Movie Reviews

In Dekalog: Five, Jacek (Miroslaw Baka) is a troubled young man from the Polish countryside whose life changes forever on the streets of Warsaw.

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'Dekalog,' A Haunting, Ruminative 10-Film Tour Through The 10 Commandments

5:00pm September 01, 2016

by Ella Taylor

The late filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski's Dekalog, a masterpiece that began life as a series of films made for television, finally gets a digitally restored North American theatrical distribution.

Isabel (Alicia Vikander) and Tom (Michael Fassbender) make a life for themselves on a remote island in The Light Between Oceans.

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'The Light Between Oceans' Richly Illuminates A Couple's Moral Dilemma

5:00pm September 01, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Stripped-down storytelling, stunning cinematography and finely calibrated performances make this tale of a withdrawn lighthouse-keeper and his wife vivid and compelling.

Writer and critic John Berger and friend Tilda Swinton in the new documentary The Seasons in Quincy.

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'Seasons In Quincy' Offers A Fractured, Frustrating Portrait Of Critic John Berger

5:00pm September 01, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

The documentary, set in and around the French town in which the influential writer now resides, dissects his life in four discrete segments. The approach proves more intriguing than insightful.

Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers in Southside With You.

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The First Couple's First Date Charms In 'Southside With You'

7:03pm August 26, 2016

by Bob Mondello

A Chicago couple go on a first-date-that's-not-a-date in 1989 in Southside With You. Her name is Michelle. His is Barack.

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'Southside With You' Has Us Asking: Where Is The Love In Black Movies?

7:01pm August 26, 2016

by Leah Donnella

The movie Southside with You is opening in theaters. The film follows Michelle and Barack Obama's very first date, and shows something we don't get too see too often in film: black romance.

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When Barack Met Michelle: 'Southside With You' Recreates The Obamas' First Date

4:12pm August 26, 2016

by David Edelstein

Richard Tanne's new film is a dramatization of Barack and Michelle Obama's first date in 1989. Critic David Edelstein says the movie's mix of politics and romance has a "naive kind of charm."

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Oakes Fegley is Pete in Disney's Pete's Dragon.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Pete's Dragon' And Kids And Their Monsters

8:19am August 26, 2016

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we visit with Disney's latest live-action effort and talk about why kids have, and love, their friendly monsters.

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In Southside With You, Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) and Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) embark on a long first date.

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The First First Date Unfolds In 'Southside With You'

5:00pm August 25, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Based on the real story of Barack and Michelle Obama's first date, Southside With You follows two young idealists through a day together without relying too heavily on winks at their future.

Beatrice Mancini, Stefano Abbati and Margherita Buy in Mia Madre.

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'Mia Madre' Weaves Memory, Fantasy And Film Into A Poignant Rumination On Loss

5:00pm August 25, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti's latest is a charming, heartfelt and slyly satirical meditation on cinema — which exists at the crossroads of fantasy and reality — and the loss of a parent.

Alice (Rachel Weisz) revisits her past in Complete Unknown.

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Opaque Storytelling Leaves Rachel Weisz's Character A 'Complete Unknown'

5:00pm August 25, 2016

by Ella Taylor

Weisz plays a woman who's spent her life creating new identities, but the filmmakers leave her motivations, and her character, frustratingly unmoored and unclear.