Reviews
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Sundance Reviews: Sex, Masculinity Are Complicated in Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, James Franco Movies
The directors of “Bachelorette” and “Miss Representation” return to Sundance with, respectively, a brilliantly bawdy comedy and a vital look at how our culture raises its men
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‘Let the Right One In’ Theater Review: Eli’s Back and She’s Learned a New Trick From Carrie
This little vampire makes you believe she can bite, wrestle and choke a man twice her size to death. It’s like a trip back to the Grand Guignol and just as bloody
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Sundance Reviews: Literary Lions, Troubled Teens, Lithuanian Lesbians
A first sampling of Sundance offerings reveals illuminating documentaries and compelling, if not perfect, narratives
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Johnny Depp’s ‘Mortdecai’ Mortifies Critics: 8 Terrible Reviews That Will Make You Understand Why
“There’s now a Johnny Depp film on the books that makes ‘Transcendence’ look like an infinitely better night at the movies,” one critic wrote
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‘Mommy’ Review: Xavier Dolan’s Latest Wavers Between Powerful and Exasperating
It’s hard not to empathize with this troubled teen and his equally mercurial mother, but the writer-director undercuts his characters by wallowing in classist squalor
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‘Red Army’ Review: In Soviet Russia, Hockey Plays You — With Bittersweet Consequences
Turns out hockey was right up there with nukes and the space race as a key factor in the Cold War
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‘Cake’ Review: Jennifer Aniston Endures Chronic Pain in This Poignant Tale
Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Adriana Barraza co-star in this inexplicably panned drama (not a comedy!) that merits serious attention
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Jennifer Lopez Declares There Are Worse Movies Than ‘Gigli,’ Critics Think ‘Boy Next Door’ Might Be One of Them (Video)
“Nobody bats 1,000,” Lopez told Seth Meyers on Wednesday night as critics were preparing to pan her new thriller
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‘Mortdecai’ Review: Johnny Depp’s Schtick Wears Thin in This Caper Comedy
Desperately seeking a “pretty movie stars chase art treasures in world capitals” vibe, this goofy soufflé ultimately falls flat
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‘The Boy Next Door’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Smolders, But the Film Fails to Seduce
The film mostly focuses on Lopez herself — a decision that robs it of the symbiosis of fear and attraction that makes an erotic thriller such escapist fun
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‘Strange Magic’ Review: George Lucas’ Off-Key Kiddie Dud Will Make You Miss Jar Jar Binks (Video)
Rubber-faced characters and a seemingly ceaseless parade of repurposed pop ditties combine to make what might be the worst animated feature Disney has ever released
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‘I’m Gonna Pray for You So Hard’ Theater Review: Halley Feiffer Writes Her Daddy Dearest Play
The drama can be described as “Whiplash” meets “The Heiress,” as the writer goes straight for the jugular through the heart
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‘Whitney’ Review: Angela Bassett’s Directorial Debut Glosses Over the Big Ugly
Lifetime’s original movie, which stars Yaya DaCosta as the troubled late singer, feels half-baked
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‘Blackhat,’ ‘Wedding Ringer’ Bomb With Critics: Here Are the Worst Reviews
It appears this weekend could be a perfect time to buy tickets for Oscar-nominated films you haven’t seen yet
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‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ Theater Review: Jason Robert Brown Gambles on Andrew Bergman’s Movie
In this age of gross-out humor, the fiancée-as-payment plot is relatively mild. But smarm stills needs charm to work on stage