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Viewers at the ‘Mercy’ of a ticking clock
It’s a bold filmmaking choice to have a countdown clock on the screen for most…
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‘Mel Brooks’ encapsulates pure joy
It’s not often we get to pay tribute to our giants while they’re still with us…
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The gory fun spreads in ‘Bone Temple’
You know what zombie movies never seem to have enough of? Dancing. That all…
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‘Rip’ isn’t a very arresting story
Lines between cop and criminal get murky in Joe Carnahan’s “The Rip.” It’s a…
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‘Life’ is just what the doctor ordered
Jodie Foster plays a self-assured psychoanalyst whose composure unravels after…
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‘Dead Man’s Wire’ a taut, timely thriller
It plays a little loose with facts but the righteous rage of “Dog Day Afternoon…
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Don’t get ticket to ‘Greenland’
“Greenland 2: Migration” is a serviceable but rather low-key, even grim affair…
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Sydney Sweeney hit ‘The Housemaid’ to get a sequel
The Sydney Sweeney box-office hit “The Housemaid” is getting a sequel.…
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‘Dead’ zombie tale is rather lifeless
Movies that begin with a wedding often don’t bode well for the couple. In the…
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‘The Plague’ is bound to get under your skin
The undercurrents of adolescent cruelty churn queasily in Charlie Polinger’s…
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Musical a ‘Testament’ to star’s talent
“The Testament of Ann Lee” is a stirring and difficult movie that features a…
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Make the ‘Choice’ to see masterful thriller
Leaves and bodies fall in “No Other Choice,” Park Chan-wook’s masterfully…
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‘Song Sung Blue’ hits all the wrong notes
a struggling husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute act from Milwaukee — was…
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It’s ‘Supreme’-ly entertaining
“Everybody wants to rule the world,” goes the Tears for Fears song we hear at a…
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Fiennes simply sings in ‘Choral’
“The Choral” is a very gentle, very British movie about the importance of art,…
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‘Father Mother’ is like little you’ve seen
Jim Jarmusch invites audiences into three family gatherings of adult children…
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‘Avatar’ still offers a little ‘Fire’ to film fans
The promise of James Cameron’s 3D “Avatar” trilogy has always been immersion in…
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‘Housemaid’ is nicely naughty
Santa left us a present: A twisty, psychological horror-thriller with nudity…
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‘This Thing’ weds humor to pathos
“Is This Thing On?” — is a deeply felt film about a teetering marriage. It’s a…
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‘Search for SquarePants’ is quite a ride
SpongeBob SquarePants just wants to be a big guy. For our bubble blowing,…
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Elect to skip seeing ludicrous ‘Ella McCay’
The studio’s press notes mention Brooks began his script “without a specific…
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‘Scarlet’ sinks under the weight of its ambitions
His female protagonist is a medieval princess who, after seeing her king father…
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‘Goodbye June’ a blue Christmas tale
Kate Winslet is due a very thoughtful Christmas gift. The veteran actor made a…
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Skip second helping of ‘Five Nights’
How do you top “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” the video game movie adaptation about…
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Watching ‘Dead Man’ requires patience of Job
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” gets a new starry cast to orbit Daniel…
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You won’t laugh all the way at ‘Oh. What. Fun.’
Michelle Pfeiffer plays a mom on the edge at Christmas time in “Oh. What. Fun…
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‘Zootopia 2’ is a cuddlier, tamer sequel
The original “Zootopia” was a minor miracle. The Disney animated film took…
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Choose to check out ‘Eternity’
Joan Cutler has an impossible decision to make in “Eternity.” The newly…
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Nothing is rotten about ‘Hamnet’
“Tell me a story,” the earthy young woman asks the shy Latin tutor early in…
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A memorable movie spied in ‘Secret Agent’
“The Secret Agent” is a stylish, slow-burn thriller about radicals and…
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