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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In ‘First Man,’ how well does Ryan Gosling portray Neil Armstrong?

Our critics review “Beautiful Boy,” based on the real lives of a father-son duo who have to deal with meth addiction; “First Man,” about NASA’s quest to land a man on the moon in the 1960s; “Bad Times at the El Royale,” a thriller with a…

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By Madeleine Brand • Oct 12, 2018 • 1 min read

Our critics review “Beautiful Boy,” based on the real lives of a father-son duo who have to deal with meth addiction; “First Man,” about NASA’s quest to land a man on the moon in the 1960s; “Bad Times at the El Royale,” a thriller with a star-studded cast; and “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween.”

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