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'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies': Peter Jackson's Bloated Trilogy Finally Wheezes to an End Dec. 19, 2014

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The concluding installment of Peter Jackson's misbegotten "Hobbit" trilogy is an action-packed muddl... Read More

'Exodus: Gods and Kings': Ridley Scott Casts Christian Bale Into the Blockbuster Wilderness Dec. 12, 2014

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Ridley Scott has been getting a lot of stick lately for his ethnically incorrect casting of "Exodus:... Read More

'Wild': Reese Witherspoon on a Long Walk Into a New Life Dec. 05, 2014

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"Wild" is a feminist quest story based on Cheryl Strayed's best-selling 2012 memoirs, about a woman ... Read More

'Horrible Bosses 2': Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston Succumb to Sequelitis Nov. 26, 2014

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The original "Horrible Bosses," released in 2011, grossed more than $200 million worldwide. Because ... Read More

'Foxcatcher': Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo in a Very Chilly Art Film Nov. 14, 2014

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The three star performances at the heart of "Foxcatcher" — by Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and... Read More

'Interstellar': Christopher Nolan and Matthew McConaughey Shoot for the Stars Nov. 07, 2014

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Christopher Nolan is a latter-day master of the head-trip blockbuster. But "Interstellar," his lates... Read More

'Citizenfour': Bombshell Documentary Brings Edward Snowden Into Sharper Focus Oct. 24, 2014

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In January 2013, Laura Poitras, an American documentary filmmaker, was drawn into a heavily encrypte... Read More

'Gone Girl': Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike Plumb the Noir Depths of a Dark Best-seller Oct. 03, 2014

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"Gone Girl," David Fincher's adaptation of Gillian Flynn's knockout best-seller, has several things ... Read More

'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For': Another All-Star Helping of Blood and Bullets From Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller Aug. 22, 2014

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Not a lot has changed in the nine years since our first visit to Sin City. Guns still bark; men stil... Read More

'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes': Blockbuster With a Brain Jul. 11, 2014

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In "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," the liberated simians we last saw escaping across the Golden Ga... Read More

A Primer on Race Jul. 08, 2014

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Back in the heyday of the British Empire, a man from one of the colonies addressed a London audience... Read More

'A Hard Day's Night': Beatlemania Revisited Jul. 04, 2014

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"A Hard Day's Night," Richard Lester's madcap Beatles film, has been so pervasively influential R... Read More

'Tammy': Road Trip to Nowhere Jul. 02, 2014

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Actors have to work with the physical equipment they've been given, naturally. Melissa McCarthy is a... Read More

'Jersey Boys': Clint Eastwood's Four Seasons Biopic Fails to Rock Jun. 20, 2014

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Anyone who saw the original Broadway production of "Jersey Boys" or one of its many satellite offsho... Read More

'Godzilla': Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Bryan Cranston in a Great Monster Mashup May. 16, 2014

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There are some familiar themes floating around in the epic wreckage of "Godzilla" — fathers an... Read More

'The Amazing Spider-Man 2': Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone Return in an Overwrought Arachnid Adventure May. 02, 2014

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"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" has an uncommon emotional warmth, but it muffs the CGI spectacle designed... Read More

'The Other Woman': Leslie Mann Classes Up a Predictable Chick Flick Apr. 25, 2014

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"The Other Woman" is a movie that's almost exactly 50 times longer than it needs to be; its trailer ... Read More

'Hedwig and the Angry Inch': Neil Patrick Harris' One-Man Show Apr. 23, 2014

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Neil Patrick Harris hurls himself into the title role in the new Broadway revival of "Hedwig and the... Read More

'In Your Eyes': Joss Whedon's Sudden Return Apr. 21, 2014

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Twenty years ago, in snowy New England, a little girl named Rebecca lost control of her sled on an i... Read More

'Transcendence': Johnny Depp and Rebecca Hall in a Low-Key Digital Love Story Apr. 18, 2014

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"Transcendence" is a '50s sci-fi movie updated to address our misgivings about the future toward whi... Read More