Truth (2015) movie review: Cate Blanchett delivers a great star turn in this engrossing but less than objective docudrama. Robert Redford costars.
Movie Reviews
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Bread and Butter (2014) movie review: Indie comedy-drama provides evidence that late-life virginity is detrimental to your emotional health.
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Lord Montagu (2013) movie review: Real-life victim of British anti-gay bigotry went on to become a successful businessman and popular jet-setter.
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) movie review: Tom Cruise continues to outrun them all in Christopher McQuarrie’s thrill ride.
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In Stereo (2015) movie review: Sharp and well-acted romantic comedy feels like a throwback to edgy American indies of years past.
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Amy (2015) movie review: Asif Kapadia’s remarkable Amy Winehouse documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the tragic singer.
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Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913) movie review: Long-forgotten silent offers a rare look at black people’s lives in the early 20th century.
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The Donovan Affair (1929) movie review: Frank Capra’s largely forgotten first all-talkie is now a silent. Jack Holt and Agnes Ayres star.
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Ménilmontant and Emak-Bakia movie reviews: Avant-Garde Paris’ memorable offerings for those willing to take a chance.
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Spy (2015) movie review: Melissa McCarthy rises to the occasion in Paul Feig’s transgressive feminist comedy. Jason Statham and Miranda Hart costar.
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) movie review: Charlize Theron is the de facto ‘hero’ in George Miller’s post-apocalyptic actioner. Tom Hardy costars.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) movie review: Joss Whedon entry works well enough as a ‘stand alone’ title, but the MCU is starting to feel stale.
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Selma (2014) movie review: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama’ drama is a reminder that Civil Rights events remain disturbingly relevant.
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Autumn Crocus (1934) movie review: West End legend Ivor Novello stars in wistful romantic drama about middle-aged longing. Fay Compton costars.
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Whiplash (2014) movie review: Damien Chazelle directs a visually and aurally accomplished drama that gives J.K. Simmons a devil of a role.
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Love Is Strange (2014) movie review: John Lithgow and Alfred Molina add depth to Ira Sachs’ moving gay romantic drama. Marisa Tomei costars.
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Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) movie review: Latest Michael Bay entry in his loud and dumb franchise is the least irksome so far.
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Jersey Boys (2014) movie review: Clint Eastwood prosaically tracks the humdrum rise and fall of Frankie Valli (John Lloyd Young) and the Four Seasons.
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014) movie review: Tom Cruise single-handedly brings to gripping life Doug Liman’s otherwise absurd sci-fi actioner.
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The Girl in Tails (1926) movie review: Karin Swanström and Hjalmar Bergman show that to fight oppression women must stand up and scandalize.
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Song of the Fishermen (1934) movie review: Cai Chusheng drama depicts the dehumanizing results of China’s stratified class system.
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Featuring elements from a few ‘dystopian future prevention’ thrillers, Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past is a superhero film for adults.
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) movie review: Lars von Trier delivers sequel that is more daring and philosophical. Charlotte Gainsbourg stars.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) movie review: Another first-rate Marvel-Disney effort. Chris Evans and Robert Redford star.
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) movie review: Lars von Trier shows once again his cinematic genius in this starkly funny effort. Shia LaBeouf stars.
Ant-Man (2015) movie review: Paul Rudd is both genial and superficial in Peyton Reed’s ‘just okay’ entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Cave of the Silken Web (1927) movie review: Long thought lost Chinese blockbuster remains intriguing thanks to its focus on some fierce women.
Teacher of the Year (2014) movie review: Indie comedy presents its views on education in a cleverly humorous manner. Matt Letscher stars.
Interstellar (2014) movie review: Christopher Nolan sci-fier is a grandiose achievement that ultimately fails to fulfill its thematic promise.
Boyhood (2014) movie review: Richard Linklater brilliantly tackles the effects of the passage of time. Ethan Hawke and Ellar Coltrane costar.
Midnight Madness (1928) movie review: One hour of unadulterated fluff fails to justify the titillating title. Clive Brook and Jacqueline Logan star.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Movie Review: Andrew Garfield Returns in Marc Webb’s Mediocre Sequel
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) movie review: Andrew Garfield is back in Marc Webb’s sequel that reeks of corporate demands. Emma Stone costars.