in an open letter published Monday.

 
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