Out in Theaters: ‘COCO’
'Coco' by most accounts is a well-made film; the animation is wowing, the songs are full of life and love and it tells a heart-warming story, but it also feels…
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Out in Theaters: ’JUSTICE LEAGUE’
‘Justice League’ is an improvement over the dreary, dark ‘Batman v. Superman’ but can’t manage to jam a bunch of new characters, a lame villain, and a eye-rolling world domination…
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Out in Theaters: ‘LAST FLAG FLYING’
Deftly blending snarky comedy and high tragedy in this expertly cast and immaculately performed drama, Richard Linklater’s ‘Last Flag Flying’ is a soulful examination of grief, duty, family and love…
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Out in Theaters: ‘MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS’
Not worth boarding, 'Murder on the Orient Express' has a heck of a time investing audiences in its rather unengaging mystery. A talky whodunit whose dialogue is often stiff and…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI’
'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' has smacks of knifelike dark comedy, a handful of brilliant performances (all hail Frances McDormand!) and a director (Martin McDonagh) back on the tippy-top of his…
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Out in Theaters: ‘LADY BIRD’
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ guides Saorsie Ronan through a rebellious phase of teenagedom with stinging humor and a good dose of pathos. Sensitive, charming and at times painful, ‘Lady Bird’…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THOR: RAGNAROK’
Pulsing with side-splitting energy, 'Thor: Ragnarok' thrives working outside the boundaries of the tightly wound, hawkishly overlorded Marvel Cinematic Universe. A neon-plated smear of laughs bursting with colorful characters and jaw-dangling…
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Out in Theaters: ‘MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND’
A deeply unsettling and suspenseful tone poem about the challenges of finding your way in the Big Apple as an immigrant, Ana Asensio’s ‘Most Beautiful Island’ is a sinister experiment…
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Out in Theaters: ‘SUBURBICON’
An embarrassing Coens-inspired trainwreck, ‘Suburicon’ tries to be a dark, murder-filled satire on the “wholesome” 50’s but the saliency of an undercooked and discordant racial integration subplot derails George Clooney’s…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER’
Like a demented and brilliant episode of ‘The Twilight Zone’, The Killing of a Sacred Deer posits a reality off its axis in elusive and dangerous ways. This pitch black…