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The real tragedy that inspired ‘Hamlet,’ the life of a pingpong prodigy and the third ‘Avatar’ adventure in December movies
The Week Recommends This month’s new releases include ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Marty Supreme’ and ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Will drought fuel global violence?
Podcast Plus why did Trump pardon a drug-trafficking president? And are romantic comedies in terminal decline?
By The Week UK Published
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Wake Up Dead Man: ‘arch and witty’ Knives Out sequel
The Week Recommends Daniel Craig returns for the ‘excellent’ third instalment of the murder mystery film series
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Zootropolis 2: a ‘perky and amusing’ movie
The Week Recommends The talking animals return in a family-friendly sequel
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The rapid-fire brilliance of Tom Stoppard
In the Spotlight The 88-year-old was a playwright of dazzling wit and complex ideas
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Marty Supreme: Timothée Chalamet is ‘captivating’ as a ping pong prodigy
The Week Recommends Josh Safdie’s ‘electrifying’ tale about a table tennis hustler is hotly tipped for Oscars glory
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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The 8 best action movies of the 21st century
the week recommends Thrills come in many forms, from assassins and spies to regular people fighting for justice
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Best movies of 2025: from One Battle After Another to Sinners
The Week Recommends A devastating family drama, a thrilling dystopian sequel and Ethan Hunt’s last mission: these are the films to watch
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The 5 best narco movies of all time
the week recommends Cartels from hell and the greasy underside of the international drug trade
By David Faris Published
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Park Avenue: New York family drama with a ‘staggeringly good’ cast
The Week Recommends Fiona Shaw and Katherine Waterston have a ‘combative chemistry’ as a mother and daughter at a crossroads
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Jay Kelly: ‘deeply mischievous’ Hollywood satire starring George Clooney
The Week Recommends Noah Baumbach’s smartly scripted Hollywood satire is packed with industry in-jokes
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Is Wicked: For Good defying expectations?
Talking Point Second half of hit musical film adaptation hamstrung by source material, but Cynthia Erivo and Jeff Goldblum are ‘sublime’
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The 8 greatest heist movies of all time
the week recommends True stories, social commentary and pure escapism highlight these great robbery movies
By David Faris Published
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Train Dreams pulses with ‘awards season gravitas’
The Week Recommends Felicity Jones and Joel Edgerton star in this meditative period piece about a working man in a vanished America
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