‘Creed II’ throws formulaic punches that work WATCH
While inevitably not quite as fresh as “Creed,” “Creed II” — directed this time around by Steven Caple Jr. — nonetheless gets the job done...
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‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’: Sequel creates a web of clever, colorful, cloying moments WATCH
When it’s good, “Ralph Breaks the Internet” is very, very good. When it’s not, it’s annoying, cloying and LOUD! Rating: 2.5 stars out of 4.
‘Green Book’ review: 2 electric actors light up this tale of a real-life friendship WATCH
You watch “Green Book” wishing it were a little better, but nonetheless enjoying how very good much of it is, thanks to Viggo Mortensen and...
‘Robin Hood’: This version lacks riches of 1938 adventure WATCH
The film huffs and puffs right off the bat, expending a lot of energy to tell you this isn’t your father’s, or your grandfather’s, Robin...
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ isn’t so fantastic WATCH
This second installment in the Harry Potter backstory series relies on our fondness for J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World, but replaces character depth with a fan-geekery...
‘The Front Runner’ never really gets behind the enigma that is Gary Hart WATCH
Though Jason Reitman's "The Front Runner" feels like it could be timely in the current political climate, it doesn't add much that's new to the conversation....
‘Instant Family’: a heartwarming and hilarious adoption tale with Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne WATCH
The family dramedy is not all heart-wrenching fights and impossible issues. It's also incredibly funny. Rating: 2.5 stars out of 4.
‘Widows’ review: An unconventional heist thriller so good I wanted to marry it WATCH
Directed by Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), co-written by McQueen and Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”), and starring the great Viola Davis, “Widows” is smart,...
‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: Coen brothers’ Western hits the right notes WATCH
Classic Western-movie moments are curated and celebrated in the Coen brothers’ magnificent “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.” Rating: 3.5 stars out of 4.
‘A Private War’ illuminates the dangerous art of the war correspondent WATCH
Rosamund Pike, so deliciously wicked in “Gone Girl,” disappears into the role of war journalist Marie Colvin in the haunting drama “A Private War."
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