Movie Reviews

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'BFG' Is A 'Delumptious' Pairing Of A Happy Child And A Radiant Old Soul

1:40pm July 01, 2016

by David Edelstein

Steven Spielberg's latest movie is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1982 children's book about a big friendly giant. Critic David Edelstein says the BFG is "pure joy" — especially in its second half.

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An alien attack in Independence Day: Resurgence.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: On Sequels And Skipping 'Independence Day'

11:09am July 01, 2016

by Linda Holmes

We thought we were going to see Independence Day: Resurgence. In this episode, we dive into why most of us didn't and we take a raucous quiz on sequel titles.

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'The Purge: Election Year' Offers A Vote Of No Competence

8:52am July 01, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

The third film in the Purge franchise once again binges on ugly, incoherent set-pieces that glorify our basest instincts.

Movie Review: 'The BFG' And 'Legend of Tarzan'

8:06am July 01, 2016

David Greene talks to Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang about some movie options heading into the holiday weekend. The BFG stands for big friendly giant.

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Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) gets a look into Giant Country thanks to a Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance).

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Spielberg's 'The BFG' Parallels Another Friendly Outcast

6:34pm June 30, 2016

by Bob Mondello

The BFG is the new Steven Spielberg movie based off the Roald Dahl book. It's about a girl and a friendly giant triumphing over bullies and adversity. And it's got something familiar about it, too.

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Gail Perkins (Naomie Harris) and Perry Makepeace (Ewan McGregor) in Our Kind Of Traitor.

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Le Carre Adaptation Takes 'Our Kind of Traitor' On A Tour Of The Underworld

5:00pm June 30, 2016

by Ella Taylor

A professor (Ewan McGregor) gets drawn into a seedy and violent world of criminal intrigue by a boisterous Mafioso (Stellan Skarsgard).

A group of nuns deals with loss and violence in The Innocents.

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Faith And Fear In A Story Of 'Innocents'

5:00pm June 30, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Inspired by real events, The Innocents visits a convent in 1945 where a doctor finds herself unexpectedly treating pregnant nuns.

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Floppy Ears And Green Gas From One 'BFG'

5:00pm June 30, 2016

by Scott Tobias

Steven Spielberg directs an adaptation of the Roald Dahl book that goes long on sentiment and on ... well, length, but finds charm in its deployment of Mark Rylance as the CGI giant's voice.

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A 'Wiener-Dog' Sows The Seeds Of Tragedy In New Film

1:26pm June 27, 2016

by David Edelstein

Todd Solondz's new film consists of four episodes linked by a female dachshund, who has four different owners and four different names. Critic David Edelstein calls Wiener-Dog tragic and inspiring.

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'Swiss Army Man' Leaps From Realism To Fantasy

6:32pm June 24, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Swiss Army Man is an absurdist movie comedy in which a shipwrecked Paul Dano befriends a surprisingly talkative corpse, played by Daniel Radcliffe.

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