Reviews
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‘In Dubious Battle’ Review: James Franco Takes on John Steinbeck
Too much darkness and too much yelling mars the prolific Franco’s latest all-star stab at literary adaptation
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‘Fist Fight’ Review: Ice Cube, Charlie Day Star in an Afterschool Not-So-Special
A screechy, unfunny slab of uninspired outrageousness with two appealing stars circling each other for a showdown you couldn’t care less about
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‘Land of Mine’ Review: Danish Oscar Entry Recounts a Dark WWII Story
Denmark’s use of teenage German POWs to clear land mines makes for searing, timely drama
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‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Review: Keanu Reeves Kills Again in Action-Packed Sequel
There’s no lack of expertly choreographed kung fu and gun-fu here, as the canine-loving, sartorially splendid liquidator returns
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‘Rings’ Review: Watch It, and Seven Days Later You’ll Have Forgotten It
A death-cult idea briefly animates this belated sequel to the Japanese-inspired horror franchise, before horror mundanity sets in
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‘Paris 05:59 Théo & Hugo’ Review: Two Frenchmen Thunderstruck by Love at an Orgy
This gay romance pivots from an opening scene of explicit sexuality to a sweet courtship in the City of Lights
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‘I Am Michael’ Review: James Franco Plays ‘Ex-Gay’ in Provocative Biopic
Franco stars as a real-life journalist who embraced fundamentalist Christianity after feeling torn between gayness and God
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‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ Review: Milla Jovovich Franchise Saves Its Best for Last
This alleged conclusion to the apocalyptic series may be predictable, but it’s surprisingly satisfying
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‘The Salesman’ Review: Iran’s Oscar Entry Unfurls Tense Domestic Drama
Asghar Farhadi (“A Separation”) offers up another unsettling morality play about married actors traumatized by a violent attack
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‘Antarctica: Ice and Sky’ Review: Environmental Doc Overpraises Its Subject
The director of “March of the Penguins” sounds the alarm for global warming but also lavishes his glaciologist subject with too much gushy narration
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‘Split’ Review: M Night Shyamalan’s Mojo Is Back — What a Twist
James McAvoy captivates as a kidnapper with 23 personalities, but the real surprise is that Shyamalan mostly suppresses his instinct to overreach
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‘Monster Trucks’ Review: Kid Adventure Charms More Than It Stalls
The charisma of Lucas Till and Jane Levy — and even the titular creature — outweighs the movie’s moments of tone-deafness
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‘Breakable You’ Palm Springs Review: Bright Ensemble Elevates Neurotic Comedy
Tony Shalhoub, Holly Hunter and Alfred Molina co-star in a roundelay that’s like a more sexually forthright Woody Allen piece
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‘Claire in Motion’ Review: Betsy Brandt Gets Caught in Elliptical Mystery
The “Breaking Bad” co-star plays an academic whose husband disappears in a film that’s heavy on atmosphere but light on plotting
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‘Reset’ Review: Ballet’s Benjamin Millepied Just Wants to Have Fun
The choreographer of the Paris Opera Ballet explores the radical notion that dancers should have enjoy dancing
