Out in Theaters: ‘FENCES’
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis (and the rest of the cast) are simply outstanding in the powerfully acted and supremely written 'Fences', a 1950s melodrama about a struggling African American…
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Out in Theaters: ‘WHY HIM?’
Frequently unfunny, offensively unoriginal and downright grating, this teaming of great character actor Bryan Cranston and can-do-it-all performer James Franco breaks a different kind of bad, scrubbing free the charm…
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Out in Theaters: ‘JACKIE’
In addition to providing a platform for Natalie Portman to display her considerable talents, 'Jackie' is a terrific and multifaceted portrait of a layered American icon. Gloomy, textured and terrifically…
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Out in Theaters: ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’
There's no getting around it, 'Rogue One'’s clunky script leaves something to be desired but wowing visual glamor, classic Star Wars feel, a darker nature and that killer third act…
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Out in Theaters: ‘OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY’
Forgettable 'Office Christmas Party' is much funnier when its flat set of leads allow the secondary characters (i.e. Kate McKinnon) to take the spotlight, and though there's a shortage of…
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Out in Theaters: ‘LA LA LAND’
A dazzlingly rendered musical masterpiece, 'La La Land' is an unseasonably joyous throwback that marries the best elements of Golden Age Hollywood to the best elements of modern cinema. Splendidly…
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Out in Theaters: ‘MANCHESTER BY THE SEA’
‘Manchester By the Sea’ is a thoughtfully rendered, grief-loaded New England character study salt-washed in bathos and poised to break hearts. Writer/director Kenneth Lonergan masterful commands the drama while Casey…
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Out in Theaters: ‘NOCTURNAL ANIMALS’
Not for the faint of heart, Tom Ford's 'Nocturnal Animals' is a drearily pitch-black and distinctly American psychosexual thriller that painfully explores the worst sides of humanity - from the…
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Out in Theaters: ‘RULES DON’T APPLY’
Often overwhelmingly funny and intermittently sweet and salty, peppered with refreshing performances from a stellar cast and three overpoweringly enticing leads in Alden Ehrenreich, Lily Collins and Warren Beatty, 'Rules…
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Out in Theaters: ‘MOANA’
'Moana' doesn’t really break new narrative ground for Disney - though the lack of a romantic angle is refreshing - but its hypnotic visuals, winning voice cast and catchy tunes…