Movie Reviews

Peterloo tells the story of the British government's massacre of protesters in 1819.

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In The Rich But Scattered 'Peterloo,' Mike Leigh Presents Scenes From A Massacre

5:00pm April 04, 2019

by Danny Hensel

The writer/director's latest film, about the British government's deadly assault on protesters in 1819, instills a growing sense of dread, but divides our attention among too many characters.

Let there be light...ness: Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer) and ... well, he goes by many names, long story (Zachary Levi) forget their troubles, come on and get zappy in Shazam!

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With 'Shazam!' DC Superhero Movies Bring The Thunder ... And The Lightening Up

5:01am April 04, 2019

by Glen Weldon

The breezy, funny elements of DC's latest superhero film feel so fresh they throw the movie's duller, more rote sections into sharper relief.

Movie Review: A Digitized 'Dumbo' Takes Flight In Tim Burton's Recreation

4:30pm March 29, 2019

by Bob Mondello

The circus world of Disney's 1941 animated classic Dumbo, about a flying elephant, has been recreated by Tim Burton in digitally enhanced live-action.

In The Chaperone, Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson) seeks a future as a dancer in 1920's New York.

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'Downton' Flabby: Period Piece 'The Chaperone' Is A Let-Down

5:16pm March 28, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

There's plenty of 'Downton Abbey' DNA in this tale of prim Norma (Elizabeth McGovern) who shepherds young Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson) to NYC; there's also a leaden script and thin characters.

Mary Kay Place is a flinty New Englander with a grown son she can't help but help, in Diane.

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In The Bleakly Beautiful 'Diane,' Mary Kay Place Can't Help But Keep Helping

5:00pm March 28, 2019

by Ella Taylor

The debut feature of documentary filmmaker Kent Jones paints a loving but clear-eyed portrait of an older woman (Mary Kay Place) enabling her grown, addict son (Jake Lacy).

Tim Burton's Dumbo re-imagines the 1942 animated Disney classic.

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'Dumbo': Elephants Never Forget, But Audiences Will

5:00pm March 28, 2019

by Chris Klimek

Tim Burton's take on the classic Disney animated feature does what it sets out to do in a kid-friendly, safe and unsurprising way devoid of the director's onetime idiosyncratic flair.

Blaze of Glory: Moondog (Matthew McConaughey) is a stoner/poet shambling through South Florida in Harmony Korine's The Beach Bum.

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Like A Rolling Stoner: Burnout Comedy 'The Beach Bum' Is A Balm

5:00pm March 28, 2019

by Kyle Turner

In writer/director Harmony Korine's latest, Matthew McConaughey plays a South Florida stoner/poet. It's a meandering, ecstatic, and ultimately "brilliant embrace of body, pleasure and art."

Movie Review: 'Hotel Mumbai' Looks At 2008 Terrorist Attack That Shook The World

4:18pm March 22, 2019

by Bob Mondello

The 2008 terrorist attack on the famed Taj Hotel is recreated in the new film drama, Hotel Mumbai.

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Jordan Peele's 'Us' Asks: What If The Evil That Dwells Within Took Human Form?

1:36pm March 22, 2019

by Justin Chang

Peele mixes horror and hilarity in a new film about a family who runs into terrifying doppelgängers of themselves while on vacation. Critic Justin Chang says star Lupita Nyong'o carries the movie.

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Measure Twice ...: Lupita Nyong'o stars in Us, the latest horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele.

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When You Meet The Enemy, And It Is 'Us'

5:00pm March 21, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Though less thematically precise than Get Out, Jordan Peele's latest film doubles down on horror — and excels at capturing the mundane, funny moments between the big scares.