Movies

Every so often a title crops up that makes you pause.

Looking over the release schedule you frequently find curiosities, but this one — this caused the brakes to lock …
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Misfits make for great kiddie fare.

Take a child, any child, who doesn’t “belong” and suddenly you’ve got a character to care about.

The family-friendly “Troop Zero” follows a gaggle …
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Sequels rarely, if ever, lap the originals.

Worst case scenarios include “Zoolander 2,” “Caddyshack II” and, gasp, “Jaws 3D.”  Even well-intentioned sequels (“Godfather III”) come up embarrassingly short.

So it’s …
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The best indie films don’t treat audiences like children.

Major plot points aren’t spelled out in crayon or Voice of God-style narration. The audience is trusted to tease out the …
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There’s too much blood, sweat and cinematic tears spilled in “1917” to be crushed by a gimmick.

It still comes too close for comfort.

Director Sam Mendes’ film, a brilliantly …
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In “Underwater,” no one can hear you muttering, “what the bleep is going on?”

This “Alien” clone features indecipherable jump scares, dialogue and kills. What did she say? Where is he …
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It’s worth remembering that modern art is made to address modern issues.

Rarely is art made specifically just to reflect on a specific time in history for the sake of …
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There’s something seriously off about “Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich.”

Sure, the film spills so much blood and entrails it’s like a “Saw” highlight reel. It’s not that, though. It …
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At the beginning of Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life,” Franz Yagerstatter (August Diehl) is returning home to his family.

Living in Austria during the early days of Nazi recruitment and the …
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No one blames George Lucas for the creative (but not monetary) failure of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”

At this point, since Disney acquired the rights to The Force, …
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