‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ Film Review: Kate McKinnon Shines in Joke-and-Dagger Pairing With Mila Kunis
“SNL” star elevates Susanna Fogel’s affectionately silly mix of sisterhood laughs and violent spy action
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‘Christopher Robin’ Film Review: A.A. Milne’s Young Hero Has a Hundred-Acre Mid-Life Crisis
This semi-live-action “Winnie the Pooh” sequel is slow and charmless, fit for neither children nor adults
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‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ Film Review: Chloë Grace Moretz Plays a Rebellious Lesbian Teen
The young actress grounds Desiree Akhavan’s understated drama about gay conversion therapy
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‘Never Goin’ Back’ Film Review: Texas Teenagers Take a Bumpy Ride in Wild Indie Comedy
Augustine Frizzell’s righteously raunchy girls-on-filth spree has a rollicking spirit and two engaging lead performances
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‘Nico, 1988’ Film Review: Biopic Shows Compassion for an Artist’s Slow, Sad Descent
Trine Dyrholm embodies Velvet Underground chanteuse Nico’s stubborn defiance in Susanna Nicchiarelli’s melancholy film
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‘The Darkest Minds’ Film Review: YA Tale Delivers Its Allegories With Crisp Efficiency
You’ve seen these post-apocalyptic, super-powered teens before, but strong performances and smart direction give this flick a kick
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‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’ Review: Sex Abounded in Hollywood’s Golden Age
TIFF 2017: The director of “Valentino: The Last Emperor” profiles the studio system’s legendary procurer
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‘Teen Titans GO! to the Movies’ Film Review: TV Adaptation Sticks It to Big-Screen Superheroes
A tireless barrage of gags and inside-comics references makes this Cartoon Network feature a silly treat
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‘Puzzle’ Film Review: Kelly MacDonald Holds Together This Tale of Self-Discovery
Not all of the pieces fit in this drama, but the actress powerfully portrays a housewife discovering her own intelligence
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‘Dark Money’ Film Review: Campaign-Finance Doc Uncovers Secret Corruption
Montana becomes the front line in the battle against Citizens United in Kimberly Reed’s gripping political documentary
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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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‘The Equalizer 2’ Film Review: Denzel Washington Returns as a Thinking Man’s Action Hero
All things being equalized, this sequel could have been worse
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‘Blindspotting’ Film Review: Ambitious Oakland Tale Suffers From Too Many Ideas
Carlos López Estrada’s feature directorial debut gets overwhelmed by abrupt shifts in tone and an excess of hot-button issues
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‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Film Review: Adam Sandler’s Groovy Ghoulies Take a Wacky Vacation
This “Summer Vacation” reminds us that these cartoons are Sandler’s most satisfying franchise
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‘Skyscraper’ Film Review: Dwayne Johnson Checks All the Boxes in a Satisfying Summer Thriller
It’s The Rock vs. the building in an action epic where familiarity doesn’t drown out the fun
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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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‘Cielo’ Film Review: A Poet’s Guide to the Galaxy Via Time-Lapse Views of the Chilean Sky
Karlovy Vary: Alison McAlpine’s film contemplates the sky, science and socioeconomics
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‘Sorry to Bother You’ Film Review: Boots Riley’s Ambitious Debut Throws a Lot at the Wall
Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson star in this double-barreled satire about race and power
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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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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Film Review: Paul Rudd’s Shrinking Hero Returns for Buzzier Sequel
After the bummer ending of “Infinity War,” here’s the MCU at its zippiest and silliest
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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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‘Leave No Trace’ Film Review: Debra Granik Returns With Another Subtle Powerhouse Drama
Sundance 2018: The director of “Winter’s Bone” keeps it close to the vest and finds another impressive newcomer in Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie
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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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‘The King’ Film Review: Glorious Documentary Takes American Road Trip With Elvis Presley
Eugene Jarecki’s film is big, bold and overreaching, in love with but also skeptical of its own central metaphor of Elvis’ career as a version of America’s own history
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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?
