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Larson holds her own in a fun, action-packed ‘Captain Marvel’
It’s very typical Marvel 4-quadrant entertainment — designed to be unchallenging and escapist
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‘Widows’ — a women-led crime thriller that stands on its own
Steve McQueen’s searing crime drama “Widows” was one of my most anticipated films of 2018. It was getting…
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Now Playing: ‘The Kid Who Would be King’ — a surprisingly good kids movie for our time
You could say that every era has movies that fit perfectly there and nowhere else. “The French Connection”…
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Now Playing: Best and Worst of 2018
Well, another year gone, another year’s worth of movies to reflect on. This year I saw 61 new…
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Now Playing: ‘Aquaman’ a sea adventure that heads DC in the right direction
Growing up, I was never a DC guy. I, of course, liked Superman and Batman because, well, because…
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Spider-Man’s theory of everything — An animated sequel that works in any universe
It’s rare for a movie to go so far against my expectations for me to be actually floored…
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Now Playing: ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ — for when blockbusters and indies don’t appeal
You would think with streaming video being the norm and the fact that there are a million different…
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‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ — an inventive sequel that brings something new to the table
Sequels used to be an really iffy business. But, “Cars” notwithstanding, the crew over at Disney/Pixar seem to…
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‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ fails to justify its existence
There are certain movies that I think we can all agree are just unnecessary. That doesn’t mean that…
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‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ — a gorgeous, nearly unwatchable masterpiece
If I really stop to think about it, Joel and Ethan Coen are probably my favorite all around…
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ never quite rocks you
“We Will Rock You.” “Another One Bites the Dust.” “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ — Passable family entertainment for the holidays
Let me get out of the way at the outset that this week’s “Nutcracker and the Four Realms”…
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Everything is good in ‘The Good Place’
This week marks a bit of a departure from my usual review. Over the years, I’ve drifted from…
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‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ — a haphazard sequel lacking heart, and coherence
There’s a scene at the beginning of “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” that’s an annoying dog whistle, a…
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‘The Darkest Minds’ — a solid YA outing
There was a brief moment where YA post-apocalyptic fiction was all the rage. Do we put the start…
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‘A Star is Born’ — Less sappy than the original, with better music
I must confess — I’ve never seen the 1976 “A Star is Born,” starring Barbara Streisand and Kris…
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Now Playing: ‘Black 47’ — a devastating hidden gem
Quite often with this column, I am looking for that underseen gem that few people saw or have…
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‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls’ never lives up to its potential
There are many things to like about this week’s amusing and affable horror-lite kids movie, “The House with…
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‘UFO’ — If you’re looking for engaging sci-fi, look elsewhere
I’ve always been a big science fiction fan, but lately I’ve been really into a subset of that…