Movie Reviews

Catherine Frot plays an opera-loving socialite in Marguerite. (Also pictured: Denis Mpunga)

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Meet 'Marguerite,' A Tone-Deaf Opera Singer Who's Determined To Perform

7:00pm March 11, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Socialite Marguerite has no idea how bad she is — servants, friends and even other opera singers are too polite to tell her. Critic Bob Mondello says her story is both hilarious and heartbreaking.

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Helen Mirren stars as Col. Katherine Powell in Gavin Hood's Eye in the Sky.

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A War Seen In Unnerving Close-Up

5:42pm March 10, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Drone warfare forms the backbone of Eye In The Sky, starring Helen Mirren as a British military officer arguing over the messy ethics of collateral damage.

A digitally restored reissue of River of Grass, the rarely-seen 1994 debut feature of Kelly Reichardt, made its American premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

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Reichardt's 'River Of Grass' Reissued: A First Film At A Fast Pace

5:00pm March 10, 2016

by Ella Taylor

A reissue of the 1994 first film from director Kelly Reichardt shows that her talent for transforming cheerless landscapes into backdrops for soulful journeys can be delivered with humor, too.

John Goodman as Howard; Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Michelle in 10 Cloverfield Lane.

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It's Not Really 'Cloverfield,' But It's A Lot Of Fun

5:00pm March 10, 2016

by Scott Tobias

Searching for the connection between 10 Cloverfield Lane and the original Cloverfield is sort of pointless and needless, and in the end, the non-sequel stands on its own.

Sally Field stars as Doris in Hello, My Name Is Doris, a film about coming of age in old age.

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Sally Field Elevates The Tale Of A Woman Of A Certain Age

5:00pm March 10, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Hello, My Name Is Doris is directed by sketch-comedy veteran Michael Showalter and stars Field as a woman who enjoys an unexpected moment among new young friends.

Gerard Butler stars as Mike Banning in London Has Fallen.

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Saving The President's Bacon Again In 'London Has Fallen'

2:26pm March 04, 2016

by Chris Klimek

Gerard Butler once again rushes to the aid of the commander in chief in what critic Chris Klimek calls "a slow-release capsule of apocalyptic dread."

Evan Jonigkeit plays Specialist Coughlin and Tina Fey plays Kim Baker in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

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'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' Can't Quite Find Its Footing

1:54pm March 04, 2016

by Scott Tobias

Tina Fey stars as a war reporter in a film that struggles to attain a complicated tonal balance between comedy and commentary that it can't quite manage.

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Tina Fey's War-Zone 'Foxtrot' Falls Out Of Step

1:49pm March 04, 2016

by David Edelstein

Fey plays a neophyte reporter charged with covering the Afghanistan occupation in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Critic David Edestein says the film isn't bad, so much as "shapeless and blandly apolitical."

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Zootopia's first bunny officer Judy Hopps finds herself face to face with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox in Zootopia. Featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy and Jason Bateman as Nick.

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'Zootopia': A Nimble Tale Of Animal Instincts And Smart Bunnies

11:00am March 04, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Disney's latest talking-animal picture is a surprisingly deft film about prejudice and divisiveness that manages to avoid the heaviness that delivering a message can bring about.

Christian Bale stars as Rick and Natalie Portman as Elizabeth in Terrence Malick's drama Knight of Cups.

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More Literary Whispers And Another Quest In Malick's 'Knight'

10:30am March 04, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Enigmatic writer-director Terrence Malick returns with Knight Of Cups, which bears a strong resemblance to his last two films, Tree Of Life and To The Wonder.