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'American Ultra': Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart in a Muddled Secret-Agent Comedy Aug. 21, 2015

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What if Jason Bourne hadn't been a waterlogged amnesiac? What if instead he had simply been too ston... Read More

'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.': Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in a Boneheaded Sub-Bond Caper Aug. 14, 2015

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It's hard to imagine Hollywood's most prized action-movie demographic — teenage boys — g... Read More

'Listen to Me Marlon': Marlon Brando in His Own Words Jul. 29, 2015

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"Listen to Me Marlon" is a haunting documentary about a haunted man. British director Stevan Riley w... Read More

'Southpaw': Jake Gyllenhaal Gets in the Ring for a Fierce but Flawed Boxing Film Jul. 24, 2015

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"Southpaw" may not be a movie you want to go 12 rounds with. The picture inevitably recalls Martin S... Read More

'Ted 2': Seth MacFarlane Seeks New Laughs in the Old Low Places Jun. 26, 2015

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Unlike the millions of satisfied customers who made the first "Ted" a half-billion-dollar hit three ... Read More

'Jurassic World': Chris Pratt Battles a New Breed of Dinosaur on Spielberg's Old Island Jun. 12, 2015

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You can almost hear the corporate cogs whirring as the new "Jurassic World" unfurls. The movie is a ... Read More

'Deep Web': Inside the Silk Road Drug Bazaar May. 29, 2015

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Alex Winter's "Deep Web," which premieres on Epix this Sunday night, tells a tale that's both tragic... Read More

'Mad Max: Fury Road': Tom Hardy Is a Worthy Successor to Mel Gibson, but Charlize Theron Rules This Furious Sequel May. 15, 2015

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George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" is a speed-metal classic. Crazed warlords and rampaging psychon... Read More

'Avengers: Age of Ultron': Crowded House May. 01, 2015

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The biggest battle in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" — which is a movie of many, many battles ̵... Read More

'True Story': Mixed Verdict Apr. 17, 2015

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"True Story" is a cat-and-mouse murder tale in which the mouse is a self-destructive sap and the cat... Read More

'Ex Machina': A Small Sci-Fi Classic Apr. 10, 2015

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Alex Garland's "Ex Machina" probes the eerie menace of artificial intelligence and makes it seem eve... Read More

John Tamny Is Making Economics Popular Again Apr. 09, 2015

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When The Rolling Stones rerelease their classic 1971 album, "Sticky Fingers," in June, it will prese... Read More

'Furious 7': Vin Diesel Is Back Behind the Wheel in a Pretty Terrific Sequel Apr. 03, 2015

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"Furious 7" could be the movie that kicks the 14-year-old "Fast and the Furious" franchise past the ... Read More

'Chappie': A Sci-Fi Misfire From Neill Blomkamp Mar. 06, 2015

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South African director Neill Blomkamp is an ace action man with an unfortunate need to enlighten us ... Read More

'Jupiter Ascending': The Wachowskis Flame Out in a Welter of Digital Overkill Feb. 06, 2015

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To judge by their plunging box-office grosses, the once-celebrated Wachowski siblings are an object ... Read More

'Black Sea': Jude Law Goes for the Gold in a Not-Bad Tale of Buried Treasure Jan. 23, 2015

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Kevin Macdonald's "Black Sea" is overloaded with narrative cargo. We have a sunken treasure (Nazi go... Read More

'Mortdecai': Johnny Depp's Sad Career Slide Continues Jan. 23, 2015

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Rather disappointingly, "Mortdecai" isn't the flaming catastrophe that its dreadful trailer seems to... Read More

'Inherent Vice': Joaquin Phoenix Woozes Out in Paul Thomas Anderson's Pothead Crime Flick Jan. 09, 2015

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"Inherent Vice" might have been more fun if it had been played a little straighter. Thomas Pynchon's... Read More

'A Most Violent Year': Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain Standing Their Ground in Thug City Dec. 31, 2014

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J.C. Chandor's "A Most Violent Year" so strongly recalls "The Godfather" that you wonder as you're w... Read More

'Big Eyes': Tim Burton Takes On the King of Kitsch Dec. 25, 2014

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In the 1960s, Walter Keane was one of the world's most famous — and possibly most derided R... Read More