Reviews

Director Tim Burton always delivers a feast for the senses.

Burton’s palette, from the dark purple depths of “Batman” to the gothic “Dark Shadows,” reveals an auteur with few visual …
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No, “Get Out” wasn’t a fluke.

Jordan Peele, the funny sketch comic and Obama apologist from “Key & Peele,” stunned virtually everyone with his 2017 directorial debut.

Peele isn’t ready …
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“Bonnie and Clyde” delivered rousing entertainment … but with a curious aftertaste.

The 1967 film’s artistic bona fides are beyond significant debate. The way stars Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway …
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You just know the end of “Five Feet Apart” would wrestle the tears out of your eyes, by force if necessary.

The movie’s premise – two dying teens make an …
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Brie Larson’s promotional push for “Captain Marvel” couldn’t be more woke.

The Oscar winner railed against too many white male reporters, trumpeted the film’s feminist agenda and dictated which under-represented …
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I’ve been a fan of Tom Hanks’ “The ‘Burbs” ever since I first saw it as a 10-year-old on VHS in 1989.

Certainly, I’m not alone in my affection.

The …
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Freddy. Jason. Michael. Greta?

There’s something sneaky about positing an older French woman as an unstoppable force in director Neil Jordan’s thriller.

That’s where the ingenuity grinds to a halt.

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There is a unifying quality to all of writer/director Mike Judge’s work – his ability to find humanity in a dehumanizing environment.

It may seem odd but there is a …
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All good things come to an end, even an underrated franchise like “How to Train Your Dragon.”

It’s not Pixar, nor has any “Dragon” film spawned endless merch. The series …
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When Sam J. Jones landed the title role in producer Dino De Laurentiis’s “Flash Gordon” he was on top of world — or perhaps the universe his character would famously …
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