Movies
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Movie review: ‘Rules Don't Apply' purely for amusementNov 23, 2016 12:01 am - Warren Beatty returns from a 15-year Hollywood hiatus with the delightful old-Hollywood drama "Rules Don't Apply," pulling triple duty as writer, director and star. And ...
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Movie review: ‘Bad Santa 2' a Christmas miracleNov 23, 2016 12:01 am - It's true what one character says in "Bad Santa 2" — the best gift is always a surprise. So it's with great unexpected joy I report that the sequel to the 2003 hit ...
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Movie review: ‘Moana' a strong show of girl empowermentNov 23, 2016 12:01 am - The animated musical adventure "Moana" is the cherry on top of a sweet year for Disney that also includes "Zootopia" and "The Jungle Book." It's also no coincidence that...
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Movie review: ‘Elle' a dramatic study of victimizationNov 23, 2016 12:01 am - Throughout the 1980s and 90s, Dutch director Paul Verhoeven put together quite a resume of films. He had the art house hit "The 4th Man," the camp sci-fi classic "RoboCo...
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Movie review: ‘Manchester by the Sea' redefines sweet sorrowNov 20, 2016 10:00 pm - "Good grief" is a phrase we normally associate with Charlie Brown. But it also applies aptly to Kenneth Lonergan's majestic "Manchester by the Sea," a movie so lovely in...
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Movie review: Magic missing from ‘Fantastic Beasts'Nov 18, 2016 12:01 am - You know you're movie is in trouble when you're secondary characters are infinitely more interesting and charismatic than your two leads. Such is the case with "Fantasti...
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Movie review: Pazienza biopic, ‘Bleed for This,' packs a punchNov 18, 2016 12:01 am - From its opening scene of splitting 10s on a $20,000 blackjack hand to triumphantly returning to the boxing ring after a devastating injury, "Bleed for This" is all abou...
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Movie review: ‘Nocturnal Animals' is subliminal art at its finestNov 18, 2016 12:01 am - Critics. Artists adore them when they come bearing praise and hate them when they're opinions fall short of effusive. Tom Ford knows this dichotomy well, both as a fashi...
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Movie review: War drama ‘Billy Lynn' misfiresNov 18, 2016 12:01 am - It doesn't pay to be a visionary. Just ask Oscar-winning director Ang Lee, whose attempt to use ground-breaking technology on his latest film, the Iraq war drama "Billy ...
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Movie review: ‘Fantastic Beasts' makes for fanciful funNov 18, 2016 12:01 am - For those Harry Potter fans who have been in the doldrums for the past couple of years — no more books, no more movies — here's a treat for you. No, let's kick...