Bob Mondello
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Movies
Documentary Review: 'One Child Nation'
China's most far-reaching social experiment — a multi-decade attempt at population control — is the subject of the documentary One Child Nation.
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Arts & Life
Hollywood Shoots The Moon: 117 Years Of Lunar Landings At The Movies
Motion pictures went to the moon long before Apollo 11 did, and they keep going back. Critic Bob Mondello reflects on the many films, from 1902 to today, that have made the journey.
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Movies
Spider-Man Faces The Usual Villains, An Unusually Tricky Storyline In 'Far From Home'
Marvel's Spider-Man: Far From Home finds Peter Parker on vacation in London when a new super-guy shows up: Mysterio, played by Jake Gyllenhaal.
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Movies
'Ophelia' Sees The World Differently Than Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet
Claire McCarthy's new film Ophelia takes the Bard's advice to "hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature," and finds a fresh angle on the story Shakespeare called Hamlet.
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Arts & Life
'Endgame' Nears All-Time Record, And The Age Of The Disney Mega-Blockbuster Is Upon Us
Critic Bob Mondello reviews the history of movie blockbusters and tracks how Disney's ownership of mega-blockbusting franchises is reshaping the multiplex.
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Movies
'Toy Story 4' Reaches For An Even More Resonant Sense Of Closure Than Last Film
Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the gang are back for a new adventure involving Bonnie's newest toy, Forky, a spork, in Pixar's Toy Story 4.
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Movies
Movie Review: 'Late Night' With Emma Thompson And Mindy Kaling
In the movie Late Night, a legendary female late night talk show host played by Emma Thompson is faced with plummeting ratings and impulsively hires a new writer, Mindy Kaling, to spice up her show.
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Movies
'The Fall Of The American Empire' Is An Intimate Crime Comedy With An Intellectual Twist
A philosophical heist comedy, The Fall of the American Empire is the latest intellectual critique from Canadian auteur Denys Arcand.
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Movies
Hollywood's Best Hopes To Keep Moviegoers Engaged After 'Endgame'
Hollywood's summer blockbuster season got a $2 billion head start this year from Avengers: Endgame. Now, with summer actually getting under way, how will Tinseltown keep the momentum going?
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Movies
Juliette Binoche Stars In 'Non-Fiction,' A Comedy About Book Publishing And Adultery
Juliette Binoche stars in a satirical comedy, and intellectual puzzle, about publishing and adultery called Non-Fiction.