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Monitor Movie Guide

A year of Monitor movie reviews.

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Title	MPAA Rating	Review Date
‘Emilia Pérez’ breaks genres and bursts into song in a one-of-a-kind movie	R	2024-11-07
In ‘A Real Pain,’ a road trip whose emotional power sneaks up on you	R	2024-10-31
‘Road Diary’ documentary offers a front-row seat to stellar Bruce Springsteen	TV-MA	2024-10-24
‘Anora’ thinks she’s found her Prince Charming. This 5-star movie is no fairy tale.	R	2024-10-17
Live, from New York, it’s the ‘SNL’ origin story ‘Saturday Night’	R	2024-10-09
In ‘The Wild Robot,’ a 5-star fable for our AI age	PG	2024-09-27
Francis Ford Coppola spent $125 million on ‘Megalopolis.’ How is it?	R	2024-09-26
Burton and Keaton resurrect the fun in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’	PG-13	2024-09-05
Indigenous children were abused in Canada. A film seeks answers.	R	2024-08-15
With powerful ‘Green Border,’ a filmmaker searches for humanity in immigration stories	Unrated	2024-06-27
‘Inside Out 2’ offers all the feels – and a great time at the movies	PG	2024-06-17
‘Robot Dreams’ review: This animated delight explores friendship and loss	Unrated	2024-05-29
‘We Grown Now’ review: Amid gritty Chicago reality, two friends embrace childhood	PG	2024-04-18
‘Steve! (Martin)’ review: The wild and crazy (and private) guy shares his story	TV-MA	2024-03-29
‘Dune: Part Two’: Sandworms, slick villains, and a would-be savior	PG-13	2024-02-29
Lyrical, harrowing ‘Io Capitano’ offers epic immigration tale	Unrated	2024-02-22
Beauty and the feast: Savoring ‘The Taste of Things’	PG-13	2024-02-08
‘Perfect Days’ asks, what constitutes a happy life?	PG	2024-02-06
The Candy Man can: ‘Wonka’ is scrumpdiddlyumptious	PG	2023-12-15
‘The Zone of Interest’ asks us to consider the unthinkable	PG-13	2023-12-14
‘American Fiction’ asks: What, in our society, should a Black writer be?	R	2023-12-13
Bring your appetite: Wiseman’s latest film is a feast for the eyes	Unrated	2023-11-30
What’s the best way to capture Leonard Bernstein?	R	2023-11-21