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A Noble Panda Takes On a Nightmare Enemy
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Po, the hero of "Kung Fu Panda 2," works out his identity crisis and faces Shen, the villainous peacock who has conducted a campaign of genocide against pandas.
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"Tuesday, After Christmas," a Romanian film directed by Radu Muntean, tells the story of a married regular guy who is having an affair with his daughter's dentist.
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Circular Firing Squad, Run by Young Radicals
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Solving Puzzles to Help With the Riddle of Midlife
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
In the Argentine film "Puzzle," the actress María Onetto plays a middle-class homemaker who stumbles onto a hobby that gives her life meaning.
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Among Lonelyhearts, a Meeting of Minds
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Three separate stories explore human connections and the limbo of the lonely unattached.News & Features
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By FRANK BRUNI
He constructs his movies like magical boxes, full of intriguing mysteries. Of course, eventually he has to let everyone see what's in there.
An Actor Who Knows Start-Ups
By JENNA WORTHAM
Ashton Kutcher, who rose to fame by playing a handsome ditz, is known as a smart early investor in Internet firms.
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Panda vs. Peacock: The Showdown
By MEKADO MURPHY
The filmmakers of "Kung Fu Panda 2" explored more of China for inspiration in scenery and design.
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'The Hangover' and the Age of the Jokeless Comedy
By ADAM STERNBERGH
Lots of comedies. Very few jokes.
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MOVIE REVIEW | 'KUNG FU PANDA 2'
A Noble Panda Takes On a Nightmare Enemy
By A. O. SCOTT
Po, the hero of "Kung Fu Panda 2," works out his identity crisis and faces Shen, the villainous peacock who has conducted a campaign of genocide against pandas.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS'
Case of Romanian Realism: Regular Guy, With Wife and Girlfriend
By A. O. SCOTT
"Tuesday, After Christmas," a Romanian film directed by Radu Muntean, tells the story of a married regular guy who is having an affair with his daughter's dentist.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'UNITED RED ARMY'
Circular Firing Squad, Run by Young Radicals
By MANOHLA DARGIS
In "United Red Army" Koji Wakamatsu charts the rise and self-destruction of a Japanese extremist group.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'PUZZLE'
Solving Puzzles to Help With the Riddle of Midlife
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
In the Argentine film "Puzzle," the actress María Onetto plays a middle-class homemaker who stumbles onto a hobby that gives her life meaning.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'HELLO LONESOME'
Among Lonelyhearts, a Meeting of Minds
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Three separate stories explore human connections and the limbo of the lonely unattached.
News & Features
Filmmaker J. J. Abrams Is a Crowd Teaser
By FRANK BRUNI
He constructs his movies like magical boxes, full of intriguing mysteries. Of course, eventually he has to let everyone see what's in there.
An Actor Who Knows Start-Ups
By JENNA WORTHAM
Ashton Kutcher, who rose to fame by playing a handsome ditz, is known as a smart early investor in Internet firms.
ARTS & LEISURE
Panda vs. Peacock: The Showdown
By MEKADO MURPHY
The filmmakers of "Kung Fu Panda 2" explored more of China for inspiration in scenery and design.
RIFF
'The Hangover' and the Age of the Jokeless Comedy
By ADAM STERNBERGH
Lots of comedies. Very few jokes.
A Director of Ideas With Decades of Them
By TERRENCE RAFFERTY
Norman Jewison, who has directed films like "Moonstruck" and "In the Heat of the Night," will be the subject of a retrospective at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE TREE OF LIFE'
Heaven, Texas and the Cosmic Whodunit
By A. O. SCOTT
"The Tree of Life," directed by Terrence Malick, envisions the origin of the universe and ponders some of life's deepest questions.
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MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE HANGOVER PART II'
3 Men and a Monkey-Baby
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms return as buds in trouble before a marriage in sequel to Todd Phillips's hit.
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VIDEO: Critics' Picks: 'Withnail and I'
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SLIDE SHOW: A Home for 'Life'
Images of the home featured in "The Tree of Life," with commentary from the production designer Jack Fisk.
SLIDE SHOW: Sketching a Panda's World
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