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Daveed Diggs, left, and Rafael Casal in “Blindspotting.”

July 25, 2018 at 6:00 am

‘Blindspotting’: Buddy movie is both inviting and intense

Playing like a buddy comedy, it splices humor and heart with raw looks at race, class, police brutality, toxic masculinity and identity. Rating: 3.5 stars...

Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie and Ben Foster in “Leave No Trace.”

June 26, 2018 at 12:00 pm

‘Leave No Trace’: a powerful, deeply moving father-daughter tale WATCH

Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie are excellent as a father and daughter who, existing off the grid, are forced back into a civilization that’s entirely...

January 4, 2018 at 11:28 am

‘Insidious: The Last Key’: Horror franchise’s fourth chapter only for die-hard fans | Movie review WATCH

Lights flicker, flashlights die at inopportune moments, floors creak and shadowy figures scuttle across the background. But mood is all the film has going for...

Blumhouse (“Split,” “Get Out,” “Whiplash”) produces an original and inventive rewinding thriller in “Happy Death Day,” in which a college student (JESSICA ROTHE, “La La Land”) relives the day of her murder with both its unexceptional details and terrifying end until she discovers her killer’s identity.

October 11, 2017 at 2:50 pm

‘Happy Death Day’ review: Lots of horror fun in this time loop | Movie review WATCH

It’s “Groundhog Day” meets “Scream” as a college student (Jessica Rothe) relives her murder in this raucous, energetic horror romp. Rating: 3 stars out of...

June 26, 2017 at 3:21 pm

‘Band Aid’ review: Quirky marital tale finds its rhythm | Movie review WATCH

Zoe Lister-Jones and Adam Pally portray a married couple worth rooting for as they turn their biggest fights into catchy pop songs. Rating: 3 stars...