Reviews
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‘Lego Ninjago Movie’ Review: Formula’s Still Fun, But the Story Feels Mechanical
The less you know about the world of Ninjago, the more you’ll like this amiable, lesser Lego adventure
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‘Gaga: Five Foot Two’ Review: A Star Is Exhausted, Then Reborn, but for How Long?
This doc shows Lady Gaga bouncing back from illness and exhaustion for the Super Bowl, but recent events suggest her pain goes deep
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‘Manolo’ Review: Shoe Maestro Blahnik Gets Effusive, Adulatory Doc Treatment
Blahnik’s boundless imagination and countless admirers take center stage in an otherwise standard fashion documentary
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‘First They Killed My Father’ Review: Angelina Jolie Balances Poetry and Horror in Cambodian Saga
A child endures the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in a film that’s more admirable than it is affecting
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‘The Wilde Wedding’ Review: Glenn Close Leads All-Star Cast to Oblivion
Not even Close, John Malkovich, Patrick Stewart and other greats can elevate this limp family comedy
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‘American Assassin’ Review: Dylan O’Brien Mostly Hits the Target as New Secret Agent
Michael Keaton is fascinatingly gruff in what feels like a retread of old Tom Clancy adaptations
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‘F—ing A’ Theater Review: Christine Lahti Humanizes Suzan-Lori Parks’ Dystopia
Director Jo Bonney does what she can with this flawed but occasionally stirring Brechtian fable
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‘Dayveon’ Review: Evocative Rural Drama Explores Young Gang Member’s Coming of Age
Writer-director Amman Abbasi makes an ambitious debut with this heartfelt tale of a troubled childhood’s end
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‘Year by the Sea’ Review: Female Empowerment Comedy Is Insufferably Twee
Karen Allen frolics and cavorts through an artificial celebration of finding yourself via travel and adventure
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‘Rebel in the Rye’ Review: JD Salinger Biopic Explains It All for You, Poorly
Danny Strong’s portrait of the reclusive author, played by a miscast Nicholas Hoult, is a superficial mishmash of biopic tropes
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‘It’ Review: Horror Tale Floats Many Characters, But the Clown Disappoints
Covering the first half of the thick Stephen King tome, this adaptation juggles its many kids and parents with chilling efficacy
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‘Tulip Fever’ Review: Long-Shelved Period Romance Is No Garden of Delights
This frenzied adaptation of the popular novel about another era’s flower power is a busy, empty mess
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‘I Do…Until I Don’t’ Review: Lake Bell’s Directorial Career Takes a Wrong Turn
The actress-turned-filmmaker crafts a disappointing follow-up to “In a World…”
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‘All Saints’ Review: John Corbett’s Cranky Cleric Dominates Faith-Based Drama
Based on a true story about a dying church revived by refugees, this low-key drama could appeal even to non-religious audiences
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‘Served Like a Girl’ Review: Doc on Female Homeless Vets Struggles With Tone
A look at a beauty pageant for female veterans mixes undeniably powerful stories with superfluous fluff
