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1. Sch. with buildings named for George

Lucas and Steven

Spielberg 4. Foxx whose real last name was Sanford 8. “OMG, this party’s poppin’!” 14. Alphabetically consecutive first name 15. Skin soother 16. “How thoughtful!” 17. The worst place for almonds, cashews and pecans to be? 19. Hostile feeling 20. Award won twice by Giannis

Antetokounmpo 21. Insignificant 22. Petri dish filler 23. “Barry” network 25. Some, in France 27. Like many tours 30. Exposes a secret

of a convenience store? 33. A-to-Z 34. About 5.88 trillion mi. 35. Powell’s costar in the “Thin Man” films 36. Riverbank deposit 38. Red lightsaber wielder 40. Things “said” in doctors’ offices 43. “Believe” singer 45. Perform something perfectly 49. Felines are lethal? 51. Proportionate size for some model trains 52. Taylor-Joy of “The

Queen’s Gambit” 53. Drug that can be microdosed 55. NFL analyst

Collinsworth 56. Cartoon characters wearing Phrygian

caps 59. Fortunate 62. Possible result of iodine deficiency 63. Odin and Thor stood at urinals? 65. Magician’s hiding place 66. Nitwit, to a Brit 67. Actress Long 68. Like many a salad 69. Shows curiosity 70. Since Jan. 1

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1. “Anchors Aweigh” grp. 2. Immobilizing device 3. Fish alternative? 4. Obama chief of staff Emanuel 5. Abbr. on a mountain sign 6. Lundgren of “Rocky

IV” 7. Marina ____ Rey 8. “No need to tell me what happened

there” 9. Up ____ good 10. One whose life is going downhill? 11. In-between 12. Nirvana’s final studio album 13. QBs throw for them 18. Manhattan eatery since 1927 21. Talks up 22. Go gray, maybe 24. La Paz’s nation:

Abbr. 26. Hog heaven? 28. Former MLB All-

Star ____ Aybar 29. Home to the Indira

Gandhi Memorial

Museum 31. Getting even with 32. Some Latinas:

Abbr. 37. Giveaways at the poker table 39. Minor setback 40. Obama health law,

for short 41. Fictional pilot who says “Never tell me the odds” 42. Thwarts 44. Monogram of the

“Treasure Island” author 46. “Grand” or “petit” crime 47. “Works for me” 48. QBs throw to them 50. Pan-fries 54. Some red carpet dresses 57. Dream, in Dijon 58. Armisen or Astaire 60. Fargo’s state: Abbr. 61. D-Day crafts 62. Setting at 0 degrees long. 63. 4.0 is a great one, for short 64. TV’s “American ____”

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In New York City, 1933, physician Burt Berendsen (Bale) and attorney Harold Woodman (John David Washington), partners in an undefined humanist business venture and advocates for veterans’ benefits reform (having served together during the first world war), are approached by Liz Meekins (Taylor Swift) to perform a sub rosa autopsy on her father (Ed Begley, Jr.), the general who founded their regiment. As tension and violence mount, the tale of Burt and Harold’s post-war Dutch sojourn spools out, complete with free-spiritedheiress-turned-nurse-turned-artist Valerie (Margot Robbie) with whom the latter falls in doomed love. We then learn of Burt’s odious marriage to a Park Avenue blueblood, whose parents have all but nullified his medical license and social standing.

The whodunit expands, rather precipitously, into a tale of would-be global domination, complete with a brace of deliciously comic (perhaps unnecessary) international covert agents (Mike Myers and Michael Shannon) and a U.S. Marine Corps general who refuses to kneel to authoritarianism (Robert DeNiro).

In the parable quality of its true life, everything-old-is-new-again narrative and ensemble mystery, Amsterdam reminds of Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move (2021). But, and this may be solely a matter of taste, it seems altogether too fixated on its Message, on transcending genre and expounding on Russell’s perspective, to be much fun. The cast is, of course, unbelievably luminous, capable and beyond committed, but some of them are more adept than others at rendering Russell’s arcane, stagy dialogue as real speech, and others have precious little to do; stunt casting is more fun when it yields revelations, or at least surprises. And where Soderbergh’s bristly little caper felt somehow timely, Russell’s left me wondering what he intended to add to the conversation.

To its credit, Amsterdam is an artfully executed affair, with set design and costuming that effectively recreate a moment in time as real. Which is to say, lived-in, sometimes dingy, with a distinct and unbreachable gap between the haves and the have-nots. Its evocation of time and place is immersive, a complete vision and a true accomplishment. But what does it serve?

I continue to admire Russell’s work; I even like that he tried to bring us a continental mystery with something to say. But that something feels, in situ, a little obvious, a foregone conclusion: The canary was dead before we got to the bottom. R. 134M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK. l

John J. Bennett (he/him) is a movie nerd who loves a good car chase.

NOW PLAYING

BARBARIAN. AirBnB nightmare with Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård and Justin Long. R 102M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA.

BROS. Refreshing and bawdy rom-com starring Billy Eichner and Nicholas Stoller. R. 115M. FORTUNA, MINOR.

DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Kate McKinnon voice superheroes’ best friends. PG. 106M. FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.

DON’T WORRY DARLING. A 1950s utopian community goes awry. Starring Florence Pugh, Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles. Pick your fighter. R. 123M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.

HALLOWEEN ENDS. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) goes one final round with Michael Myers. Get his ass, Grandma. R. 111M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK, MINOR.

LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE. Live action/ CG animation story of a croc living in New York City but definitely not lurking the sewers because that is an outdated stereotype. With Constance Wu and Javier Bardem. PG. 106M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU. Animated prequel with the chaotic little henchfolk. PG. 90M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

MOONAGE DAYDREAM. Dreamy documentary about David Bowie. PG13. 134M. MINOR.

SMILE. A shrink with baggage starts seeing people with scary grins everywhere and suddenly my bitchface doesn’t seem so bad, does it, people? Starring Sosie Bacon. R. 115M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.

STARS AT NOON. An American journalist in Nicaragua gets entangled with a shady British businessman instead of writing, I guess. R. 135M. BROADWAY.

TERRIFIER 2. Sequel with teens (check) and a murdery clown (check) on Halloween (check). R. 148M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.

THE WOMAN KING. Viola Davis flexes on us all as general of the 19th century all-female army of West African kingdom of Dahomey. With Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega. PG13. 134M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MINOR.

*Updated listings for Fortuna Theatre were not available at press time. For showtimes call: Broadway Cinema (707) 443-3456; Fortuna Theatre (707) 7252121; Mill Creek Cinema 839-3456; Minor Theatre (707) 822-3456.