Out in Theaters: ‘THE BIG SHORT’
Adam McKay’s star-filled ‘The Big Short’ tackles a huge subject, the 2008 financial meltdown, with surprising wit and clarity. That it ends up being both educational and entertaining is a…
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Out in Theaters: ‘YOUTH’
Paolo Sorrentino's 'Youth' is a picture convinced that it says more than it does, heavy on mood, bewitching cinematography and acting prowess and light on consistency of character and narrative…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE DANISH GIRL’
There's no doubt that The Danish Girl is a well-made, well-acted piece of prestige cinema but its occasionally tactless handling of challenging issues awkwardly overwhelms at too many turns.
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Out in Theaters: ‘STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS’
J.J. Abram's employment of nostalgia, character camaraderie and practice effects in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' helps right the ship wronged by the George Lucas' prequels, though it's still not…
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Out in Theaters: ‘HE NEVER DIED’
Jack's brand of unaffected "Did you really just do that?" reactions lend the action a sense of categorical silliness. It makes for the kind of comedy you that if you…
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Out in Theaters: ‘MACBETH’
'Macbeth' is Shakespeare for Shakespeare nerds. Technically elite across the board (stunning performances, cinematography and even fight sequences) but the combination of thick Scottish accents and whispered Shakespeare prose left…
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Out in Theaters: ‘IN THE HEART OF THE SEA’
"Ron Howard's 'In the Heart of the Sea' chases the white whale that is meaningful special effects films and comes up short. His telling of the story that inspired 'Moby…
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Out in Theaters: ‘JOY’
'Joy' provides another phenomenal starring vehicle for the uncommonly talented Jennifer Lawrence but, in all other regards, is a cluttered, confused mess. David O. Russell has fallen far from the…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE REVENANT’
A technically consummate piece of high art bred with a tension-ridden tale of against-all-odds perseverance, 'The Revenant' is a brutal, frigid masterwork that benefits from its callous commitment from director…
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Out in Theaters: ‘THE GOOD DINOSAUR’
Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur' is a far cry from the superb wunderkind that was 'Inside Out' and though its journey is more derivative than most of Pixar's kind, it's still…