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Weekly Movie Guide
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Change comes slowly to the Downton Abbey universe and its Crawley family. Just watch Robert Crawley go flat-hunting in London. Wait, what? FLAT-HUNTING? Well, yes, and it’s the most amusing scene in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.”
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In an early scene from “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” the blisteringly obtuse Nigel Tufnel asks his wife a question after he and his bandmates have reunited after many years: “I don't know whether this was a good idea or not.” Fans may ask that very same question.
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Where the “Hunger Games” franchise is an exercise in maximalist world-building, Stephen King’s book “The Long Walk ” is on the minimalist side and leaves much to the imagination. So does the new film, even though it covers more than 300 miles and five days.
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“The Baltimorons” is one of those little movies you might stumble across and be surprised that it hooks you. It does so despite — or more likely because — of its complete lack of flashiness or any self-evident attempt to “hook you.” Instead, it manages that simply with low-key charm and a warm, unpretentious humanity.
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Julian Fellowes has been saying goodbye to “Downton Abbey” for nearly as long as it has existed. But 15 years, the creators are really, truly closing a chapter and saying farewell with “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” which just opened in theaters.
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“Only Murders in the Building” returning for its fifth season and the Netflix two-part documentary “aka Charlie Sheen” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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It’s the year for horror and “The Conjuring: Last Rites” was no exception. Its opening weekend tipped the genre over $1 billion in earnings for this year’s domestic box office.
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