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'Last Men In Aleppo' Captures The Horror And Humanity Of The Syrian Crisis

2:26pm May 12, 2017

by David Edelstein

A new documentary focuses on a group of emergency volunteers in Syria's largest city known as the White Helmets. Critic David Edelstein says Last Men In Aleppo is a powerful and affecting work.

Roger Stone has been "indispensable ... to virtually every bigwig in Republican politics since Nixon," says filmmaker Morgan Pehme.

'Get Me Roger Stone' Profiles The Man Who's Wanted Trump To Run Since 1987

9:34am May 12, 2017

by David Greene

Documentarian Morgan Pehme says the political consultant cultivated Trump's candidacy for almost 30 years. "I think he believed from day one that Trump was a legitimate candidate."

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The cast of "Miss Saigon" takes part in the curtain call on opening night at the Broadway Theatre on March 23, 2017 in New York City.

This Week In Race: Census Worries, Yellowface And Kendall Jenner. Again.

8:48am May 12, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

In this edition: posers, pretenders and passers.

Something alte, something nu?: Ronny Merhavi, Noa Koler and Dafi Alferon in The Wedding Plan.

Arts

An Orthodox Bride Makes An Unorthodox Decision In 'The Wedding Plan'

5:44pm May 11, 2017

by Ella Taylor

Critic Ella Taylor loved this "beautiful and beguiling" tale of a Tel Aviv woman determined to let God provide her a last-minute groom.

No Basis For A System Of Government: The Mage (Astrid Berges-Frisbey) urges Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) to go full-hilt boogie in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Arts

'King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword': An Edgy Script, Dulled By CGI

5:00pm May 11, 2017

by Mark Jenkins

An Embarrassment of Ritchie: Charlie Hunnam stars as a hunky Arthur in a film that crackles with director Guy Ritchie's distinctive style but sinks under its bloated special effects.

Emily (Amy Schumer) and Linda (Goldie Hawn) get rumpled in the jungle in Snatched.

Arts

Goldie Hawn And Amy Schumer Have A Non-Dream Vacation In 'Snatched'

5:00pm May 11, 2017

by Chris Klimek

Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer star in Snatched, which has plenty of flaws, but at least offers a chance to see two very funny women with lively chemistry.

Jesse (Cesar De Sutter) is a Belgian teen dealing with the aftermath of an attack in Violet.

Arts

In 'Violet,' A Deadly Assault And A Dispassionate Survivor

5:00pm May 11, 2017

by Andrew Lapin

Flemish writer-director Bas Devos' visually striking, enigmatic tale of sudden violence and internalized emotion dares audiences to empathize with its closed-off teen protagonist.

Easy Targets: Matthews (John Cena) and Isaac (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) seek cover in The Wall.

Arts

A Mysterious Iraqi Sniper Pins Down Two U.S. Soldiers In 'The Wall'

5:00pm May 11, 2017

by Scott Tobias

John Cena and Aaron Taylor-Johnson star in Doug Liman's stripped-down, real-time thriller. Despite its script's many contrivances, critic Scott Tobias says Liman's direction is tense and unrelenting.

National

Michael Parks, TV And Movie Character Actor, Dies At 77

5:00am May 11, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

Parks had more than a hundred film and TV credits as villains and antiheroes in a career lasting more than 50 years. He was a favorite of directors Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith and David Lynch.

Amy Schumer And Goldie Hawn Team Up In 'Snatched'

5:00am May 11, 2017

by Linda Holmes

Beloved comic actor Goldie Hawn is back on the big screen with the movie Snatched. She stars alongside Amy Schumer, who had a breakout comedy a couple years back with Trainwreck.