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Showtimes for the films “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” are pictured behind the box office window at the Los Feliz Theatre, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Barbenheimer

Showtimes for the films “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” are pictured behind the box office window at the Los Feliz Theatre, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

The best movies of 2023

And we don’t shy away from the films that missed the mark.

Showtimes for the films “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” are pictured behind the box office window at the Los Feliz Theatre, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles.
By Meha Ahmad
   

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We go to the movies for magic. To laugh, to cry, to care… at least that’s what Nicole Kidman says in that preview that runs before your film starts.

Reset talks through the best films and flicks you shouldn’t miss.

GUESTS: Brandon Pope, anchor at CW26 and WBEZ podcast host

Michi Trota, Hugo Award winning editor and culture critic

Cody Dericks, seasonal manager at the Music Box Theatre, film critic for the website Next Best Picture

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