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‘Argylle’: Romancing the clone

The interminable, bullet-pocked cube of zirconium spy whimsy called “Argylle” comes to us from director Matthew Vaughn, master of the hollow jape and laddish smirk. If you enjoyed “Layer Cake” (2004), “Kick-Ass” (2010) and the three “Kingsman” movies (2014-2021) – well, you may or may not enjoy his latest action comedy, which takes a familiar […]

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Oscar nods in directing don’t reflect a wonderfully wide-ranging year

There was a bittersweet symmetry to be found in learning of the death of Norman Jewison just a day before the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominees. Jewison, who died Saturday at age 97, was one of the great journeyman directors in Hollywood, the stylistically unobtrusive craftsman who brought the gripping civil rights-era drama “In […]