‘Horrible Bosses 2’ Review: Jason Sudeikis, Jason Bateman and Crew Return for Painfully Unfunny Sequel
Flat improvisations, witless gross-out humor and a general lack of ideas strand Jennifer Aniston, Charlie Day and Jamie Foxx, too
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‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch and John Malkovich Lay an Egg
The charmless, disposable, and ultra-busy “Madagascar” spin-off is more likely to give audiences headaches than laughter
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‘Selma’ Review: Martin Luther King Gets His Cinematic Due in a Stirring American Saga
One of the year’s best American films explores the accomplishments of Dr. King without wrapping it in a grade-school civics lesson
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‘Why Don’t You Play in Hell?’ Review: Sion Sono’s Bloody Valentine to Moviemaking
Gangsters meet cinema buffs — violently — in this deliriously over-the-top comedy
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‘A Most Violent Year’ Review: Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac Chase the American Dream, by Hook or by Crook
With his third feature film, J.C. Chandor (“Margin Call,” “All Is Lost”) firmly plants himself among this generation’s great filmmakers
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‘The Way He Looks’ Review: Brazil’s Oscar Entry a Sweet and Dramatic Coming-of-Age Tale
Ghilherme Lobo’s Leonardo isn’t a disabled gay teen — but a teen who happens to be disabled and gay — in a thoughtful and well-rounded coming-of-age tale
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‘A Merry Friggin’ Christmas’ Review: Robin Williams Stars in Dysfunctional-Family Holiday Comedy
The late comedy legend winds up stuck with a screenplay full of coal, as are Joel McHale, Candice Bergen, Oliver Platt, Lauren Graham and Wendi McClendon-Covey
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‘The Better Angels’ Review: Young Mr. Lincoln, Part Art Film and Part Origin Story
A protégé of Terrence Malick brings his mentor’s visual poetry to this stately, near-silent look at Abraham Lincoln’s childhood; but if you dozed off during “Tree of Life,” this won’t be for you
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‘Jessabelle’ Review: Southern Gothic Tale Best When It Forgets It’s a Horror Movie
Disturbing family secrets make for an unexpectedly touching mother-daughter story between Sarah Snook and Joelle Carter, but the scares are mostly missing
