Hugh Jackman is ferociously growling all across America. Even when he's indulging in his musical-theater side, it feels mostly like a Wolverine counterpoint. So when we picked his ten most notable roles by virile masculinity, how did things shake out?
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From 'Small Time Crooks' to 'To Rome With Love' and every 21st Century Woody film in between, ranked by our expert panel.
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Opening in limited release today are the latest from Woody Allen, and a teen sex comedy that takes you all the way back to 1993.
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With 'Blue Jasmine' opening this week, Cate Blanchett is at the forefront of our thoughts. She's had a tremendously varied career, and one that has frequently dipped back and forth between commercial and creative, studio and independent. How has she kept that balance? We took a look.
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With the director's take on 'The Wolverine' opening this weekend, take the opportunity to plan your director-specific movie marathon. We've got a starter kit.
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At the intersection of movie trailers and music, what does Pearl Jam's 'Release' tell us about the Christian Bale awards hopeful 'Out of the Furnace'?
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Opening in limited release today are the latest from Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn, Kristin Wiig, and Werner Herzog and Errol Morris. Plus an eye-opening documentary about killer whales in captivity.
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With both R.I.P.D. and Red 2 opening this week, Mary-Louise Parker's commercial muscles are getting a bit of a workout. But has her career been striking the right balance between mainstream (commercial) and indie (creative) output? We took a look.
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(Updated August 19th): The best thing about fantastic movies released in the first half of the year is that some of them are already available to watch on DVD. Here are your best bets.
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With the year half-over, which 2013 films have delivered the best, sweetest, most emotional romances of the year so far? We've picked the top five.
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With 'Only God Forgives,' Ryan Gosling is stepping into his favorite type of role: the silent, deadly, eerily self-confident anti-hero. It's a character type that fits in with a career full of smug men overdosing on self-satisfaction. We picked 12 of his most recognizable roles and ranked them accordingly.
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Opening in limited release today are a pair of Sundance faves, a timely doc about Google and Facebook’s invasions of privacy, and TV’s Hannibal in a whole new light.
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In a complicated cinematic landscape, there's still room for some heroes. Here are our favorites from 2013 year so far.
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We've got six movies that serve the leading ladies of the latest comedy about overgrown boys better.
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'Pacific Rim' isn't exactly offering the most relatable of robot 'characters.' Here are ten that actually made us care.
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Which 2013 performances had us rolling on the floor?
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With the disgraced former governor returning to politics, will Alex Gibney's memorable 2010 doc about Spitzer's scandal influence his comeback?
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Enjoy your holiday weekend with a coming-of-age Sundance hit, a Coogan-Winterbottom re-teaming, and a pair of docs about red-hot performers.
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Ever since July 4th weekend became a major movie tentpole, which films have been the best blockbusters? We asked a panel of experts to help us determine the best July 4th openings in the 18 years they've been a thing.
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With both Despicable Me 2 and The Way Way Back opening this week, both the commercial and the creative sides of Steve Carell's career are getting a workout. Has his career been striking the right balance between both? We took a look.
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At the intersection of movie trailers and music, what does Kanye West's 'Black Skinhead' tell us about the wildly anticipated Scorsese/DiCaprio re-teaming, 'The Wolf of Wall Street'?
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It's the half-year mark, so which docs have made the biggest impact this year?
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Which 2013 performances are we most hoping get some recognition come year-end?
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With 'The Heat,' America's Sweetheart is once again showing her inner badass. We picked 16 of her most notable roles and ranked which ones were the toughest.
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