’21 Bridges’ Film Review: Chadwick Boseman Locks Down Manhattan in Half-Baked Thriller
Bland and unfulfilling storytelling undoes what could have been an effective single-night police drama
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‘Lady and the Tramp’ Film Review: Doggy Love Story Retains Charm in Live-Action Remake
Not much changes in this CGI-heavy do-over, but Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux are a delight in the title roles
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‘The Good Liar’ Film Review: Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen Wasted in Disappointing Crime Drama
Even with these actors and director Bill Condon, this tale of con-artistry is torpid when it should be thrilling
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‘Klaus’ Film Review: Animated Santa Claus Origin Story Nails the Magic Better than the Comedy
Netflix cartoon has storybook charm, and the wonder lands even if the jokes don’t
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‘Queen & Slim’ Film Review: Lovers on the Lam Saga Reflects a Racially Divided America
AFI 2019: Melina Matsoukas’ directorial debut throbs with cultural specificity as it portrays two unlikely folk heroes
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‘Scandalous’ Film Review: National Enquirer Doc Couldn’t Be More Timely, Damning
“The Untold Story of the National Enquirer” also details how tabloid-ism infected the American media
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‘Feast of the Seven Fishes’ Film Review: Indie Charmer Captures a Boisterous Family Christmas
There’s a hint of “Diner” and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” but the film’s attention to detail lets it stand on its own
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‘Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project’ Film Review: Compelling Portrait of a Nation Through the Lens of an Unknown Citizen
One woman’s obsessive archiving of the news cycle — from 1977 to 2012 — reveals as much about the woman as it does the news
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‘Everybody’s Everything’ Film Review: Rapper Lil Peep’s Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall Explored in Sensitive Documentary
The Soundcloud rapper died at the age of 21 but left behind a compelling personal and professional legacy
