Reviews
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‘The Bleeding Edge’ Film Review: Netflix Doc Unmasks Medical-Industry Greed
Kirby Dick takes aim at the FDA and pharmaceutical giants for letting women suffer and die with untested products
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‘Hot Summer Nights’ Film Review: Timothée Chalamet Sweats Through Derivative Potboiler
The talented Oscar nominee should be able to quickly set aside this lush but forgettable tale of sex, drugs, and jukebox music
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‘McQueen’ Film Review: Alexander McQueen Doc Melds Artistry, Intimacy and Despair
The fashion legend’s boundary-smashing designs and troubled life receives elegant, mournful treatment
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‘Generation Wealth’ Film Review: This Look at the American Rich Wanders in Too Many Directions
Lauren Greenfield’s follow-up to “The Queen of Versailles” dilutes its own premise with a lack of focus
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‘Unfriended: Dark Web’ Film Review: Horror Sequel Tosses Together Cache of Clichés
This second internet horrorshow lacks the immediacy and the relatability of its predecessor
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A ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Review: an Underwhelming Adaptation Despite Cute Side Gags
The Bard’s eloquent poetry and dramatic complexity is distilled into contemporary lingo
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‘Whitney’ Film Review: Whitney Houston’s Rise and Fall Captured in Somber, Exhaustive Portrait
Kevin Macdonald (“One Day in September”) weaves together a tragic tapestry of the life and death of an American icon
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‘Fireworks’ Film Review: Anime Mixes Coming-of-Age Tale With Time Travel
Three teens come to terms with adult emotions in an animated tale that questions the validity of escapism
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‘The First Purge’ Film Review: Slow-Burning Prequel Is Potent Political Allegory
As the nation skids toward totalitarianism, “The Purge” franchise grows ever more plausible
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‘Uncle Drew’ Film Review: Basketball Comedy Dribbles Away the Laughs
NBA junkies will be enthralled, but the slam-dunk duo of Lil Rel Howery and Tiffany Haddish can’t seem to find the funny
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‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Film Review: Slick Sequel Ups the Violence But Loses the Point
Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro return for a morally and ideologically vacant shoot-em-up
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‘Three Identical Strangers’ Film Review: Doc Follows Separated Triplets Down Tragic Life Paths
Sundance: The joyous reunion of three brothers eventually gives way to the dark reasons why they were split up in the first place
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‘Ideal Home’ Film Review: Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan Become Unlikely Dads, Hilariously
Andrew Fleming’s charming tale of two gay men embracing paternity displays the writer-director’s trademark wit and visual style
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Film Review: Dinos Return in a Sequel Drained of Suspense
How hard is it to make running away from a rampaging dinosaur look at least a little exciting?
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‘The Catcher Was a Spy’ Film Review: Paul Rudd Espionage Saga Strikes Out
The story of a Jewish LGBT genius baseball player spying against the Nazis shouldn’t be this lacking in thrills
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