Reviews
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‘Paper Towns’ Review: John Green Coming-of-Age Road Comedy Puts Teens in Driver’s Seat
An intriguing tale from the “Fault in Our Stars” author reminds us that cool kids struggle to live up their own legends
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‘Self/less’ Review: Ryan Reynolds Shares Ben Kingsley’s Brain in Point/less Thriller
If a sci-fi movie feels like a rip-off of the 1960s classic “Seconds,” does that make it “Thirds”?
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‘Amy’ Review: Winehouse’s Fascinating Contrasts Surface in This Bio-Autopsy
Director Asif Kapadia’s excellent film asks if Winehouse, a beneficiary and fodder of the fame machine, ever really had a chance at survival
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‘Extant’ Review: Halle Berry Embraces Absurdity as Spielberg’s Alien-Invasion Returns to Earth
Oscar winner’s CBS series loses some of first season’s mystery in Season 2 premiere
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‘Zoo’ Review: James Wolk and Big Cats Save Summer Sci-Fi Series
Fun performances from human and animal actors make up for flat dialogue, thin characterization
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‘Terminator Genisys’ Reviews: Critics Nostalgic, Bored Over Reboot
Beside Arnold Schwarzenegger, performances in fifth installment of the franchise reach no better than “serviceable”
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‘Scream’ Review: Slasher-Parody Movie Franchise Slays TV
Waiting for a serial killer to strike has never been more fun
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‘Magic Mike XXL’ Reviews: Channing Tatum’s Stripper Sequel Splits Critics
Reviewers are torn over movie with one saying, the chemistry just isn’t there among “insanely charismatic people”
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‘Magic Mike XXL’ Review: Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer and Cast Grind Their Way Through Bumpy Sequel
If the first movie was a serious drama disguised as a ladies’ night out, this follow-up is a bachelorette party you have to wait almost two hours to get to
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‘Max’ Reviews: Critics Say Dog Movie Barks up the Wrong Tree
Reviewers knock Warner Bros. film for being hokey and overly sentimental
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‘A Little Chaos’ Review: Alan Rickman Directs Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts in Lazy Feminist Fantasy
Just about nothing works in this period romance set against the landscaping of Versailles
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‘Max’ Review: Old-Fashioned Tale of a Heroic Mutt Gets Surprisingly Dark
Starring Thomas Haden Church, Lauren Graham and Robbie Amell, this dutifully educational children’s story looks and feels like a Disney Channel movie
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‘Batkid Begins’ Review: A Heroic Boy Rescues a City, and Vice Versa, in Stirring Documentary
A child conquers cancer, becomes a miniature Batman, saves San Francisco, and makes the viewer’s day in this film that should leave audiences with a tear and a smile
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‘Terminator Genisys’ Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Swagger Can’t Save This Redundant Tentpole
T-800’s “I’ll be back” promise becomes a curse 31 years later in flimsy fifth film of interminable franchise
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‘Ted 2’ Review: Seth MacFarlane’s Bad-Taste Humor Plays It Safe (and Sexist)
Mark Wahlberg’s portrayal as catnip to women suffers diminishing returns while Amanda Seyfried must endure endless Gollum jokes
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Dan Callahan