‘Have a Nice Day’: a wittily animated gangster tale in China WATCH
Movie review: The follow-the-money thriller is presented as a Darwinian commentary on ruthlessly modern materialism.
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Moira Macdonald and other Times critics weigh in on movies playing in Seattle area for a week or longer.
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‘Early Man’: an enjoyable caveman tale from ‘Wallace & Gromit’ creators | Movie review WATCH
Movie review: This latest effort from British stop-motion wizards Aardman Animations isn’t as transporting as some of its previous works, but it’s well-crafted and enjoyable....
Annette Bening and Jamie Bell shine in ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’ | Movie review WATCH
Movie review: In Paul McGuigan’s film, we watch two masterful actors — Annette Bening and Jamie Bell — playing real-life actors: Gloria Grahame, who starred...
Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ is a royal thrill | Movie review VIEW
Movie review: This story of how a man enters his legacy as both king and superhero unfolds, in the best of ways, like every other...
‘Big Sonia’ tells extraordinarily moving story of 90-year-old Holocaust survivor | Movie review WATCH
Filmed with great respect and palpable love for its subject, “Big Sonia” is one of those documentaries that seems to bring its own light —...
Finally free of it: ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ brings an end to the heavy-breathing saga | Movie review WATCH
There are a couple of ways to watch “Fifty Shades Freed.” But the only one that works for arts critic Moira Macdonald is to see...
‘Vazante’: Tale revisits 1821 Brazil in black and white | Movie review WATCH
Movie review: The drama with an art-film drift takes place some six decades before the abolition of slavery on a squalid farm deep in the...
‘In the Fade’ puts us face to face with loss | Movie review WATCH
Movie review: This taut, accomplished film from Fatih Akin tells a terribly sad and often mesmerizing story. Rating: 3½ stars out of 4.
‘Freak Show’: Boy runs for homecoming queen in colorful tale | Movie review WATCH
Movie review: The comedy drama never jells despite a vast array of talents both behind the camera and in front of it. Alex Lawther, Bette...
‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’: Third film gets lost in endless chases | Movie review WATCH
Movie review: The third and presumably final movie in the “Maze Runner” series is the longest entry — and feels even longer thanks to endless...
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