‘Angel Has Fallen’ Film Review: Gerard Butler Lurches Through Pointless, Silly Threequel
Rather than focus on its lead character’s humanity, the dopey script spins a conspiracy that would be laughed off the internet
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‘American Factory’ Film Review: Obama-Produced Doc Takes Bleak Look at Chinese-Owned Plant in Ohio
In the first film from the Obamas’ production shingle, a Chinese entity takes over a Dayton, Ohio, factory and clashes abound
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‘Tigers Are Not Afraid’ Film Review: Child’s Eye View of Narco Wars Produces Chilling Childhood Tale
Writer-director Issa López’s story of a young girl seeking hope in horror calls to mind “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Devil’s Backbone”
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‘Ready or Not’ Film Review: The Game of Hide and Seek’s Afoot in Twisty, Violent Dark Comedy
This perverse tale isn’t a total triumph, but it’s a savage delight all the same
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‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’ Film Review: Animated Portrait Captures a Director at Work, and Haunted by Dreams
A young Luis Buñuel examines his ethics and his hunger for paternal love in this incisive and occasionally surreal animated feature
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‘Cold Case Hammarskjöld’ Film Review: Formless Documentary Tackles Two Topics, Reveals Little About Either
As a whodunit regarding the death of Dag Hammarskjöld, or an exposé about the exploitation of Africa, this scattered film fails
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‘End of the Century’ Film Review: Lush Gay Romance Explores Paths Not Taken
Lucio Castro’s debut feels like a gay spin on Richard Linklater’s “Before” trilogy, all distilled into a single film
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‘Driven’ Film Review: DeLorean Tale Offers a Fun Ride But No Memorable Destination
Lee Pace’s fine acting work as the controversial car magnate is overpowered by the hair and makeup departments
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‘What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?’ Film Review: Race Documentary Wallows in Tragedy But Offers No Solutions
Roberto Minervini’s portrait of black Southerners feels their pain but does nothing to move the conversation forward
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‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ Film Review: Cate Blanchett Stars in a Diverting But Overly Streamlined Adaptation
Fans of Maria Semple’s novel might not like the changes, but there’s plenty here to charm viewers new to the story
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‘Good Boys’ Film Review: Naughty Boys Need Love Too in Coming-of-Age Comedy
The novelty of kids cursing wears thin, but the feelings of outsider-dom remain relatable and hilarious
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‘Blinded by the Light’ Film Review: Joyous Indie Musical Soars to Songs of Bruce Springsteen
The film that landed the Sundance Film Festival’s biggest deal is a moving tribute to the way pop songs can detonate in our lives
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‘Untitled Amazing Johnathan Documentary’ Film Review: Portrait of Comic Goes Off the Rails, Then Changes Direction
When director Ben Berman (“Comedy Bang! Bang!”) hits a wall with his subject, he turns his attention to the documentary process itself
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‘Adam’ Film Review: LGBT Comedy Struggles to Balance Sexy Wit and Serious Intent
Sundance 2019: Rhys Ernst’s directorial debut starts off almost farcically but then shoehorns in too many big ideas
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‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ Film Review: Silly Sequel Will Engage Kids, If Not Their Parents
The birdies and the piggies unite to fend off a common foe in a brightly colored animated distraction
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‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ Film Review: Road-Picture Buddy Comedy Avoids Disability Stereotypes
Newcomer Zack Gottsagen and a rebounding Shia LaBeouf make an endearing team as they travel through the South
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‘This Is Not Berlin’ Film Review: Teens Come of Age in Mexico’s Post-Punk Avant-Garde
Writer-director Hari Sama looks back at the artistic and sexual experimentation of the 1980s with affection and bemusement
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‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Film Review: Teen Horror Anthology Spins Some Spooky Yarns
You don’t have to be a fan of the popular (and often banned) books to have fun with writer-producer Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation
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‘This Changes Everything’ Film Review: Hollywood Women Discuss Upping Their Ranks, on Both Sides of the Camera
Well-meaning documentary tackles show-biz gender disparity, and while it might not cover all the bases, it’s a good start
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‘The Kitchen’ Film Review: Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss Lead a Mafia Misfire
You want this tale of female gangsters to be a gun-toting original, but it’s a discordant mix of clichés, incoherence and ill-used stars
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‘Vision Portraits’ Film Review: Visually Impaired Filmmaker Explores Artists Working Without Sight
Director Rodney Evans (“Brother to Brother”) examines how writers, dancers and even photographers create through their blindness
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‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ Film Review: Old-School Family Adventure Strikes It Rich
Isabela Moner deftly updates the animated heroine in a film that, after a shaky start, hits the right notes of fun and cultural specificity
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‘After the Wedding’ Film Review: Julianne Moore Remake Swaps Genders, Finds a Reason to Exist
With the help of Moore, Michelle Williams and Billy Crudup, director Bart Freundlich offers a new take on a 2006 Susanne Bier drama
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‘Brian Banks’ Film Review: Forgettable Film Squanders Powerful True Story
The potential urgency in this saga of an athlete falsely accused of rape is undercut by the shortchanging of its female characters
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‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’ Film Review: Kevin Costner Voices Philosophical Dog In Standard-Issue Weeper
An auto racer’s shaggy best friend narrates all the feels in this unremarkably sentimental adaptation of the best-selling novel
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‘The Ground Beneath My Feet’ Film Review: Valerie Pachner Makes Great Strides as a Working Woman on the Verge
Writer-director Marie Kreutzer blisteringly examines a workplace that demands women push all emotion aside, no matter the cost
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‘Love, Antosha’ Film Review: Anton Yelchin’s Brief, Voracious Life Celebrated in Poignant Doc
The “Star Trek” actor had a hunger for work, life and experience, and left behind a legacy both on-screen and off
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‘The Nightingale’ Film Review: ‘Babadook’ Director Packs a Wallop in Bleak Revenge Tale
Jennifer Kent’s intense rape drama doesn’t contain the usual cathartic violence or exploitative titillation
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‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ Film Review: Israel and Palestine Clash on the Set of a TV Soap Opera
Viewing the conflict through a show-biz lens makes for effective comedy, but a late pivot to drama diminishes the impact
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‘Luce’ Film Review: Tense Thriller Examines a Model Student Suddenly Under Suspicion
A former African child soldier turned exceptional adoptee high-schooler is at the center of this examination of race and privilege
