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Father-son dynamic shines in otherwise uneven ‘Morris From America’
For a 13-year-old African-American kid who loves hip-hop culture and secretly yearns to create gangsta rap, there’s only…
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‘The Intervention’ spotlights quintet of fine actresses
Nobody disputes the fact that movies emphasize men’s roles over women. The disparity will take years to rectify,…
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Sadistic ‘Don’t Breathe’ delivers real scares, but goes awry
The old nursery rhyme about the three blind mice is scary enough. What if the mice aren’t blind,…
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Too-clinical ‘Equity’ looks at Wall Street from woman’s perspective
There’s a fine moment in “Equity” that measures financial-world insanity as well anything in “The Wolf of Wall…
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Fleeting friendship the focus of ‘Little Men’
Filmmakers who grew up on Woody Allen movies are now making them. That’s all right; there’s room for…
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Werner Herzog’s ‘Lo And Behold’ tells the story of the internet
Werner Herzog has been making films for 50 years, and when an artist lasts that long, the distance…
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‘Ben-Hur’ doesn’t match the classic 1959 film
When General Lew Wallace wrote “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,” he did more than concoct one of…
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Trite storytelling approach undermines WWII drama ‘Anthropoid’
The assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in June 1942 was one of the most spectacular resistance efforts of World…
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‘Indignation’: Movie’s literary approach is a welcome change
It’s based on a Philip Roth novel, but that isn’t the only reason “Indignation” feels like a very…
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‘Our Little Sister’: A quietly charming gem from Japan
Three adult sisters stand on a small-town road, gazing at the discharge from a nearby chimney. “Smoke from…
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‘Florence Foster Jenkins’: Streep’s great, but Grant’s even better
Even though the main draw in “Florence Foster Jenkins” is the idea of Meryl Streep playing a real-life…
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‘Pete’s Dragon’: A so-so Disney remake of a so-so Disney movie
“Pete’s Dragon” — not a straight cartoon, but a live-action picture with an animated dragon — was released…
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‘Suicide Squad’: Latest comic book flick doesn’t deliver on premise
My favorite character in “Suicide Squad” is a jail guard played by comedian Ike Barinholtz, a lippy type…
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‘Don’t Think Twice’ explores world of improvisational comedy
Are there people who don’t know what improvisational comedy is?
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‘Under the Sun’ shines subversive light on North Korea regime
Filmmaker Vitaly Mansky was given permission to make a movie in North Korea under extremely strict conditions. Laughably…
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‘Microbe & Gasoline’: Tiny-house tale too small for its own good
The handmade house-on-wheels created by the heroes of “Microbe &Gasoline” is surely the perfect vehicle for director-writer Michel…
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Matt Damon makes bruising return to ‘Jason Bourne’ franchise
The man stands at U.S. customs, having flown in from Europe. His passport gets a hard look from…
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‘Bad Moms’ manages rare feat: crassness and sanctimony
The thing I hate most about “Bad Moms” isn’t its relentless crudeness, or its waste of talented actresses,…
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Scenery, acting worth the journey in Aussie road flick
Given the vastness of their country, it comes as no surprise that Australians are as obsessed with road…
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‘Fabulous’ fashionistas shine on the big screen
The famous difference between American humor and British humor is about to get a definitive demonstration. Here comes…