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'Murder On The Orient Express' Moves In Inspired Fits And Starts

2:44pm November 10, 2017

by Justin Chang

Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1934 mystery novel features a cast that rips into individual roles with gusto — but never fully jells as an ensemble.

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The mustache should get second billing: Kenneth Branagh is Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express.

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Latest 'Murder On The Orient Express' Is A Classic Whydoit

5:01pm November 09, 2017

by Ella Taylor

Critic Ella Taylor says Kenneth Branagh's wildly unnecessary retread of the Agatha Christie tale is "fatally tepid."

Swing and a Diss: Mildred (Frances McDormand) and Willoughby (Woody Harrelson) discuss Mildred's Burma-Shave-inspired quest for justice in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

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Mourning Becomes Electrifying In 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'

5:00pm November 09, 2017

by Chris Klimek

In this, Irish filmmaker Martin McDonagh's third and best feature, the director has "finally begun to grapple with the violence of American life in a way that doesn't feel like the work of a tourist."

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In 'Mayhem,' Office Workers Try To Get Ahead In Business Without Really Dying

5:00pm November 09, 2017

by Andrew Lapin

A virus causes a law firm to descend into bloodsport in this B-movie splatterfest starring The Walking Dead's Steven Yuen.

How Do You Say 'Carrie' In Norwegian?: Eili Harboe's Thelma gets hooked up in Thelma.

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A Young Woman Gains Independence — And More — In 'Thelma'

5:00pm November 09, 2017

by Mark Jenkins

Norwegian director Joachim Trier's mercurial tale of a college student who develops frightening abilities once she leaves her strict family descends into standard scary-movie tropes.

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'Three Billboards' Is a Vigilante-Revenge Thriller That Goes Off The Rails

2:22pm November 09, 2017

by David Edelstein

Frances McDormand is a woman seeking justice for her murdered daughter in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. David Edelstein calls the film "fascinating, then perplexing, then annoying."

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Actor Greta Gerwig Stays Behind The Camera In Her Solo-Directing Debut 'Lady Bird'

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Bob Mondello

Greta Gerwig makes her solo-directing debut with an autobiographical movie called Lady Bird, a comedy that follows a teenager in her senior year of high school. The story is loosely based on Gerwig's life.

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'Lady Bird' Soars With An Intimate Portrait Of Mother-Daughter Angst

2:58pm November 03, 2017

by David Edelstein

The title character of Greta Gerwig's new comedy is a Sacramento high school senior who's in a love-hate relationship with her mother. Critic David Edelstein says Lady Bird is "packed with insight."

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Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in Thor: Ragnarok.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Thor: Ragnarok'

6:00am November 03, 2017

by Linda Holmes

The panel takes on the latest from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with help from Code Switch co-host and established Taika Waititi fan Shereen Marisol Meraji.

Saoirse Ronan stars as 'Lady Bird' in Lady Bird.

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In The Deft, Insightful 'Lady Bird,' A Girl Grows Up — And Grows Wiser

5:08pm November 02, 2017

by Scott Tobias

Greta Gerwig's directorial debut, a semi-autobiographical examination of her adolescence, vividly captures the stirrings of empathy that transform a selfish teen into a clear-eyed adult.