Three things about James Norton are true: He’s handsome, he knows it, and he knows how to express his handsomeness as utterly loathsome. For the better part of “Things Heard & Seen,” the new film from Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, Norton imagines his face as an object well-deserving of a smack, or two, or five, but takes his time building up to punching bag status.

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If you’re a young married couple that finds a deal that is too good to be true on a farmhouse from the 19th century in a small town, then maybe you understand that evil is afoot and you should say no. Alas, the couple in “Things Heard & Seen” eagerly move into the house only to find the darkness that lives inside.

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Horror movies have taught people a number of things.

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Every year is a good year to stan female directors, but 2021 has cooked us up a real feast. Acting veterans like Rebecca Hall, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, and Halle Berry are finally claiming their director’s chairs on feature films, while arthouse icon Jane Campion is returning to hers after 12 years. Foreign language directors like Lucile Hadžihalilović and Ildikó Enyedi are making their English-language debuts, and French juggernaut Mélanie Laurent is working on two releases back to back.

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Markdown Amanda Seyfried as the latest combatant entering the fray of the great streaming wars set to begin in a few weeks. From Pedro Pascal and the MCU’s cast of heroes to Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, the incoming Apple+ and Disney+ streaming platforms have fortified their armories of A-list talent for original shows that will be fighting for the attention of a Netflix-loving world.

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