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‘My Cousin Rachel’ Review

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Roger Michell may not be a familiar name, but he’s directed several movies you’ve likely heard of, including the Hugh Grant/Julia Roberts rom-com “Notting Hill”, the charming TV news comedy “Morning Glory” and the underwhelming “Hyde Park on Hudson”, starring Bill Murray as FDR. Michell’s latest film is the picturesque romance mystery “My Cousin Rachel”. […]
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‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’ Review

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Until very recently I thought “The LEGO Movie” and its spinoff “The LEGO Batman Movie” were the most frenetic animated movies I’d ever seen. But a certain superhero origin story, based on books that grade school kids have cherished for two decades, now assumes that title. “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” is extremely fast-paced, wild, […]
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‘Wonder Woman’ Review

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“Man of Steel” was dull, “Batman v. Superman” was weak, and outside of Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, “Suicide Squad” was a major disappointment. But with “Wonder Woman”, DC has finally proven that it can be a worthy competitor to Marvel in the battle for superhero movie supremacy. Gal Gadot’s appearance in the final act […]
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‘Megan Leavey’ Review

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Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite follows-up her incredible 2013 documentary “Blackfish” with another film examining the human-animal connection. This time it’s a narrative story, based on the real-life relationship of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey and her combat dog, Rex. The pair served together in Iraq in 2005 and ’06. Their tours, along with the training and post active […]
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‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Review

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I was a big fan of the original “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy: 2003’s “The Curse of the Black Pearl” (which earned Johnny Depp a Best Actor SAG Award), 2006’s “Dead Man’s Chest” (one of Disney’s highest-grossing movies ever) and 2007’s “At World’s End” (which didn’t feature Depp on screen for the entire first half-hour). Some thought […]
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‘Baywatch’ Review

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Two months ago, Warner Bros. released a modernized movie version of the 70s/80s TV series “Chips”. It was an abysmal failure, both on screen and at the box office. And now, not to be outdone, Paramount has responded with “Baywatch”, which takes the ‘movie reboots of old TV shows’ genre to depths previously unseen. Dwayne […]
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‘War Machine’ Review

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“War Machine” is based on the 2010 book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by the late Michael Hastings. It focused on U.S. Army General Stanley A. McChrystal, who led U.S. forces in Afghanistan from 2009-’10. Hastings spent a few days with the very outspoken McChrystal and his team […]
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‘The Wizard of Lies’ Review

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The Bernie Madoff story has already been made into several movies. There was the 2010 documentary “Chasing Madoff”. Last year, Richard Dreyfuss and Blythe Danner played Bernie and his wife Ruth in ABC’s two-night miniseries “Madoff”. Now, Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer tackle the Madoff roles in HBO’s “The Wizard of Lies”. De Niro […]
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‘Everything, Everything’ Review

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“Everything, Everything” is the latest YA romance novel to be turned into a movie. The book, written by Nicola Yoon, was published less than two years ago, so this was definitely a quick turnaround. Last year’s “Me Before You”, based on a novel intended for a similar audience, blew me away – with a commanding […]
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‘Alien: Covenant’ Review

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A covenant is an agreement. I’ve got a feeling I won’t be sharing a covenant with many die-hard “Alien” fans on Ridley Scott’s latest prequel, and “Prometheus” sequel, “Alien: Covenant”. The time is 2104 and the crew of the spaceship Covenant is looking for a new planet to call home. Members include Katherine Waterston, Billy […]
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