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Supergirl is a blast, but the movie doesn’t match her punk-rock spirit

Supergirl is a blast, but the movie doesn’t match her punk-rock spirit

Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El, or Supergirl, sports not a spandex suit but a Blondie T-shirt. Nonchalant and sarcastic, Kara is also a little Han Solo-ish. She’s a welcome, jagged riff on more buttoned-up superheroes, and Alcock is terrific in the role. If only “Supergirl” was as good as she is.

 
More than just a meal is on the table in Olivia Wilde’s dinner party comedy of manners ‘The Invite’

More than just a meal is on the table in Olivia Wilde’s dinner party comedy of manners ‘The Invite’

Soufflé is for dinner, but much more is on the table in Olivia Wilde’s deliciously entertaining chamber comedy, “The Invite,” about a couple whose marriage is on the rocks who invite their upstairs neighbors over for an impromptu get-together.

 
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Film academy invites 529 new members, including Jenna Ortega, the Safdie brothers and Jacob Elordi

Film academy invites 529 new members, including Jenna Ortega, the Safdie brothers and Jacob Elordi

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday invited 529 members to the Oscar voting body, a new class that brings the group’s membership to nearly double what it was a decade ago.

 
What to stream: Paul Simon, ‘Undertone,’ ‘In the Hand of Dante’ and ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

What to stream: Paul Simon, ‘Undertone,’ ‘In the Hand of Dante’ and ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

A Paul Simon concert special, a minimalist auditory horror about a paranormal podcaster in “Undertone” and Season 2 of the live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

 
‘Toy Story 5’ rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million

‘Toy Story 5’ rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million

“Toy Story” still has a friend in moviegoers. The fifth installment in the Pixar series debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily setting a new franchise record and notching the biggest opening weekend of the year.

 
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