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THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE Is a Dazzling Family Adventure

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Nintendo has worked tirelessly over the past 30 years to fend off the grimy funk of the first Super Mario Bros. movie. Though that dark and drastic take on the material has its defenders (I […]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie review: all nostalgia bait, no original hook

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Donkey Kong carries two big barrels on his shoulders in a stadium full of apes in The Super Mario Bros. Movie

In the world of video games, you can always count on Mario. Nintendo’s mascot is a cheery plumber whose can-do attitude and penchant for jumping has made him an avatar for all kinds of family […]

‘Barbie’ Movie Unveils Dua Lipa Will Make Acting Debut In The Film

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dua lipa in a green outfit performing on stage

Getty Image Dua Lipa is beginning to branch out and be more than a pop star, as Warner Bros. announced today that the 27-year-old British bombshell will be making her feature film debut in Barbie […]

How Chris Tucker helped ‘Air’ movie get Nike’s Howard White right

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Chris Tucker in Beverly Hills earlier this month. (Tayo Kuku Jr. / For The Times) Ever since the premiere of its eye-catching trailer during the Super Bowl, “Air” has been generating a lot of positive […]

Here’s what the Dungeons & Dragons movie directors would do in a sequel

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Edgin the Bard (Chris Pine) backs up against a wall in a panic as a displacer beast corners him in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves in theaters and Critical Role’s animated series The Legend of Vox Machina fresh off its second season, it feels like D&D onscreen is having a particularly mainstream moment. […]

‘Tetris’ movie calls it ‘the perfect game.’ Experts explain why

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Taron Egerton with his arm around Nikita Efremov in a scene from "Tetris."

The real story behind how Tetris became a video game phenomenon is more compelling than most imagined narratives. A computer game created by Russian programmer Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union, Tetris eventually hit the […]