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COURTESY SKYDANCE MEDIA

Movie Review: ‘Life’

By Kathryn Lenihan March 31, 2017

★★☆☆☆ Director Daniel Espinosa brings extraterrestrial life on Mars to audiences in “Life,” in which a rapidly evolving life form that could lead to mass extinction on Earth threatens...

BLEECKER STREET MEDIA

Movie Review: ‘The Lost City of Z’

By Ben Macher March 31, 2017

★★★☆☆ In “The Lost City of Z,” director James Gray’s adaptation of the eponymous book is a tremendous depiction of obsession and the drive to find truth in human history. In contrast...

SONY PICTURES

Movie Review: ‘T2 Trainspotting’

By Mateo Garnica March 24, 2017

★★★★★ The 20-year hiatus between the creation of “Trainspotting” and its sequel left some questions about the viability of a follow-up storyline about the misadventures of a group of Scottish...

WALT DISNEY PICTURES

Movie Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’

By Meghan DeCourcey March 8, 2017

★★★★★ It is a story that everyone knows — the tale as old as time. Yet, somehow, the live-action digital remake of “Beauty and the Beast” still dazzles and leaves the audience longing...

CROSS CREEK PICTURES

Producer Terry Benedict on “Hacksaw Ridge,” Desmond Doss

By Meena Raman March 6, 2017

“Hacksaw Ridge,” a harrowing biographical war film about American pacifist and Medal of Honor recipient Desmond Doss, received no shortage of accolades this film awards season. Selected as one...

NORDISK FILM

Movie Review: ‘Land of Mine’

By Yewande Ilawole March 3, 2017

★★★★★ Films about World War II typically deal with similar stories, similar types of characters or similar types of narrative voices. As a subject of film, war has always been wildly popular,...

BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS

Movie Review: ‘Get Out’

By Kathryn Lenihan February 24, 2017

★★★★★ In his directorial debut, Jordan Peele, one of the comedic minds behind Comedy Central’s acclaimed “Key & Peele,” shocks audiences with the racially charged horror film “Get...

MANDOO PICTURES

Movie Review: ‘Rock Dog’

By Ben Macher February 24, 2017

★★☆☆☆ Films, like any form of art, must accommodate the highly diverse interests of audiences across the world. Hollywood overcomes this problem by producing several film genres that are tailored...

MICHAEL DE LUCA PRODUCTIONS

Movie Review: “Fifty Shades Darker”

By Jessica Batey February 17, 2017

★★★★☆ Mr. Grey will see you — again. Bolder, darker and intensely intimate, “Fifty Shades Darker” is the much-anticipated sequel to the global sensation “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Based...

WARNER ANIMATION GROUP
After 2014’s hugely successful “The LEGO Movie,” “The LEGO Batman Movie” tries to capture the same free-wheeling, irreverent humor while incorporating a grittier, edgier perspective. Though the film succeeds on many fronts, it lacks the same effortless heart and emotion of its franchise predecessor.

Movie Review: ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’

By Austin Hong February 10, 2017

  ★★★★☆ “The LEGO Batman Movie” is a hilarious, excellently animated film. However, despite its best efforts, it falls short in comparison to the narrative brilliance of the original....

MICHAEL DE LUCA PRODUCTIONS

Movie Review: ‘Fifty Shades Darker’

By Jessica Batey February 10, 2017

★★★★☆ Mr. Grey will see you — again. Bolder, darker and intensely intimate, “Fifty Shades Darker” is the much-anticipated sequel to the global sensation “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Based...

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT

The Gilded Stage

By Marina Tian and Eleanor Tolf January 27, 2017

Every year, film aficionados look forward to winter — not just for snow or the holidays but for their moment in the sun. The movie buff’s Super Bowl and the cinephile’s March Madness, the Academy...

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