Movies
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Movie review: Rosamund Pike delivers best performance of her career in 'A Private War'Nov 08, 2018 5:00 am - “A Private War” - ★ ★ ★ ½ For many years now, Rosamund Pike has elevated nearly everything she's in, often from the sidelines, whether as the good-hearted Jane Ben...
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Movie review: Benedict Cumberbatch's 'The Grinch' no match for animated originalNov 08, 2018 5:00 am - “The Grinch” - ★ ★ ½ You're not a mean one, Mr. Grinch. At least not mean enough to be called “a monster” in a song. Not near mean enough for lyricists to describe your...
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Movie review: Netflix's 'Outlaw King' a bloody — and bloody awful — historical epicNov 08, 2018 5:00 am - “Outlaw King” - ★ Set in early 14th-century Scotland, “Outlaw King” could be described as a spinoff of “Braveheart,” the stirring historical epic about Scottish re...
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Movie review: 'Boy Erased' a soulful look at conflicted teen, familyNov 08, 2018 5:00 am - “Boy Erased” - ★ ★ ★ “Boy Erased” is based on the true story of a young man whose Baptist family put him in a conversion therapy center to “cure” his homosexualit...
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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...