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Dylan O'Brien (left) and James Sweeney (right) in Twinless.

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'Twinless' is a dark comedy that doubles up on the twists

Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney craft a kind of chemistry that is equal parts funny and heart-wrenching.

‘Twinless’ is a dark comedy that doubles up on the twists

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Austin Butler stumbles into tk Caught Stealing

In Caught Stealing, Austin Butler plays a man whose life is upended when he agrees to look after his neighbor's cat. Sony Pictures hide caption

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Watching a neighbor's cat turns lethal in 'Caught Stealing'

Darren Aronofsky's film is a funny, bloody valentine to 1990s New York City. Though awfully engrossing, Caught Stealing's mix of rambunctious slapstick and bone-crunching violence doesn't always gel.

FA: Film Review: Caught Stealing

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A filmed version of the original Broadway production of Hamilton is in theaters starting Friday, in honor of the show's 10th anniversary.

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Horror, rom-coms and 'Hamilton' are all in theaters this weekend

This weekend, Hamilton is in theaters in honor of its anniversary, a new Conjuring horror film opens, and Dylan O'Brien stars in a twisty story about grief.

Vera Farmiga plays Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring: Last Rites, out this weekend. Warren and her husband, Ed, were ghostbusters whose real-life cases inspired The Conjuring franchise.

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The demons in 'The Conjuring' movies may not be real -- but the family tragedies are

The lucrative franchise is based on real stories — and the professional ghostbusters who saved the day. But critics say the real-life couple profited off of people's pain.

The demons in 'The Conjuring' movies may not be real — but the family tragedies are

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Vera Farmiga in The Conjuring: Last Rites.

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'The Conjuring: Last Rites' caps off a big summer for demon hunters

The Conjuring: Last Rites winds down the story of the demon-hunting couple loosely based on Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. They battle one last threat: a house in Pennsylvania that contains a haunted mirror and a terrified family. The Conjuring franchise has generated billions of dollars across many films and spinoffs full of hauntings, demonic possession, and creepy dolls. But does this film have a new story to tell?

The Conjuring: Last Rites And What's Making Us Happy

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Helen Mirren in The Thursday Murder Club.

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‘The Thursday Murder’ Club cozies up to murder

Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club is a cozy British mystery set at a posh retirement community. The movie stars Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, and Ben Kingsley as retirees who have formed a club that researches cold cases to pass the time – until a real murder, and a plucky new member, show up on their incredibly bucolic doorstep.

The Thursday Murder Club

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Austin Butler in Caught Stealing.

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The dream of the ’90s is alive in ‘Caught Stealing’

Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz and Bad Bunny star in Caught Stealing, the new grungy, throwback film from Darren Aronofsky. Butler plays Hank, a sad sack bartender at a sticky East Village dive bar in the 1990s. When his British punk neighbor Russ, played by Matt Smith, asks him to cat sit, Hank finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. His life comes apart as the criminal underworld becomes convinced he knows where a huge cache of stolen cash can be found. Will Hank fight back? Can he?

Caught Stealing

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Cumberbatch and Colman team up to play a couple at war

In the new movie, "The Roses," Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play husband and wife, Theo and Ivy, who were once very much in love, but now — two children and one transatlantic move later — are facing the possible demise of their marriage. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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Cumberbatch and Colman team up to play a couple at war

So many movies are made about the beginning of a relationship. That first spark of attraction. That first kiss. The new dark comedy “The Roses” is about the other end – when it's all falling apart. Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman star as Theo and Ivy, a couple who was once very much in love. Two children and a transatlantic move later, they’re now struggling to save their marriage.No one thinks it’s going to work – including their therapist.Cumberbatch and Colman sit down with host Mary Louise Kelly to discuss how they leveraged their real-life friendship to play two people who love to hate each other.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This holiday episode was produced by Kira Wakeam and Kathryn Fink. It was edited by Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

Cumberbatch and Colman team up to play a couple at war

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Peter Dinklage as Toxie in “The Toxic Avenger”

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Macon Blair's 'The Toxic Avenger' is a gory 'live action cartoon' with a heart of gold

Macon Blair's take on 1984's gore-core classic is as much a movie about love of family as it is a violent shock comedy.

MOVIE: The Toxic Avenger

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Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Roses, a reimagining of the 1989 film The War of the Roses, based on the 1981 novel by Warren Adler.

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No one hates you like someone who used to love you. 'The Roses' misses that

The 1989 film The War of the Roses was a nihilistic story of a dissolving marriage. A new reimagining starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch plays like a standard studio comedy.

In the new movie, "The Roses," Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play husband and wife, Theo and Ivy, who were once very much in love, but now — two children and one transatlantic move later — are facing the possible demise of their marriage.

In the new movie, "The Roses," Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play husband and wife, Theo and Ivy, who were once very much in love, but now — two children and one transatlantic move later — are facing the possible demise of their marriage. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple at odds

The actors tell All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly that their close relationship as real-life friends helped them get through some of their most toxic moments on screen.

In ‘The Roses,’ Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple at odds

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Benedict Cumberbatch in The Roses.

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In 'The Roses,' Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch spar for a new generation

First a novel and a 1989 hit film, the story of The Roses has been told before. This time around, Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple whose love curdles into resentment and then hatred. The film features Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon, and is directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Austin Powers) and written by Tony McNamara (Poor Things, The Favourite).

The Roses And What's Making Us Happy

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Documentary filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky

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Documentary filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky

Filmmaker Victor Kosskovsky has been thinking quite a lot about rocks these days. Things like big granite boulders, crushed up gravel and stunning slabs of marble. He formed those thoughts, and some opinions, into his most recent documentary: Architecton. It’s a movie entirely about stone. Victor joined us to talk about Architecton, what drew him to choosing rocks as a film subject and much more.

Documentary filmmaker Viktor Kossakovsky

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Tonic the cat stars as Bud in the action comedy Caught Stealing.

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Tonic the cat is 'Caught Stealing' the show in a new action comedy

The fluffy Siberian forest cat upstages Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Regina King and Bad Bunny in the new action comedy Caught Stealing.

Siberian forest cat steals the show in new action comedy 'Caught stealing'

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Steven Spielberg's Jaws turns 50 this year.

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‘Jaws’ is still stuck in our teeth, 50 years later

Steven Spielberg's Jaws turns 50 this year. It’s been called the perfect movie, the first blockbuster, and the film that changed why we go to the movies. As it returns to theaters, we head back into the water to revisit the classic creature feature with fresh eyes – lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes.

PCHH - Jaws

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A still from KPop Demon Hunters. A singalong version of the wildly popular Netflix animated movie is screening for one weekend only in theaters across the country

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Fans across the country raise their voices at 'KPop Demon Hunters' singalongs

Netflix's wildly popular movie about a fictitious all-girl rock band is hitting nearly 1,800 movie theaters around the country this weekend as a singalong version.

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS SINGALONG

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'Weapons' exposes the dark underbelly of American suburbia

Small-town life is upended when 17 children vanish in the middle of the night in Weapons. Warner Bros. hide caption

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'Weapons' exposes the dark underbelly of American suburbia

Small-town life is upended when 17 schoolchildren suddenly vanish without explanation in the middle of the night. Weapons is a spooky thriller that invites deeper interpretation.

'Weapons' exposes the dark underbelly of American suburbia

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