Fabelmans

The Best Movies 2022: ‘Fabelmans,’ ‘Avatar’ and more

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The Best Movies 2022: ‘Fabelmans,’ ‘Avatar’ and more

For a moment, let’s forget the struggles cinemas are facing — not many people want to schlep to see non-Marvel movies anymore, turns out — and let’s celebrate what was an energizing, unexpected and often freaking weird year for film. 2022 marked a comeback for many major directors. Baz Luhrmann ended a nine-year feature hiatus … Read more

No girlfriend! Spielberg’s classmates reveal fictions in ‘Fabelmans’

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No girlfriend! Spielberg’s classmates reveal fictions in ‘Fabelmans’

Steven Spielberg doesn’t attend his high-school reunions. After seeing his autobiographical coming-of-age film “The Fabelmans,” it’s easy to understand why. Drawn from the director’s real-life teen years, the new movie depicts Sam Fabelman — Spielberg’s alter ego, played by Gabriell LaBelle — getting beaten up, enduring anti-Semitic slurs from jeering jocks and feeling brutally alienated. According … Read more