Movies
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Movie review: 'The Girl in the Spider's Web' spins misconceived sequel to 'Dragon Tattoo'Nov 07, 2018 10:00 am - “The Girl in the Spider's Web” - ★ ★ “The Girl in the Spider's Web” wastes no time in establishing itself as one of the most misconceived movie sequels ever made. It be...
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These new skateboarding movies challenge gender stereotypes in surprising waysNov 06, 2018 5:00 am - Jonah Hill recently joked that he landed on a coming-of-age story for his directorial debut because of the genre's "tried and true" formula. But he manages to make it hi...
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The very witchy 'Suspiria' is supposed to be a radically feminist movie - how so?Nov 06, 2018 5:00 am - The experience of watching Luca Guadagnino's "Suspiria" remake has a lot in common with the nightmares Dakota Johnson's character endures. In a divided Berlin, dance stu...
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'Fantastic Beasts' stars: Grindelwald isn't Trump, exactlyNov 05, 2018 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Johnny Depp's charismatic leader at the center of the new "Fantastic Beasts" sequel isn't modeled on President Donald Trump. But the stars of "Fantastic Be...
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With $50 million debut, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is no poor boyNov 04, 2018 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" and 20th Century Fox are - for now, at least - champions of the world. "Bohemian Rhapsody," starring Rami Malek...
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Awards buzz is icing for John Krasinski and 'A Quiet Place'Nov 03, 2018 7:28 am - LOS ANGELES - John Krasinski is still pinching himself over the critical and financial success of his experimental thriller "A Quiet Place," but the Cinderella year is n...
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Widescreen: 'Walk Hard' remains a perfect parody of music epics like 'Bohemian Rhapsody'Nov 02, 2018 5:59 am - The Hollywood biopic of British rock legends Queen and Freddie Mercury arrives this weekend in theaters to tepid reviews, some of which invoke the name of one of the mos...
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Movie review: 'In Search of Greatness' sports documentary lacks much-needed emotionNov 01, 2018 6:00 am - “In Search of Greatness” - ★ ★ What if everything you've been told about how to excel in sports is wrong? After picking the brains of some of the most gifted athletes of...
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Movie review: Plenty of blood, little terror in remake of cult classic 'Suspiria'Nov 01, 2018 6:00 am - “Suspiria” - ★ ★ The original “Suspiria” did a lot with a little. Dario Argento's 1977 film featured cheap-looking sets, badly dubbed dialogue, laughable overacting, blo...
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Movie review: 'Wildlife' depicts disintegrating marriage with elegance, empathyNov 01, 2018 6:00 am - “Wildlife” - ★ ★ ★ ★ It's fall of 1960 in Montana when we meet the Brinson family in “Wildlife,” a carefully considered and deeply moving adaptation of a Richard Ford no...