Reviews
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‘Lucy’ WrapOff Review: ‘Mildly Under-Ripe’ (Video)
TheWrap’s Lucas Shaw and Alonso Duralde assess Scarlett Johansson’s role in the sci-fi thriller “Lucy”
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‘Lucy’ Review: Scarlett Johansson Grows Smarter As the Movie Gets Dumber
More full-tilt-boogie Euro-schlock grindhouse existentialism from Luc Besson, featuring a droning, brain-powered superhero that Morgan Freeman tries his darnedest to explain
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‘And So It Goes’ Review: Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton Shine as Rob Reiner Channels Nancy Meyers
It’s pure trifle, but the seasoned stars will win you over as next-door enemies who embark on a romance in their twilight years
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Critics Pound ‘Sex Tape’: 11 Takedowns That Might Make Audiences Pull Out
“The cinematic equivalent of herpes,” one critic wrote
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‘Magic in the Moonlight’ Review: Woody Allen’s Ugly Vision of Love
Emma Stone couldn’t be more charming, but her on-screen romance with Colin Firth couldn’t be more contrived or ickiliy age-inappropriate
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‘I Origins’ Review: Michael Pitt Is Ocularly Obsessed in This Uneven Sci-Fi Romance
Brit Marling reteams with “Another Earth” director Mike Cahill and provides much needed-grounding to this dreamy story about a scientist driven by lost love
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‘The Purge: Anarchy’ Review: Horror Sequel Looks Dumb by Trying to Appear Smart
Returning director James DeMonaco flirts with messages about politics, society, and inequality, but they’re all dazzle camouflage for a silly and squalid shoot-em-up
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‘Sex Tape’ Review: Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel Go the Distance, but the Script Can’t
The foreplay in this internet-age farce is promising, but the comedy deflates by the disappointing climax; Rob Lowe proves his comedic staying power with another scene-stealing, supporting bit
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‘Wish I Was Here’ Review: Zach Braff’s Passion Project Features Big Moments and Empty Characters
If you’re still listening to the “Garden State” soundtrack in your car, you may well be carried away by Braff’s latest; non-believers are more likely to find the proceedings self-indulgent and unconvincing
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‘The Long Shrift’ Theater Review: James Franco Adds Another Credit to His Ever-Expanding Resume
Robert Boswell’s new play is not a comedy, but James Franco, making his directorial stage debut, goes for a few laughs that only expose the story’s flaws
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‘The Strain’ Review: Del Toro Makes Reinventing Vampires Look Easy
FX series reimagines vampirism while paying homage to myths
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‘Masters of Sex’ Review: Lizzy Caplan and Michael Sheen Go Deeper in Season 2
Showtime’s drama about pioneering sex researchers Bill Masters and Virginia Johnson gets off to a racy, and emotionally rich, start
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‘Land Ho!’ Review: A Delicious and Potent Old-Fashioned, Over Ice(land)
Earl Lynn Nelson and Paul Eenhoorn play mismatched travel buddies grappling with retirement in this uplifting road trip movie
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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Reviews: Does This Sequel ‘Rise’ Above Its Predecessor?
Yes — and no — depending on what critic you ask, but the majority seem to agree on one thing: it’s still pretty good
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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Review: Compared to Its Predecessor, This Is a Second Banana
Solidly entertaining adventure film features another great Andy Serkis motion-capture performance, but it lacks the big ideas of the 1968 and 2011 versions