Reviews

Everyone in “Down A Dark Hall” is in need of redemption, and I’m not talking about the characters.

This Young Adult novel adaptation has a collection of great performers in …
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Could an all-Asian cast bring the rom-com back from the grave? It won’t be for lack of trying.

“Crazy Rich Asians” clings to rom-com formulas like Kathy Griffin embracing her …
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Forty years ago a filthy little film was unleashed upon the world.

This movie would go on to make back its meager $3 million budget 47 times. That made it …
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Scream Factory’s love for aging horror fare can’t be denied.

Some movies, sadly, don’t deserve that affection. “Return of the Living Dead Part II” should be Exhibits A, B and …
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Vic Sarin’s “Keepers of the Magic” interviews some of the greatest cinematographers who ever lived.

These artists’ contributions to cinema can, indeed, be described as magical.

While Sarin, a gifted …
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At his best, Spike Lee jams the screen with images that make the frame shimmer.

He hasn’t been “at his best” in some time. Ages, really.

For every “Do the …
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Your patience with “Dog Days” may be directly proportional to one simple fact.

Are you a dog person?

Check that box and you’ll put up with plenty, from a bloated …
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“Dark Money” bills itself as an exploration of the effects of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United campaign finance decision.

The documentary uncovers a world of dark money buying legislatures, state …
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Arriving at the tail end of the summer of 1993, “The Fugitive” seemed like a late-in-the-game long shot … until Warner Bros. unveiled that trailer.

Despite a busy summer of …
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Try finding a more prototypical sequel than “Jaws 2.”

The second in the four-film franchise hit theaters in 1978 minus much of what made the original so special. No epic …
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