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‘Seventh Day’ artfully juggles sports, immigration themes
The Brooklyn neighborhood where the movie takes place comes to vivid life.
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‘Skyscraper’ offers high-rise thrills, The Rock’s shoulders
The action-movie superstar deftly carries this fun summer blockbuster.
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‘The King’ tries to tie Elvis’ decline to America’s
The documentary strives, not very successfully, to connect the music icon to Trump’s America.
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In “Soldado” sequel, there’s nobody left with any illusions
“Sicario: Day of the Soldado” is extremely bleak, but it’s effective enough as a crime film.
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‘Trace’ draws acute portrait of father-daughter relationship
Debra Granik’s terrific film shows how a young woman emerges from her parent’s influence.
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Same old stuff happens on latest trip to ‘Jurassic World’
It’s a bit peppier than the turgid 2015 installment, but that’s about it.
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‘Izzy Gets the F—- Across Town’ spotlights a rising star
The movie’s pretty much typical indie stuff, but star Mackenzie Davis will be big very soon.
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Take on ‘Frankenstein’ author flatlines into dullness
“Mary Shelley” is hamstrung by characters who are types rather than interesting people.
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Is ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ too arty for the Kids Today?
Kubrick’s classic blew minds in 1968, but it might be too slow and enigmatic for today’s audiences.
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Art heist flick gets darker — and better — as it goes along
The indie film “American Animals” could be a breakout hit, thanks to MoviePass.
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Saoirse Ronan is the best thing about ‘On Chesil Beach’
The Oscar-nominated actress owns this otherwise uneven adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novella.
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Punk rocker-meets-alien comedy should have been fun
“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” is undone by square humor and a poor feel for late-1970s…
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Mesmerizing leads in whodunit ‘Beast’ meant to be future stars
Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn give memorable performances as misfits who fall for each other.
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Origin story ‘Solo’ delivers the ‘Star Wars’ thrills
It’s no classic, and star Alden Ehrenreich can’t match Harrison Ford (who can?), but the movie is fun.
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Snark is still a superpower of self-referential ‘Deadpool 2’
People who dug the first outing will probably enjoy Ryan Reynolds’ smart-aleck sequel.
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Movie marathon: The 12 films you need to see at SIFF
The Herald’s movie critic is eager to watch these titles at the Seattle International Film Festival.
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McCarthy earns an ‘A’ for slapstick in ‘Life of the Party’
No need to feel sorry or sad about McCarthy’s character, although she does have a lot on her…
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‘Tully’ goes beyond one-liners to make emotional connection
Charlize Theron is superb as a weary pregnant mom whose spirits are lifted by a magical nanny.
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Spin-offs and follow-ups: Our preview of 29 summer movies
As usual, many of this year’s wannabe blockbusters are built on the films that came before.
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‘Zama’: Argentine filmmaker conjures a fever dream
Lucrecia Martel’s movie takes an absurdist approach to a thorny subject: colonialism.