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‘Money Monster’ Review

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“Money Monster” is director Jodie Foster’s first feature since the 2011 drama “The Beaver”. Which element of that film was considered more controversial is still up for debate: Mel Gibson’s character or the actual beaver puppet. Foster turns to more commercial fare for “Money Monster”, admitting that because “it’s a genre film [from] a mainstream […]
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‘Captain America: Civil War’ Review

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At just under two and a half hours, “Captain America: Civil War” is longer than any of the previous 12 films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And that should come as no surprise considering the gigantic cast of characters that have been brought together. And it’s this star-power, not the action or the story, that […]
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‘Mother’s Day’ Review

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Garry Marshall gathered practically everyone in Hollywood together, back in 2010, to celebrate “Valentine’s Day” with him. In 2011, he rounded-up a bunch of celebs again, this time for a big screen “New Year’s Eve” in the Big Apple. But because those box office results weren’t nearly as strong, his New Year’s resolution should’ve been […]
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‘Keanu’ Review

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Less than a year after their Peabody Award-winning Comedy Central sketch series wrapped, Key & Peele team-up for their first movie. With endless possibilities – they chose to base the plot around the love of a cute wittle kitty cat – And Me-OW – the results are painful. “Substitute Teacher” is a really funny “Key […]
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‘Elvis & Nixon’ Review

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On December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley went to White House and met with President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office. A photograph of these two icons shaking hands was taken, and to this day, it is still the most requested photo by visitors to the National Archives. In the wrong hands, “Elvis & Nixon”, the […]
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‘A Hologram for the King’ Review

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Tom Hanks rarely makes indies. Instead, he usually headlines compelling biopics, gripping action/adventures and animated blockbusters. So the low-budget, German-produced drama “A Hologram for the King”, based on a 2012 novel by Dave Eggers, is definitely a change of pace for one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. But even THE Tom Hanks […]
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‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Review

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“Snow White & the Huntsman” was one of the pleasant surprises of 2012. It twisted-up a classic fairy tale with a smart script and a killer Evil Queen in Charlize Theron. She’s back, along with Chris Hemsworth, for this “Huntsman” spin-off. As Emily Blunt, who plays the Ice Queen Elsa – I mean Freya – […]
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‘The Meddler’ Review

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“The Meddler” is writer/director Lorene Scafaria’s extremely personal follow-up to her innovative 2012 indie “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World”, which featured Steve Carell and Keira Knightley finding humor, and each other, on the cusp of the Apocalypse. For her latest film, Scafaria turns to a more low-key, but just as enriching […]
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‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’ Review

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Let’s “cut” to the chase: “Barbershop: The Next Cut” is a rare threequel that works as a standalone film. 14 years after the original and 12 years after “Back in Business”, stars Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer return to tell a straightforward story, but one that has legitimate purpose: “Barbershop 3” doesn’t simply entertain, […]
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‘The Jungle Book’ Review

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Nearly 50 years after The Mouse House first adapted Rudyard Kipling’s iconic literary works for the screen with their animated musical “The Jungle Book” (the last film Walt Disney produced), a new version for a new generation has arrived. The 2016 “Jungle Book” is directed by Jon Favreau, whose diversity of films include innocent “Elf”, […]
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