Reviews
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‘Brand: A Second Coming’ Review: Russell Brand Captured in Warts-and-All Documentary
From an addict to an activist, Ondi Timoner’s film captures the British comedian’s metamorphosis, to striking effect
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‘The Intern’ Review: Anne Hathaway, Robert De Niro Boost This Bland Generation-Gap Comedy
Workplace comedy from Nancy Meyers barely works, but the stars earn overtime by putting their charm in overdrive
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‘Pan’ Review: Peter Pan Prequel Never Grows Up – Or Gets Interesting
Overdone performances (including Hugh Jackman’s), hideous visuals and half-baked ideas plagiarized from better movies make origin story an awfully awful adventure
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‘Captive’ Review: Kate Mara and David Oleweyo Thriller Fails to Thrill
Well-intentioned but badly-made, this crime-and-religion true story lands on-screen with a thud
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‘Sicario’ Review: Emily Blunt Sees Worst of the War on Drugs
Thriller from director Denis Villeneuve harbors no illusion about a moral high ground in battle between government and drug cartels
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‘The New Girlfriend’ Review: Tame Trans Drama Is Too Beautiful to Dismiss
Haunted by death and idiosyncrasy, director François Ozon’s latest is about the loves and identities that dare not speak their names
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‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Review: Tobey Maguire Goes for Gold as Chess Legend Bobby Fischer
Director Edward Zwick may not be crazy enough to make sense of Fischer, but Maguire and Liev Schreiber provide a clash of acting titans
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‘The Family Fang’ Toronto Review: Christopher Walken Steals Movie From Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman
Bateman’s second effort as a director is a step up in the way he’s able to balance broad comic moments with real emotion
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‘Legend’ Toronto Review: Two Tom Hardys Are Better Than One
Dual performances by Hardy as twin brothers are the best thing about Brian Helgeland’s British gangster film
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’90 Minutes in Heaven’ Review: Hayden Christensen Visits Angels, Audience Goes to Purgatory
A preacher’s tale of his clinical death and experience of the afterlife isn’t the worst, but with faith-based films, it’s all relative
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‘I Saw the Light’ Toronto Review: Tom Hiddleston Tries to Fill Hank Williams’ Cowboy Hat
The British actor plays the country music icon convincingly, but he doesn’t have the twang
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‘Sleeping With Other People’ Review: Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie Lead Smartest, Bawdiest Rom-Com Since ‘Bridesmaids’
Director Leslye Headland’s second film boasts witty dialogue, realistic characters and situations, and spot-on performances
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‘The Perfect Guy’ Review: Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut Can’t Redeem Slapdash Thriller
This love-triangle thriller, also starring Sanaa Lathan, never comes to a sharp point
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‘De Palma’ Venice Review: Fascinating Guided Tour Through a Master Filmmaker’s Career
Brian De Palma does all the talking, and the results are a documentary you wish could be twice as long
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‘The Legend of Georgia McBride’ Theater Review: Or, Queer Eye for the Straight Elvis Impersonator
Playwright Matthew Lopez channels Tennessee Williams in a drama about drag queens including one who could be straight out of “Sweet Bird of Youth”