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‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ Film Review: Old-School Family Adventure Strikes It Rich
Isabela Moner deftly updates the animated heroine in a film that, after a shaky start, hits the right notes of fun and cultural specificity
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‘Stuber’ Film Review: Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista Stall Out With Deflated Script
These seasoned comic performers can’t breathe life into this buddy-cop comedy’s one-star jokes
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‘Wild Rose’ Film Review: Jessie Buckley Shines as a Scottish Singer With Nashville Dreams
This star-is-born tale is old as time, but Buckley’s powerful musical and dramatic performance is a standout
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‘American Woman’ Film Review: Sienna Miller Digs Deep Into Shallow Story of Struggle
Miller and Christina Hendricks create rich characters in a woman’s story that could have benefitted from women writing and directing
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‘Late Night’ Film Review: Mindy Kaling Spins a Love Story Between a Woman and Her Career
Kaling, Emma Thompson and director Nisha Ganatra create a witty tale about dreams coming true, even when they think you’re the ”diversity hire“
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‘Ma’ Film Review: Octavia Spencer Outshines a Would-Be Campy Thriller That Is Neither
Her ”The Help“ director Tate Taylor wants to go over the top while also dealing with a woman’s trauma, and he can’t nail the balance
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‘Booksmart’ Film Review: Debut Director Olivia Wilde Delivers Witty Coming-of-Age Comedy
Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein create a believable friendship in a tale of young nerdy girls out for a wild grad night
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‘The Biggest Little Farm’ Film Review: Inspirational Farm Tale Avoids Complicated Issues
This gorgeous portrait of a family farm never digs into details about specifics like money, droughts or migrant workers
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‘Wine Country’ Film Review: Amy Poehler Comedy Celebrates the Vintage of 50-Something Women
Poehler makes an impressive directorial debut co-starring Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer and Paula Pell
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‘Long Shot’ Film Review: Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen Make a Charming, Unlikely Couple
SXSW 2019: In a genre that requires suspension of disbelief, the two stars and director Jonathan Levine sell us on this love story
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‘The Curse of La Llorona’ Film Review: Mexican Folklore Gets Whitewashed in Disappointing Horror Effort
Generations of Latin children were terrified by threats of this ghost, but the white writers mostly miss the point in this effective but misguided effort
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‘Breakthrough’ Film Review: Faith-Based Saga Freezes Out Deeper Analysis
The prayers of devoted mom Chrissy Metz bring her son back to life in a film that asks viewers to take its faith on faith
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‘Missing Link’ Film Review: Stop-Motion Animated Feature Looks Great But Lacks Story
The latest from Laika is visually breathtaking, but the narrative won’t enthrall kids or their parents, even with Hugh Jackman voicing
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‘Us’ Film Review: Jordan Peele Terrifies Again With a Chilling Examination of Duality
This powerful follow-up to ”Get Out“ confirms Peele’s gifts as a genre filmmaker who’s not afraid of social commentary
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‘Yardie’ Film Review: Idris Elba Falls Short With Atmospheric Directorial Debut
Many strong elements just don’t come together in this adaptation of the best-seller about Jamaica’s criminal underground
