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‘Moana’ Movie Review

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For centuries, the greatest sailors in the world masterfully navigated the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, 3,000 years ago, their voyages stopped for a millennium – and no one knows exactly why. From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who is […]
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‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Movie Review

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The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. (WARNER BROS.) Eddie Redmayne won the Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as Stephen Hawking in the 2014 biopic drama “The Theory of Everything”. Colin Farrell won a Golden […]
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‘Arrival’ Movie Review

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A linguist is recruited by the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts land around the world in ‘Arrival’. (PARAMOUNT) Amy Adams is a five-time Academy Award nominee for “Junebug”, “Doubt”, “The Fighter”, “The Master” and “American Hustle”. She is also the star of the Disney princess comedy romance adventure “Enchanted”, “Julie […]
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“Doctor Strange” Movie Review

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From Marvel Studios comes “Doctor Strange,” the story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing—and hope—in an unlikely place: a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly […]
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‘Trolls’ Movie Review

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From the creators of Shrek comes DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls, a smart, funny and irreverent comedy about the search for happiness, and just how far some will go to get it. This hilarious film transports audiences to a colorful, wondrous world populated by the overly optimistic Trolls, who have a constant dance in their step and […]
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‘Inferno’ Movie Review

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In this contemporary action thriller, the famous symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia and finds himself the target of a manhunt. Langdon teams up with Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock […]
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‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ Movie Review

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On the spookiest night of the year, Madea is summoned to keep a watchful eye on Brian’s (Tyler Perry) teenage daughter and keep her out of trouble. Little does she know, the trouble is coming for her. Fortunately, or not, she has her posse of Bam, Hattie and Joe to shield off ghosts and killer […]
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‘Kevin Hart: What Now?’ Movie Review

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Rock-star comedian Kevin Hart takes center stage for the biggest comedy tour in history. Following his 2013 hit stand-up concert movie, Let Me Explain, this groundbreaking, record-setting, sold-out performance of What Now? — filmed outdoors in front of 50,000 people at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field—marks the first time a comedian has ever performed to an […]
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‘The Girl on the Train’ Movie Review

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The Girl on the Train is based on Paula Hawkins’ bestselling thriller that shocked the world. Rachel (Emily Blunt), devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day. Everything changes when she sees something shocking happen there, and […]
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‘Deepwater Horizon’ Movie Review

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Mark Wahlberg leads an all-star cast in this unforgettably powerful film inspired by a thrilling story of real-life heroes. For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day’s end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made […]
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