‘Downton Abbey’ movie review: Fans of the TV series, this one’s for you WATCH
This isn’t really a movie, but a delicious wallow, and regular movie rules don’t apply. Rating: 3 stars out of 4.
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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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‘Hustlers’ review: Jennifer Lopez stripper movie is a kick WATCH
Lorene Scafaria’s irresistible based-on-a-true-story heist film follows the transformation of two women (Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu) from hardworking strippers to leaders of an effective band...
‘The Goldfinch’ review: Sweeping coming-of-age story fails to soar WATCH
Director John Crowley's drama, based on Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, feels like a disappointing misfire, though there are often-elegant moments. Rating: 2 stars out...
‘Official Secrets’ review: Keira Knightley leads well-told whistleblower story WATCH
This ripped-from-the-headlines tale concerns Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist who in 2003 leaked to the press an NSA memo about a blackmail...
‘Edie’ review: 83-year-old heroine tackles a mountain in uplifting drama WATCH
The brilliant Sheila Hancock plays the film's refreshing heroine, who attempts to scale a mountain in Scotland. Rating: 3 stars out of 4.
‘It Chapter Two’ review: Boo! Scares pop out everywhere in sequel WATCH
The drooling, shape-shifting, child-murdering clown Pennywise (played by Bill Skarsgård) is back in the follow-up to 2017’s monster hit “It.” Rating: 2 stars out of...
‘Tigers Are Not Afraid’ review: Dark fairy tale brings stolen childhoods to light WATCH
This work of gentle imagination and unexpected tenderness unfolds from the perspective of a ragtag group of orphaned children in an unnamed Mexican city.
‘Before You Know It’ review: Subplots (one with Alec Baldwin) add life to quirky family tale
Two sisters find out their mother is still alive in this quirky family tale. Rating: 2.5 stars out of 4.
‘David Crosby: Remember My Name’ review: an overly reverential look at the folk-rock icon WATCH
Director A.J. Eaton's fascinating and gentle documentary attempts to see what makes the irascible two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer tick. Rating: 2.5 stars...
‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ review: Stellar Jillian Bell leads the way WATCH
The main reason to see this film is Jillian Bell. Her performance is a deeply layered one, rendering the title character a very human concoction...
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