Movies
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Movie review: Chastain commands attention in ‘Miss Sloane'Dec 09, 2016 12:01 am - Women, guns and power. That's the Holy Trinity at the forefront of the sizzling political thriller "Miss Sloane." It's relevant and revealing, especially in today's c...
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Edward Norton really, really likes to talk about actingDec 07, 2016 10:00 pm - It was a bit disconcerting to meet Edward Norton last week in New York, where he was doing press for the tearjerker "Collateral Beauty," in which he plays Whit, the frie...
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Yes, Ryan Gosling can act … and sing and dance and play pianoDec 07, 2016 10:00 pm - It's been a long time since anyone's doubted the acting abilities of Ryan Gosling. The Ontario-born leading man still considers the 1993 stint he had on "The Mickey Mous...
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Movie review: Portman just window-dressing in ‘Jackie'Dec 05, 2016 10:00 pm - Unless you're a film buff, chances are you've never heard of Chilean writer-director Pablo Larrain. But if you have, you no doubt know of both his brilliance and his obs...
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Movie review: ‘Lion' has no biteDec 04, 2016 10:00 pm - The Oscar-roar emanating from "Lion," a true tale of a young Indian-Australian adoptee using Google Earth to find his birth mother 25 years after being separated from he...
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Peter Sarsgaard embodies but doesn't mimic Bobby Kennedy in ‘Jackie'Dec 04, 2016 10:00 pm - Borrowing from baseball terminology, Peter Sarsgaard is a utility man. If he was on the field, he could play any position. On the screen, he's the go-to guy who can play...
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Movie review: ‘Jackie' is a bravura head-trip back to a few very bad days in the 60sDec 04, 2016 10:00 pm - Her name changed a few times. First it was Jacqueline Bouvier, then Jacqueline Kennedy. As familiarity with the public set in, it was shortened to Jackie Kennedy. Then, ...
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Natalie Portman shows off her inner ‘Jackie'Nov 30, 2016 10:00 pm - A quick flip through the list of films on Natalie Portman's resume shows that, except for a couple of reappearances in a couple of series sequels, she's an actress who d...
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Movie review: ‘Elle' a classic portrayal of victimization, revengeNov 23, 2016 12:01 am - "Elle" opens with the muffled sounds of a woman being sexually assaulted by a masked attacker. The only witness is a gray cat, purring as the victim screams. The assault...
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Movie review: ‘Allied' drips with glitz, gloryNov 23, 2016 12:01 am - If Graham Greene had written "Casablanca," it would probably look a lot like "Allied," Robert Zemeckis' quaint wartime romance about a Canadian soldier falling for a sex...