Rebel Wilson’s New Film Misses a Chance
A promising setup and one excellence performance are wasted in this
romantic comedy parody.
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“The Great Escape” is Classic Hollywood Filmmaking at its Finest
Big stars and an intricate and clever plot fuel this famed war film from 1963.
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Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly Lift the Biopic “Stan and Ollie”
An amiable visit to the waning days of Laurel and Hardy’s career is fueled by stellar performances from the leads.
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”If Beale Street Could Talk” Mostly Balances Successfully Lovely Romance and Tense Drama.
Director Barry Jenkins follow up to “Moonlight” is a lushly presented love story wrapped in a disturbing tale of injustice.
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“The Favourite” is Fine Filmmaking About the Not So Fine
While skillfully directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, and brilliantly played by Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz, it’s definitely not for everyone.
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Melissa McCarthy Shines As A Literary Forger in “Can You Ever Forgive Me”
A down on her luck writer stumbles into a lucrative scheme in a film lifted by brilliant performances from McCarthy and Richard E. Grant, both of who deserve the Oscar buzz they are generating.
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“Blazing Saddles” spoofs many Hollywood westerns, and a whole lot of other things, and I could recite about fifty lines from it off the top of my head right now. But about twenty years after my first viewing of it, I watched “Destry Rides Again” for the first time and it almost made me appreciate “Blazing Saddles” just a little bit less.
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If This is Redford's Swan Song, It Is a Worthy One.
David Lowery's new film about a genial bank robber takes you on a low key, satisfying journey.
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“Crazy Rich Asians” Covers Familiar Material But Produces Big Laughs
Besides the much-publicized fact that the cast and crew of the new film “Crazy Rich Asians” is predominantly Asian, there isn’t anything at all unique about this film. That doesn’t, however, take away from the fact that this standard romantic comedy is a great time at the movies.
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I can’t think of too many things further from the truth than calling this outstanding film a comedy. There are a few chuckles, but even those are the result of painstakingly accurate depictions of the miseries of being 13 years old.
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