‘What They Had’ Film Review: Strong Cast Shines in Tough, Loving Alzheimer’s Tale
First-time writer-director Elizabeth Chomko avoids mawkishness in a story of how one family copes with a mother’s dementia
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‘Halloween’ Film Review: Jamie Lee Curtis Confronts Michael Myers in Stylish Sequel
Director David Gordon Green doesn’t give the franchise a glorious rebirth, but at least it’s a functional facsimile
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‘Bigger’ Film Review: Bodybuilding Biopic Won’t Pump You Up
The rags-to-riches story of fitness magazine/weightlifting visionary Joe Weider gets rushed, superficial bio treatment
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‘Stella’s Last Weekend’ Film Review: Brothers Nat and Alex Wolff Play Siblings in Love with the Same Girl
Actress-filmmaker Polly Draper skillfully directs her actor sons in a low-key comedy about heartbreak and loss
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‘First Man’ Film Review: Ryan Gosling and Damien Chazelle Slip the Surly Bonds of Earth
Venice 2018: This haunting, thrilling space saga reminds us that the path to the moon was littered with chaos and catastrophe
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‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ Film Review: Chris Hemsworth and Jon Hamm on a Dazzling ’70s Night
This twisty tale from writer-director Drew Goddard (“The Cabin in the Woods”) calls to mind the best, and the worst, of his contributions to “Lost”
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‘Beautiful Boy’ Film Review: Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell Shine in Harrowing Look at Addiction
Latest from director Felix van Groeningen adapts the twin memoirs by veteran journalist David Sheff and his son Nic
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‘The Oath’ Film Review: Ike Barinholtz’s Directorial Debut Spins a Timely, Messy Political Parable
The first half of the writer-director-star’s comedy nails the zeitgeist before the narrative loses its way
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‘Goosebumps 2’ Film Review: Kiddie Horror Franchise Skids Into Sophomore Slump
This “Haunted Halloween” is something of a letdown after its sleeper-hit predecessor, but Wendi McLendon-Covey steals the show
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’22 July’ Film Review: Paul Greengrass Calms Down but Still Packs a Powerful Punch
The British director of the “Bourne” movies has made an immersive, visceral film about terrorism, but one whose most charged battleground is a courtroom
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‘The Happy Prince’ Film Review: Rupert Everett Gets Under Oscar Wilde’s Skin
The actor isn’t always the most assured writer-director, but he does understand the essence of his troubled, talented hero
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‘The Hate U Give’ Film Review: Teen Drama Unflinchingly Examines Racism
Amandla Stenberg leads a talented ensemble in a powerful tale of the aftermath of a police shooting
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‘Studio 54’ Film Review: Disco Doc Skims the Surface Like Club Owners Skimming Profits
With the outspoken Steve Rubell gone, we’re left with the guarded Ian Schrager to tell the tale of the legendarily debauched nightspot
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‘Trouble’ Film Review: Anjelica Huston and Bill Pullman Wage a Family Feud
The performances outweigh the plotting in this gentle tale of siblings clashing over inherited land
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‘Private Life’ Film Review: Kathryn Hahn and Paul Giamatti Shine as Would-Be Parents
The long-awaited latest from Tamara Jenkins (“The Savages”) finds universal truths in complicated personal issues
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‘A Star Is Born’ Film Review: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Reinvigorate a Classic
Venice 2018: First-time director and first-time leading lady breathe new life into a Hollywood mainstay
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‘RBG’ Film Review: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Life Makes for a Snappy But Surface-Level Documentary
This film on the legendarily “notorious” jurist is proficient but also prosaic
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‘Venom’ Film Review: Tom Hardy Gets Buried in CG Goo, as Does the Plot
Spider-Man’s legendary arch-nemesis returns to the screen in a listless dud
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‘Nomis’ Film Review: Henry Cavill Hunts Predators, Catches a Trashy Thriller
Los Angeles Film Festival 2018: Despite a stellar cast, this sex-crimes mystery about cops, creeps, vigilantes and profilers is a bunch of serial killer clichés slapped together
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‘Hell Fest’ Film Review: Theme-Park Slasher Takes Audiences to Tunnel of Dull
The titular amusement park turns out to be far more interesting than the uninspired serial killer or the teen meat puppets he terrorizes
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‘Little Women’ Film Review: Contemporary Take on Literary Classic Feels More Old-Fashioned Than the Original
Louisa May Alcott’s essential 150-year-old novel never felt more dated than in this listless update
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‘Monsters and Men’ Film Review: Timely Race-Based Drama Centers on Controversial Killing
A black Brooklynite’s death at the hand of cops is the prism through which this uneven but necessary indie drama examines three affected characters
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‘Maximum Impact’ Film Review: Pro-Russian Action-Comedy Serves Up Misogyny Alongside Propaganda
Orange County’s own Alexander Nevsky forges U.S.-Russia bonds while the film constantly humiliates Kelly Hu’s Secret Service officer
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‘Smallfoot’ Film Review: Fun Ideas Get Buried Under Avalanche of Mediocrity
There’s more than the usual kid-movie moralizing here, but the jokes, music and visual design break no new ground
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‘All About Nina’ Film Review: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Kills as a Stand-Up With Issues
The material has its ups and downs, but the film’s powerful leading lady never falters
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‘The Old Man & the Gun’ Film Review: Robert Redford Goes Out Smiling
David Lowery’s film, which showcases what the actor says will be his last screen performance, works best as a breezy love letter to Redford
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‘Hold the Dark’ Film Review: Frigid Missing-Child Thriller Disappoints
Toronto Film Festival 2018: This chilly Netflix crime drama feels like a letdown from the director of “Green Room” and “Blue Ruin”
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‘Night School’ Film Review: Kevin Hart-Tiffany Haddish Comedy Earns a Passing Grade
This ensemble comedy about adults seeking self-respect (and a GED) provides Haddish’s rising star another solid launching pad
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‘The Chaperone’ Film Review: Jazz Era Coming-of-Age Story Could Use More Flap
Los Angeles Film Festival 2018: Haley Lu Richardson steals the show in this period piece adapted by “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes
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‘Tea With the Dames’ Film Review: Enjoy an Entertaining Eavesdrop on Four Living Legends
Who wants to hear Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Eileen Atkins dish the dirt and reminisce over drinks? You do
