Reviews
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‘Rosewater’ Review: Jon Stewart Gets Earnest With a Real-Life Story of Middle East Brutality
Stewart took time off from “The Daily Show” to direct a film that is smart and affecting, but not quite as sharp as you might expect
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‘Birdman’ Venice Review: Michael Keaton as an Actor With Caped-Crusader Issues
Art imitating life provides just some of the fun — and the smarts — of this jazzy, unpredictable character piece
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‘Life of Crime’ Review: Jennifer Aniston Dark Comedy Is Pure Escapism
This Elmore Leonard adaptation is late-summer piffle, but Aniston and a sharp supporting cast make it an exceedingly entertaining one
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‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Reviews: Was This Sequel Worth the Wait or 9 Years Too Late?
Critics can’t complain about the strong visual palette co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller once again offer their audience, but gripe about the “dull” stories unfolding on screen
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‘When the Game Stands Tall’ Review: More Shapeless — and Pointless — Than a Deflated Football
The stealth faithiness of this awkward football docudrama is just one of several ingredients that don’t play well together
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‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Review: Eva Green Steals This Juvenile Film Noir
How can a movie with this much art direction and this many decapitations be so very dull and uninvolving?
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‘Love is Strange’ Review: John Lithgow and Alfred Molina Play Homeless Husbands in a Classic New York Story
The veteran actors’ spot-on, heartbreaking portrayal of an older couple buffeted about by discrimination and Manhattan’s prohibitive rents highlights a moving film that doesn’t always live up to its promise
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‘If I Stay’ Review: Chloë Grace Moretz Livens Up This Terminal-Teen Tearjerker (Video)
The saga of a comatose girl at the border between life and death makes some missteps, but Moretz sells the character and her romance with Jamie Blackley’s young rocker
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‘Poor Behavior’ Theater Review: Theresa Rebeck Scores a Real Smash Off Broadway
Director Evan Cabnet keeps the plot line crackling nicely, even delivering a Grand Guignol touch right out of “Wait Until Dark”
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‘Let’s Be Cops’ Reviews: Buddy Comedy Finds Few Friends in Critics Clique
A total of three critics, so far, like this movie
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‘The One I Love’ Review: Elisabeth Moss, Mark Duplass Explore Unconventional Couples’ Therapy
This haunting Sundance hit is worth seeing before someone spoils its surprises
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‘The Trip to Italy’ Review: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon Serve Up More Delicious Mid-Life Crises
The comedians reteam with writer-director Michael Winterbottom for another exploration of friendship, rivalry, regret, and really amazing seafood
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‘The November Man’ Review: Pierce Brosnan’s Aging Spy Can’t Save This Double-0 Dud
Too few engaging characters and one thoroughly negligible performance from Luke Bracey results in a thriller that trying too hard to thrill
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‘Life After Beth’ Review: Aubrey Plaza’s Monster More Appealing Than the Romance
There’s a distinct lack of humanity in this zombie-rom-com, resulting in not enough brains nor heart to chew on
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‘Let’s Be Cops’ Review: Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans, Jr. Have Too Few Good Jokes in Their Holsters (Video)
The leads are appealing, but the script is operating dangerously below the comedy speed limit