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A Is For August And Animation. 3 Animated Movies Debut This Month

5:05am August 12, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Crystal Bell of MTV News, who walks us through this month's animated films: Pete's Dragon, Kubo and the Two Strings and a more adult animated film, Sausage Party.

In Sausage Party, Kristen Wiig, Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, and David Krumholtz voice various foodstuffs.

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This Food Is Tasteless, But Never Bland: 'Sausage Party' Is Gleefully Profane

5:10pm August 11, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Ain't no party like a Sausage Party 'cause a Sausage Party don't stop ... being blithely offensive. But this animated film for adult audiences is made with true passion and technical skill.

Meryl Streep greets her public in Florence Foster Jenkins.

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Aria Woman Makes Good: In 'Florence Foster Jenkins,' A Weak Voice, A Strong Heart

5:00pm August 11, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Meryl Streep stars in a new biopic about a much-mocked (but well-financed) amateur opera singer whose love of music sustains her — and the film.

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

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Warmly Emotional 'Pete's Dragon' Soars In A Summer Of Darkness And Despair

5:00pm August 11, 2016

by Scott Tobias

David Lowery's remake of a minor 1977 Disney feature improves on the original by dialing down the slapstick and dialing up the humanity — and the tears.

Ben Foster and Chris Pine in Hell or High Water.

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'Hell Or High Water' Is A Smart, Substantive Heist Film

5:00pm August 11, 2016

by Chris Klimek

Director David Mackenzie's film about two brothers who rob banks while being chased by Texas Rangers is small, solid and sharply-observed.

Tony (Michael Barbieri) and Jake (Theo Taplitz) are natural and relaxed together in Little Men.

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'Little Men' Puzzle Out Mysteries Of Friendship And Growth

7:00pm August 05, 2016

by Bob Mondello

The film follows two 13-year-olds who bond as their family's begin to clash.

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'Little Men' Combines Stark Economic Realities With Hope For A Better Future

1:46pm August 05, 2016

by David Edelstein

As their parents engage in a bitter real-estate dispute, the friendship between two adolescent boys deepens in Ira Sach's new film. Critic David Edelstein calls Little Men "quietly devastating."

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An Argentine Jew Returns Home In 'The Tenth Man'

5:15pm August 04, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Set in a Jewish neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Daniel Burman's latest film sweetly spotlights the strained relationship between a returning son and his ostentatiously selfless father.

Boomerang (Jai Courtney), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Deadshot (Will Smith), Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) and El Diablo (Jay Hernandez) in Suicide Squad.

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'Suicide Squad' Falls Far Short Of Its Goals

5:00pm August 04, 2016

by Chris Klimek

DC's "rogues-do-good" answer to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy lacks that film's energy and charm; the result is a squalid, confusing mashup of tones and characters.

Tony (Michael Barbieri) and Jake (Theo Taplitz) in Little Men.

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In The Warm But Underdeveloped 'Little Men,' Kids Bond While Parents Feud

5:00pm August 04, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Ira Sachs' latest film, about a friendship between two boys, is Chekhovian in its subtlety but withholds too much and fails to attain the emotional impact for which it strives.