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8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

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Whether you're a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

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In "The Fall Guy," Ryan Gosling plays a stunt man in the movie that Emily Blunt's character is directing.Credit...Universal Pictures

After the lead of a blockbuster action movie goes missing, his stunt double, Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling), must try to find him. This action romp includes an impressive array of stunts.

From our review:

Directed by David Leitch, "The Fall Guy" is divertingly slick, playful nonsense about a guy who lives to get brutalized again and again — soon after it starts, Colt suffers a catastrophic accident — which may be a metaphor for contemporary masculinity and its discontents, though perhaps not. More unambiguously, the movie is a feature-length stunt-highlight reel that's been padded with romance, a minor mystery, winking jokes and the kind of unembarrassed self-regard for moviemaking that film people have indulged in for nearly as long as cinema has been in existence. For once, this swaggering pretense is largely justified.

In theaters. Read the full review.

CRITIC'S PICK

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From left, Melissa McCarthy, Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan in "Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story."Credit...John P. Johnson/Netflix

Jerry Seinfeld imagines a heavily embellished version of the invention Pop-Tarts in this kooky comedy. The film also features Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan and a host of other famous faces.

From our review:

As junk food goes, "Unfrosted" is delightful with a sprinkle of morbidity. Building on last December's publicity stunt where an anthropomorphic Pop-Tart cooked and served itself to the Kansas State Wildcats, we're here treated to a funeral where the deceased is given Full Cereal Honors. I will spoil nothing except to say Snap, Crackle and Pop have a ceremonial duty. The jokes spill forth so fast that there's no time for the shtick to get soggy.

Watch on Netflix. Read the full review.

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Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway in "The Idea of You."Credit...Amazon

Anne Hathaway stars as Solène Marchand, a 40-year-old mom who has a chance encounter with a (much younger) member of a wildly popular boy band. The two must navigate the complications of celebrity and romance.

From our review:

It's probably coincidental that "The Idea of You" comes on the heels of Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," on which she strongly implies that her carefully cultivated fandom has made her love life a nightmare. But spiritually, at least, they're of a piece — even if the origins of the film's plot seem as much borne of parasociality as a critique of it. And that makes Hathaway's performance extra poignant. She's been dragged into that buzz saw before. And somehow, she's figured out how to make a life on the other side of it.

Watch on Prime Video. Read the full review.

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Maïwenn and Johnny Depp in "Jeanne du Barry," written and directed by Maïwenn, who plays du Barry to his Louis XV.Credit...Stephanie Branchu/Vertical

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