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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.

Sherwin (David Oyelowo) and Lucinda (Dianne Wiest) in Five Nights In Maine.

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Great Actors Spend 'Five Nights In Maine' But It Feels More Like A Fortnight

5:00pm August 04, 2016

by Scott Tobias

Dianne Wiest and David Oyewolo work through grief and resentment in a plodding film our critic calls "an agonizing dirge."

Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn play suburban moms Kiki, Amy and Carla in Bad Moms.

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Kristen Bell On 'Bad Moms': 'It Was The Funniest Script I Had Ever Read'

8:44am July 30, 2016

by NPR Staff

Bell's new film is about three suburban moms who find themselves ground down by the endless chores of motherhood. She says its creators (two men) wrote it as a love letter to their overworked wives.

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For A Female Banker At The Top Of Her Game, What Does It Take To Stay There?

4:53pm July 29, 2016

In the film Equity, investment banker Naomi Bishop navigates the male-dominated world of Wall Street. Screenwriter Amy Fox discusses the film and her research, which included many interviews with women who worked on Wall Street.

Author Walter Mosley with his father, Leroy Mosley.

'Easy' Writer: Walter Mosley's Passion For Bringing Black LA Stories To Life

4:50pm July 29, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

In Charcoal Joe, Mosley brings his iconic private eye Easy Rawlins into the haze of the late '60s, extending a literary odyssey through the transformation of black Los Angeles.

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'Jason Bourne' Returns, In A Dizzying And Frenetic Thriller

1:51pm July 29, 2016

by David Edelstein

Actor Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass pair up again for another chapter in the series about a rogue CIA assassin. Critic David Edelstein says Jason Bourne is very flashy — but not much fun.

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Remembering Hollywood 'Ghost Singer' Marni Nixon

1:51pm July 29, 2016

Nixon, who died on Sunday, was a classically trained actress who mostly worked behind the scenes. She dubbed vocals for many films, including My Fair Lady. Originally broadcast in 2001.

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Movie Review: 'Jason Bourne,' A Thriller For Our Times

10:00am July 29, 2016

by Kenneth Turan

In Jason Bourne, the latest in the secret agent series starring Matt Damon, director Paul Greengrass presents a thriller relevant to today's world, says Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times.

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