‘Graduation’ Review: Dark Satire Examines Romanian Corruption
Romanian New Wave master Cristian Mungiu (“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”) examines his homeland with characteristic subtlety
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‘Born in China’ Review: Disney Animal Doc Is Cutesy and Contrived, But…Baby Panda!
This year’s Disneynature Earth Day release, narrated by John Krasinski, is a narratively unfocused visual delight
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‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ Review: Smurfette Stars in Much-Improved, All-Animated Adventure
Aiming this CGI movie directly at kids is but one of many improvements over the last two big-screen outings for the blue ones
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‘Their Finest’ Review: British Screenwriters Keep Calm and Carry On in Stirring WWII Tale
Director Lone Scherfig (“An Education”) manages both to tweak and to champion the wartime perseverance that took place both on and off screen
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‘The Assignment’ Review: Michelle Rodriguez Snarls Through Tacky Trans-sploitation Saga
The handling of trans issues is all wrong here, but then so is everything else in Walter Hill’s shoddy, sloppy revenge tale
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‘The Boss Baby’ Review: Wit and Charm Gets Sunk in Too Much Formula
This sweet tale of sibling rivalry doesn’t need all the requisite chase scenes and ticking clocks of by-the-numbers animation
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‘Life’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Battles Space Monster (and Familiarity)
Sci-fi horror flick delivers some impressive jolts despite its inescapable similarities to the “Alien” series
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‘Power Rangers’ Review: TV Teen Superhero Reboot Musters Some Spark
Yes, you’ve seen this origin story and world-saving saga a million times, but the quintet of charismatic leads gives life to this franchise cash-grab
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‘Frantz’ Review: François Ozon’s Post-War Tragedy Lacks Subtlety
The auteur’s examination of the perils of nationalism delivers most of its points with far too heavy a hand
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‘Personal Shopper’ Review: Kristen Stewart Sees Ghosts in Captivating Arthouse Thriller
Olivier Assayas (“Clouds of Sils Maria”) examines 20-somethings, living and dead, who find themselves stuck between places
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‘Kong: Skull Island’ Review: All-Star Monster Movie Satisfies Without Surprising
This skillful old-school creature feature — featuring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson — hits its marks predictably, but with gusto
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‘The Last Word’ Review: Shirley MacLaine’s Still Got It, in a Movie That Doesn’t
The screen legend and co-star Amanda Seyfried are undone by a film that has not one single genuine emotion
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‘Get Out’ Review: Jordan Peele Scores With a Scary, Funny, Relevant Directorial Debut
Meeting the parents was never this unsettling – and somewhere, the Stepford Wives are smiling
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‘Logan’ Review: Hugh Jackman Puts the ‘R’ in Wolverine
You won’t get mature storytelling in this restricted-audiences outing, but there are F-bombs and head-stabbings galore
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‘The Great Wall’ Review: Matt Damon Battles Scary Chinese Monsters
This silly adventure is best enjoyed as a creature-feature for eight-year-olds of all ages
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‘A Cure for Wellness’ Review: Sludgy Horror Film Mistakes Art Direction for Suspense
There’s a terrible secret in this chic Alpine spa, but by the time it’s revealed, you’ll either have guessed it or you won’t care
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‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Review: Animated Superhero Saga Clicks Spoof to Sincerity
DC Comics’ satire/thrill ride understands its characters better than Zack Snyder ever did
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‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Review: At Least They Look Like They’re Enjoying Themselves This Time
Anastasia and Christian are back in a movie that resembles an un-asked-for collaboration between the Hallmark and Playboy Channels
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‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Review: Oscar-Nominated Doc Lets James Baldwin’s Words Echo Through 2017
Director Raoul Peck lets the great writer do all the talking, and his observations about race in America remain all too relevant today
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‘The Space Between Us’ Review: Martian Teen Saga Earthbound by Inanity
Ludicrous sci-fi romance will engage neither the space between your ears nor the space between your ribs
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‘The Comedian’ Review: Robert De Niro Skims Surface as Washed-Up Stand-Up
The movie aims to be “The Wrestler” for the comedy-club set, but it too often settles for cheap gags and even cheaper sentiment
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‘Gold’ Review: Matthew McConaughey Digs Up the Unexpected
Every time you think you know where this rags-to-riches saga is going, it takes an unpredictable turn
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Mary Tyler Moore Remembered: She Made It, After All
Off screen as well as on, the talented actress reminded us of the power of resiliency and reinvention
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‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Review: Canine Tear-Jerker Fails the Sniff Test
Sentimentality overwhelms in this salute to puppy love (and the power of dog death to milk audience tears)
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‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ Review: Vin Diesel Fails to Resuscitate Comatose Franchise
The whole “extreme sports 007” gimmick was previously silly … now it’s just dull
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‘The Founder’ Review: Michael Keaton McDonald’s Biopic Needs More Salt
The tale of how Ray Kroc stole McDonald’s should be trenchant in its corporate satire, but it’s as bland and unchallenging as a Big Mac
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‘A Face in the Crowd’ Predicted Rise of Donald Trump 60 Years Ago (Commentary)
Andy Griffith’s charismatic but hollow TV personality uses his camera-friendliness to rise to the corridors of power. Sound familiar?
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‘Sleepless’ Review: Jamie Foxx Goes Undercover in Underwritten Cop Drama
So trite as to teeter on parody, this Vegas-set ticking-clock thriller is a shouty bore
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‘Live by Night’ Review: Ben Affleck Presents the Boring Twenties
The actor-writer-director’s homage to vintage gangster movies isn’t a complete failure but it’s an offer you can refuse
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‘Underworld: Blood Wars’ Review: Kate Beckinsale Slinks Through Another Silly Sequel
What’s the point of a vampire-werewolf war if they’re going to fight it with machine guns?
