Movies
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‘Suicide Squad's' Jai Courtney is happy to be able to make a living by ‘telling lies'Jul 31, 2016 11:00 pm - When Australian actor Jai Courtney (the first name rhymes with "guy") realized he was catching on — meaning, getting recognized in public — with TV viewers for...
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Mike Birbiglia doesn't think twice about asking Bob Dylan for a favorJul 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Standup comic-improv-artist-actor-writer Mike Birbiglia's most recent appearances on the big screen were small parts in the comedies "Trainwreck" and "Hot Pursuit." But ...
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Movie review: ‘Our Little Sister' triumphs as an endearing portrait of family lifeJul 29, 2016 1:01 am - One of the more common complaints you hear from adult moviegoers is that very few films are geared for them. Any trip to the local multiplex will prove their point. It's...
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Movie review: The ‘Bourne' series gets a strong rebirthJul 29, 2016 1:01 am - It's been almost a decade since Matt Damon last starred as ex-CIA agent (and secret special weapon) Jason Bourne in "The Bourne Ultimatum." That was the excellent third ...
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Movie review: ‘Jason Bourne' all about the paycheckJul 29, 2016 1:01 am - We've had "The Bourne Identity," "The Bourne Supremacy," "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Bourne Legacy" and now "The Bourne Paycheck." It's actually called "Jason Bourne," ...
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Movie review: ‘Nerve' a cautionary taleJul 28, 2016 1:01 am - The titular smartphone game at the heart of the cyber-thriller "Nerve" makes Pokemon Go look like amateur hour. Both send players to physical locations to interact w...
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Movie review: ‘Nerve' isn't quite nerve-racking enoughJul 27, 2016 1:01 am - Despite the fact that it fizzles out at the end when it should have exploded, despite the multitude of story threads that hint at something deeper but go nowhere, "Nerve...
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Movie review: In the chilling ‘Lights Out,' what you can't quite see is what you getJul 22, 2016 1:01 am - There are two ways to look at "Lights Out." It's a typical things-that-go-bump-in-the-dark horror thriller or it's a dramatic study of a family in turmoil that also happ...
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Movie review: Woody Allen leaves then returns to Manhattan in ‘Cafe Society'Jul 22, 2016 1:01 am - As with most Woody Allen films, even if he isn't actually up there on the screen, there's bound to be a Woody Allen-like character somewhere in the mix. In "Cafe Society...
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Movie review: Chaotic, cameo-filled ‘Absolutely Fabulous' is a test of patienceJul 22, 2016 1:01 am - It's what "Ab Fab" fans have been waiting for: The big-screen debut of Patsy Stone and Edina Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley) — the high-living, champagne...