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Israel-Hamas Talks Over Hostage Releases and a Cease-Fire Stall
Officials say Hamas has continued to press Israel for a commitment to a permanent cease-fire after a multistage release of all hostages, but Israel has refused.
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Macky Sall Sets Senegal Election date
President Macky Sall previously postponed the election without setting a date. On Wednesday, he also fired the prime minister, his party’s candidate for president.
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Israel Must Let More Aid Into Gaza, U.K. Tells Israeli Official
After meeting with Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet, the British foreign secretary, David Cameron, had strong words about conditions in Gaza that “must change.”
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Kung Fu Panda 4
Did the world really need another “Kung Fu Panda” movie? The trilogy ended in satisfying fashion in 2016 with the cuddly, constantly hungry Po finally coming into his own in his unlikely role as the Dragon Warrior. He is both the student and the teacher. He has the respect of the Furious Five and his…
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Women Writers Week 2024: Table of Contents
For over a decade, RogerEbert.com has been turning over its entire content stream to female writers, and 2024 is our most ambitious year to date. Below, find links to all of our reviews and articles, over three dozen in total: REVIEWS “Bella” by Nell Minow “Cabrini” by Tomris Laffly “Kung Fu Panda 4” by Christy…
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Rose Glass on Love Lies Bleeding
Set in rural New Mexico in the late-1980s, “Love Lies Bleeding,” from acclaimed writer-director Rose Glass, explores themes of obsession and addiction through the love story of a reclusive gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart), with a bloody past, who falls hard for a bodybuilding drifter named Jackie (Katy O’Brian). The film pulsates with the grit…
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She’s Alive! Why Frankenstein Is Back—And Why It’s Being Used to Tell Women’s Stories
During an ordinary winter film season, Zelda Williams and Diablo Cody’s “Lisa Frankenstein”—a candy-colored paean to teen outsiders, undying love, and murderous self-discovery—would be notable simply for its sheer weirdness (and its outstanding usage of a magical tanning bed). But right now, it’s notable for an even weirder reason: it is the fourth Frankenstein-inspired film…
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Bella
“I’m not a singer; I’m a dancer!” Bella Lewitzky defiantly refused to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee when they asked if she was a communist. As a result, she was blacklisted, and could no longer appear in the movies that were her primary source of income. It was the first time she stood up…
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Scientists Create Elephant Stem Cells in the Lab
The results could shed light on why the animals rarely get cancer. But the researchers’ ultimate goal of bringing back woolly mammoths is still aspirational.
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Spinosaurus Didn’t Swim After Its Supper, Study Claims
A new paper challenges the idea that the large, carnivorous dinosaur dived after prey rather than wading and plucking it out of the water.