Movies
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Movie review: ‘Doctor Strange' has superhero swaggerNov 04, 2016 1:01 am - On title alone, "Doctor Strange" promises to be different. It's not. But that's not a liability. The movie mixes a healthy dose of snark, cool music, amazing effects and...
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Movie review: Hello, dolly, this is ‘Trolls,' dollyNov 04, 2016 1:01 am - Can we say "Trolls" is a hair-raising experience? Sure we can. Any time you base a movie on a doll with a Don King ‘do dating back to 1959, you can say just about a...
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Movie review: ‘Moonlight' a story of self-reliance, hopeNov 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Overpraised, but undeniably dynamic, "Moonlight" is a bullseye for fans of "The Wire" and its ability to deftly debunk the sort of hideous stereotypes "deplorables" ofte...
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Amy Adams gets through a communication breakdown in ‘Arrival'Nov 01, 2016 11:00 pm - It's turning out to be an Amy Adams year at the movies. In the spring she had her big bathtub scene as Lois Lane in "Batman v. Superman," and in a few weeks she'll be se...
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Movie review: ‘Inferno' finally gets a Dan Brown book-to-movie adaptation just rightOct 28, 2016 1:01 am - Ron Howard long ago proved that he's willing to tackle any style of movie. In the four decades since he jumped from in front of to behind the camera, he's dabbled in dra...
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Movie review: ‘Inferno' doesn't catch fireOct 28, 2016 1:01 am - If like most pundits, you believe Donald Trump can only win the presidency when hell freezes over, all I can say is you better get ready for an orange White House. And y...
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Mel Gibson talks about hand-to-hand combat, bombs and bullets, and heroismOct 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Say what you will about Mel Gibson's proclivity for abhorrent behavior while under the influence of alcohol or the fact that many people, in and out of the film business...
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Movie review: It's not easy ‘Being 17'Oct 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Adolescence — that twilight zone between childhood and adulthood — isn't easy. It's messy, confusing and downright frightening. But imagine the amped up intens...
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Movie review: Give some thought to seeing ‘Don't Think Twice'Aug 05, 2016 1:01 am - It must have been quite a challenge to pull this one off, and do it so well. Comedian-actor-writer director Mike Birbiglia has managed to make a movie that has a serious...
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Movie review: ‘Suicide Squad' scores with super-villainsAug 02, 2016 1:01 am - There's no way of avoiding comparisons between the newest Zack Snyder-produced superhero extravaganza "Suicide Squad" and the 1965 E.M. Nathanson WWII novel, and Robert ...