| In 'Blade Runner 2049,' 'visionary' is synonymous with slow and monotonous |
R |
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2017-10-06 |
| Remarkable 'The Florida Project' explores vagaries of childhood |
R |
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2017-10-05 |
| 'American Made' depicts drug cartels as occasion for blithe derring-do |
R |
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2017-09-29 |
| ‘Loving Vincent’ prompts respect for the effort that went into hand-painted film, if not the result |
PG-13 |
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2017-09-29 |
| 'Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House' leaves Felt's motivations ambiguous |
PG-13 |
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2017-09-29 |
| ‘Battle of the Sexes’ is a barely muted rallying cry for our time |
PG-13 |
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2017-09-22 |
| 'Stronger' actor Jake Gyllenhaal is better than the movie |
R |
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2017-09-22 |
| J.D. Salinger biopic 'Rebel in the Rye' falls back on banalities |
PG-13 |
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2017-09-08 |
| 'Trophy' explores moral intertwining of hunting and conservationism |
Unrated |
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2017-09-08 |
| 'Dolores' could have explored subject's life more sharply |
Unrated |
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2017-09-08 |
| 'Unlocked' is a barely engaging spy thriller |
R |
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2017-09-01 |
| In ‘Polina,’ a ballerina pursues contemporary |
Unrated |
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2017-09-01 |
| ‘Marjorie Prime’ asks, how do we want to be remembered? |
Unrated |
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2017-08-23 |
| 'Logan Lucky' is inconsequentially entertaining |
PG-13 |
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2017-08-18 |
| 'The Trip to Spain' is the least of the movie trio but has its moments |
Unrated |
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2017-08-11 |
| Documentary ‘California Typewriter’ turns back the clock |
Unrated |
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2017-08-11 |
| 'The Dark Tower' is a forgettable 'Lord of the Rings'-'Matrix' mashup |
PG-13 |
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2017-08-04 |
| 'Icarus' should delve more into motivations of Russian Olympians |
Unrated |
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2017-08-04 |
| In 'Detroit,' atrocity becomes numbing |
R |
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2017-08-04 |
| The story of 'Wind River' is swallowed up by outlandish plot devices |
R |
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2017-08-04 |
| 'An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power' delivers a nimbus-tinged view of Al Gore's actions |
PG |
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2017-07-28 |
| Documentary ‘Rumble’ explores Native Americans’ influence on music |
Unrated |
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2017-07-27 |
| In 'Dunkirk,' war is a minute-to-minute struggle for survival |
PG-13 |
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2017-07-20 |
| Documentary ‘My Journey Through French Cinema’ is for all movie lovers |
Unrated |
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2017-07-14 |
| 'War for the Planet of the Apes' is among the best of the series |
PG-13 |
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2017-07-14 |
| Strengths of 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' are its jaunty high school scenes |
PG-13 |
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2017-07-06 |
| '13 Minutes' has tantalizing story but workmanlike execution |
R |
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2017-06-30 |
| 'Okja' is a muddled parable that mashes together many genres |
Unrated |
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2017-06-28 |
| 'The Beguiled' is brittle and vaporous |
R |
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2017-06-23 |
| ‘The Big Sick’ is best comedy of 2017 so far, and so much more |
R |
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2017-06-23 |
| 'The Journey' is an unconvincing talkathon that might have worked better on the stage |
PG-13 |
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2017-06-16 |
| 'Maudie' star Sally Hawkins gives a standout performance as artist Maud Lewis |
PG-13 |
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2017-06-16 |
| 'Cars 3' is reasonably diverting but somewhat sluggish |
G |
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2017-06-16 |
| 'The Mummy' is a tentpole production with nothing under the tent |
PG-13 |
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2017-06-09 |
| Sam Elliott and Laura Prepon are quietly effective in 'The Hero' |
R |
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2017-06-09 |
| When sparks fly in 'Beatriz at Dinner,' it's entertaining but not surprising |
R |
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2017-06-09 |
| Footage in documentary ‘Dawson City: Frozen Time’ is all fascinating |
Unrated |
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2017-06-09 |
| 'My Cousin Rachel' star Rachel Weisz freshens up the Gothic story |
PG-13 |
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2017-06-09 |
| Uneven 'Churchill' feels more like an exposé than a deep-dish psychological exploration |
PG |
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2017-06-02 |
| 'Wonder Woman' has a frisky, friendly spirit |
PG-13 |
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2017-06-02 |
| In intensely harrowing 'Afterimage,' Stalinist repression shatters artist’s life |
Unrated |
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2017-05-26 |
| With low expectations, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' is amusing |
PG-13 |
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2017-05-26 |
| 'Baywatch' has a disposable plot |
R |
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2017-05-26 |
| 'Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story' revives story of little-known movie couple |
Unrated |
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2017-05-19 |
| 'Alien: Covenant' is more interesting than 'Prometheus' but still a retread |
R |
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2017-05-19 |
| 'The Commune' actress Trine Dyrholm is the only reason to see film |
Unrated |
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2017-05-19 |
| ‘The Wedding Plan’ is both unorthodox and ultra-Orthodox |
PG |
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2017-05-12 |
| ‘Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia’ does justice to an anguished history |
Unrated |
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2017-05-12 |
| ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ lands with a thud |
PG-13 |
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2017-05-12 |
| Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn team up for ‘Snatched’ |
R |
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2017-05-12 |
| In 'The Lovers,' Debra Winger's intensity is too much for goofy grab bag of a movie |
R |
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2017-05-05 |
| 'A Woman's Life' director’s poeticism is overly protracted |
Unrated |
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2017-05-05 |
| In ‘Graduation,’ personal and political are inseparable |
R |
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2017-04-28 |
| 'A Quiet Passion' won't encourage viewers to seek out Emily Dickinson's poetry |
PG-13 |
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2017-04-21 |
| John Coltrane documentary 'Chasing Trane' has stunning concert, music clips |
Unrated |
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2017-04-21 |
| 'Tramps' is remarkably fresh, as are its leads |
Unrated |
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2017-04-21 |
| 'Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer' has too much Norman |
R |
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2017-04-14 |
| 'Tommy's Honour' is a conventional movie about unconventional people |
PG |
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2017-04-14 |
| 'The Lost City of Z' is only fitfully successful as a psychological portrait of a burgeoning obsessive |
PG-13 |
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2017-04-14 |
| 'Going in Style' is a clunky escapade enlivened only by its three leads |
PG-13 |
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2017-04-07 |
| What's good in 'Colossal' isn't very original |
R |
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2017-04-07 |
| 'Their Finest' thumps for rose-colored glasses over reality |
R |
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2017-04-07 |
| 'Ghost in the Shell' eliminates deep think in favor of deep action |
PG-13 |
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2017-03-31 |
| 'The Zookeeper's Wife' has a strong story but is unadventurous |
PG-13 |
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2017-03-31 |
| ‘I Called Him Morgan’ embraces ambiguousness of story |
Unrated |
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2017-03-31 |
| 'Life' is glumly earnest |
R |
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2017-03-24 |
| 'Wilson' should be sharper and funnier |
R |
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2017-03-24 |
| 'The Last Laugh' doesn't provide penetrating answers |
Unrated |
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2017-03-24 |
| Austerely compelling 'Frantz' explores persistence of love |
PG-13 |
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2017-03-24 |
| 'Beauty and the Beast' is not a compelling equivalent of the 1991 animated movie |
PG |
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2017-03-17 |
| In 'After the Storm,' what we see is too often all we get |
Unrated |
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2017-03-17 |
| 'Kong: Skull Island' is a fun movie with an inspired setting |
PG-13 |
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2017-03-10 |
| Socially conscious horror movies don't get any better than 'Get Out' |
R |
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2017-03-10 |
| Smooth surfaces of 'The Sense of an Ending' need disrupting |
PG-13 |
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2017-03-10 |
| 'Logan' turns into a free-for-all bloodfest |
R |
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2017-03-03 |
| 'Wolves' is cliché-ridden and predictable |
R |
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2017-03-03 |
| ‘My Life as a Zucchini’ avoids sentimentality |
PG-13 |
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2017-03-03 |
| 'I Am Not Your Negro' shows that the world today is poorer for not having James Baldwin’s views |
PG-13 |
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2017-02-24 |
| Grand-scale extravaganza in 'The Great Wall' lacks transcendence |
PG-13 |
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2017-02-17 |
| 'Kedi' is about how animals can bring out the kindness in people |
Unrated |
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2017-02-17 |
| 'I Am Jane Doe' lucidly presents important subject |
Unrated |
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2017-02-10 |
| 'The LEGO Batman Movie' is exhilarating and exhausting |
PG |
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2017-02-10 |
| 'A United Kingdom' simplifies a complex political dynamic |
PG-13 |
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2017-02-10 |
| 'The Daughter,' Ibsen adaptation, won't win over viewers who are new to playwright's work |
Unrated |
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2017-02-03 |
| Uneven 'The Comedian' doesn't measure up to Robert De Niro's performance |
R |
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2017-02-03 |
| 'Gold' lacks urgency or adventurousness |
R |
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2017-01-27 |
| 'Midsummer in Newtown' does not oversell the restorative power of art |
Unrated |
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2017-01-27 |
| 'The Salesman' isn't director Asghar Farhadi's best but offers glints of what often makes him one of best directors around |
PG-13 |
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2017-01-27 |
| 'Split' doesn't deviate from director-writer M. Night Shyamalan's standard fare |
PG-13 |
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2017-01-20 |
| 'The Founder' doesn't take a stand for or against protagonist's avarice |
PG-13 |
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2017-01-20 |
| 'The Red Turtle' has a quietly breathtaking delicacy |
PG |
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2017-01-20 |
| 'Patriots Day': Does Mark Wahlberg's fictional treatment add anything? |
R |
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2017-01-13 |
| ‘Silence’ falls short in portraying true religious feeling |
R |
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2017-01-13 |
| 'Toni Erdmann' is fitfully sharp and amusing |
R |
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2017-01-06 |
| 'Hidden Figures' is unoriginal but has an irresistible story |
PG |
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2017-01-06 |
| 'Julieta' is straightforward by Almodovar standards |
R |
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2016-12-30 |
| 'Paterson' is charming, if also headscratch-inducing |
R |
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2016-12-30 |
| 'I, Daniel Blake' has focused story, strong acting |
R |
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2016-12-30 |
| The 10 best movies of 2016 – our critic's picks |
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2016-12-23 |
| 'Passengers' is simply a sleek, well-designed curiosity |
PG-13 |
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2016-12-22 |
| '20th Century Women' actress Annette Bening's performance is a marvel |
R |
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2016-12-22 |
| 'Fences' is strong on acting but overly stagey |
PG-13 |
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2016-12-16 |
| 'Accidental Courtesy' lets audience judge the actions of subject |
Unrated |
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2016-12-16 |
| 'Land of Mine' shows when mercy must overrule hatred |
R |
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2016-12-16 |
| The best character in reasonably good 'Rogue One' is robot K-2SO |
PG-13 |
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2016-12-15 |
| 'La La Land' is a deliriously fine musical about the challenges of making art |
PG-13 |
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2016-12-09 |
| 'Things To Come' has a great performance by Isabelle Huppert |
PG-13 |
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2016-12-02 |
| 'Jackie' is an unenlightening portrait of a famous Kennedy |
R |
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2016-12-02 |
| 'Allied' is lackluster and without suspense |
R |
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2016-11-23 |
| 'Lion' has half an Oscar-worthy film |
PG-13 |
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2016-11-23 |
| 'Moana' is one of the better Disney animated features to come along in a while |
PG |
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2016-11-23 |
| 'Rules Don't Apply,' Warren Beatty's directorial return, is disarmingly light |
PG-13 |
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2016-11-23 |
| 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' has too much of a good thing |
PG-13 |
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2016-11-18 |
| 'Off the Rails' provides a window into a psyche |
Unrated |
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2016-11-18 |
| 'Nocturnal Animals' has a sadistic edge that is punitive |
R |
|
2016-11-18 |
| 'Manchester by the Sea' is true to intricacies of family strife |
R |
|
2016-11-18 |
| Virtues of 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' are concealed by film format |
R |
|
2016-11-11 |
| 'Arrival': The film lacks a sense of the transcendent |
PG-13 |
|
2016-11-11 |
| 'Hacksaw Ridge' often has bloodlust pose as religiosity |
R |
|
2016-11-04 |
| 'Doctor Strange' doesn't appreciably improve the Marvel universe |
PG-13 |
|
2016-11-04 |
| 'Loving' is careful not to offend |
PG-13 |
|
2016-11-04 |
| 'Inferno' doesn't amount to much |
PG-13 |
|
2016-10-28 |
| 'Moonlight' has some of the year's best performances |
R |
|
2016-10-28 |
| 'The Eagle Huntress' is too slick but heroine triumphs over movie's excesses |
G |
|
2016-10-28 |
| 'Fire at Sea' provokes questions about director’s choices |
Unrated |
|
2016-10-28 |
| 'Before the Flood' lays out the case for climate reform with steadfast rigor |
Unrated |
|
2016-10-21 |
| 'American Pastoral' is grueling and thin |
R |
|
2016-10-21 |
| 'The Accountant' has confusing twists |
R |
|
2016-10-14 |
| 'Newtown' is about people trying to make sense out of senselessness |
Unrated |
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2016-10-14 |
| 'Christine' is Rebecca Hall's finest movie performance to date |
R |
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2016-10-14 |
