Reviews
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‘Shucked’ Broadway Review: A New Musical That Doesn’t Actually Suck
The joke-packed book is by Robert Horn, which rhymes with “corn”
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‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review: Illumination Drops Audiences Into Delightful Video Game
It’s fast, fun and certainly never boring to look at
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‘Paint’ Review: Owen Wilson Channels a Fictional Bob Ross in Timid and Underpowered Comedy
Brit McAdams’ tale falls short of its comedic and dramatic ambitions.
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‘Tetris’ Review: Taron Egerton Drama Uses Retro Nostalgia to Re-Imagine the True Story of Classic Game
SXSW: The “Rocketman” actor fails to elevate the film’s corny Cold War narrative
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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Review: CGI Whizbang Obscures Heartfelt Story
The big blockbuster action movie comes across as perfunctory and soulless
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Review: Keanu Reeves’ Action Nonsense Is Back and Better Than Ever
The stakes are hilariously high and the bad guys have never been sillier
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‘Scream VI’ Review: The Stabbings Are More Berserk, But Ol’ Ghostface Doesn’t Have Much New to Say
At least we’re getting to know the so-called “Core Four” legacy leads better than ever
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‘Operation Fortune’ Review: Guy Ritchie’s Long-Delayed Action Comedy Misses the Mark
Even Hugh Grant and Aubrey Plaza can’t penetrate this lackluster spy lark
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‘The Seagull/Woodstock, NY’ Off Broadway Review: Parker Posey Steals the Spotlight
Thomas Bradshaw’s very funny update transforms the Chekhov classic into a send-up of bed, Broadway and beyond
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‘Creed III’ Review: Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors Duke It Out in Fantastic Continuation
Jordan’s directorial debut works despite of Sylvester Stallone’s absence
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‘Inside’ Review: Willem Dafoe Is a Tour de Force in Audacious Psychological Drama
Berlin 2023: An art thief locked inside a gilded cage sets the stage for a challenging, if affected, story of endurance
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‘BlackBerry’ Review: Energetic Comedy/Drama Details the Smartphone Legend’s Rise and Fall
Berlin 2023: Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton star in Matt Johnson’s humor-tinged behind-the-scenes account of tech innovation and market obsolescence
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‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Review: Nothing Sweet or Interesting in Genre Mash-Up
The film is so slapdash and incredibly cheap that it’s almost punk rock
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‘She Came to Me’ Review: Anne Hathaway Shines in Well-Intentioned but Bland Relationship Drama
Berlin 2023: Director Rebecca Miller’s latest is as frazzled and unfortunate as its nervous characters
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‘The Blue Caftan’ Review: A Standard Drama Stretched to Interminable Length
Every close-up of a stitch feels like an eternity
