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Green Day Delivers Fresh-Faced Performance of Decades-Old Albums at SoFi Stadium: Concert Review

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The Oscars race is wide open this year, and so is the question of which film will win the coveted TIFF Audience Award. With A-listers like Selena Gomez and Angelina Jolie and…

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Tim Burton's lightweight sequel starring Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega works as ghostly fan service.
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James McAvoy is a hoot as a vacation friend from hell in a horror-comedy that overplays its slow burn.
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