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Oscar nominee from Lebanon details street kid’s harsh life
“Capernaum” benefits from an extremely charismatic child actor in the lead role.
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‘What Men Want’: Good moments lost in the noise
An overabundance of plot strands mutes the funny bits — which include a fun performance by The Boz.
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If our critic Robert Horton chose the Oscar nominees …
… “The Rider” would get the love, and mediocrities such as “Bohemian Rhapsody” would not.
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Peter Jackson brings the ghosts of WWI to colorful life
‘They Shall Not Grow Old” uses digital wizardry to make the First World War newly vivid.
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‘Stan & Ollie’ are created with affectionate precision
Gifted actors have replicated some of Laurel and Hardy’s classic routines with great affection.
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‘Serenity’ weirdest movie to hit the screen in some time
This film noir set on an island starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway takes a bizzare turn.
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Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ has nifty ending — after 100 turgid minutes
The filmmaker’s latest ties together his films “Unbreakable” and “Split,” but it’s mostly boring.
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Nicole Kidman dons grungy makeup in unpleasant ‘Destroyer’
Casting a woman in the cliche troubled-cop role doesn’t make the film any less trite.
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‘Cold War’: Deeply romantic Polish film is absolute must-see
A canny use of music helps propel the movie, which would be an Oscar shoo-in if not for…
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‘Divide and Conquer’ charts the rise and fall of Roger Ailes
The documentary follows Ailes from Nixon aide to Fox News honcho to disgraced sex predator.
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‘The Upside’: Unreality ungrounds this formula buddy comedy
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart are capable, but setting the film amid lavish wealth was unwise.
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The departed: Horton’s list of Hollywood actors we lost in 2018
The Herald’s movie critic takes a look at some of the biggest celebrities who died last year.
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‘Beale Street’ a worthy follow-up to award-winning ‘Moonlight’
Director Barry Jenkins’ movie favors mood over story, and is full of good actors and explosive color.
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Horton’s 10 best enjoyable and 10 worst movies of 2018
It was a very interesting year for the Western — the genre made the Herald movie critic’s top…
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Film looks at RBG’s life before her Supreme Court appointment
“On the Basis of Sex” is about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s origin story and one of her most significant…
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‘Vice’ can’t decide whether to satirize or humanize Dick Cheney
It’s a scattershot look at the life of George W. Bush’s veep played by shape-shifter Christian Bale.
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Aquaman tries to swim in both the deep and shallow ends
The comic book saga can’t decide whether to be silly or a serious origin story.
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ refreshes with an old-fashioned vibe
Emily Blunt is practically perfect in the role made famous by Julie Andrews.
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J. Lo’s effortless charm keeps ‘Second Act’ afloat
The film’s stuffed with platitudes and shouldn’t work, but Lopez proves she’s a true movie star.
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‘Mortal Engines’ a special-effects sci-fi outing of the YA kind
This adaptation of a post-apocalyptic novel is set in a landscape where giant cities move around.