’12 Strong’ Film Review: Chris Hemsworth Leads the Charge in a Powerful Afghanistan Story
There’s wit, tension and intelligence in this tale of the first US troops to enter the country after 9/11
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‘Proud Mary’ Film Review: Taraji P. Henson Shoulda Kept Her Good Job in the City
An all-male writing and directing team reduces a lady assassin’s femininity to lipstick and maternal instincts
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‘Molly’s Game’ Film Review: Jessica Chastain’s Poker Face Folds to an Overplayed Script
Aaron Sorkin sets up a fascinating character with the real-life gambling maven Molly Bloom, only to undo her with simplistic overexplanation
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‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’ Film Review: Annette Bening’s Performance Elevates a Tepid Biopic
The fine work of Bening and Jamie Bell only does so much for this sketchy look at film legend Gloria Grahame
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All 7 Alexander Payne Movies Ranked From Worst to Best (Photos)
How does “Downsizing” rank in the celebrated director’s filmography?
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‘Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story’ Film Review: She Was a Glamour Girl and a Scientist
Lamarr’s life as both an iconic star and inventor is a fascinating one, and this telling is mostly up to the task
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‘My Friend Dahmer’ Review: Portrait of a Future Serial Killer Never Comes Into Focus
Disney alum Ross Lynch plays teenage “Jeff” Dahmer in a movie that fails to explicate his later crimes
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‘The Square’ Review: Comedic Moral Fable Shocks, Then Repeats Itself
Director Ruben Ostlund (“Force Majeure”) makes lacerating points about society, but then he keeps making them
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‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women’ Review: Diana’s Sexy Roots Are Steamrollered
This look at the triad who created the legendary superheroine blurs the line between biopic and fan-fiction
