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In the new film Still Alice, Julianne Moore plays a professor struggling with Alzheimers disease as well as its repercussions on her family life.

Movie Review: ‘Still Alice’

By Michael Fiedorowicz January 16, 2015

★★★☆☆ Our personalities change so gradually that we rarely pause to consider what it is that constitutes our identities. “Still Alice” forces us to tackle these questions; the film revolves...

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Sarah Snook plays an androgynous character struggling with his sexuality in the sci-fi thriller Predestination.

Movie Review: ‘Predestination’

By Hannah Kaufman January 9, 2015

★★★★☆ Whenever a movie about time travel is released, its logic quickly falls prey to scientific criticism. Can two versions of the same material self exist simultaneously? Were things always...

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Meryl Streep plays a mischievous witch in the new Disney movie Into the Woods.

Movie Review: ‘Into the Woods’

By Jessica Batey December 25, 2014

★★★★☆ “Into the Woods” is a modern, dark take on traditional fairytales, and it has everything you would expect from a large-scale, big-name Disney blockbuster. There are the typical...

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Jack OConnell plays Olympian and Air Force Lieutenant Louis Zamperini in Angelinas directorial debut Unbroken.

Movie Review: ‘Unbroken’

By Hannah Kaufman December 25, 2014

★★★☆☆ Movies set during famous wars often struggle to genuinely do justice to the events they portray. “Unbroken,” which is based on the non-fiction book “Unbroken: A World War II...

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The 21st century remake of the classic musical Annie expands on the diversity of its cast, but its script fell short of novelty.

Movie Review: ‘Annie’

By Gianna Pisano December 19, 2014

★★★☆☆ The famous red-haired orphan Annie we have known and loved is no more in Sony Pictures’ modern spin on the classic film. This new version, in theaters tonight, is a star-studded, contemporary...

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The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies emerges audiences in a fantasy world of battles, treasures, and dragons.

Movie Review: ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies’

By Bryan Yuen December 17, 2014

★★★☆☆ Viewers expecting a movie that continues the award-winning “Lord of the Rings” legacy will be disappointed by the third installment of “The Hobbit.” Yet while it may not match...

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In the new movie Imitation Game,  Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, who helped break the Nazi code during World War II.

Movie Review: ‘The Imitation Game’

By Alex Mitchell December 12, 2014

★★★★☆ Director Morten Tyldum’s thrilling biopic on the life of inventor Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) transports the viewer to 1940s Britain during World War II. This historical thriller...

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In the new sequel Horrible Bosses 2, Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) involve themselves in a scheme that spins out of control.

Movie Review: ‘Horrible Bosses 2’

By Elsa Givan November 26, 2014

★★☆☆☆ In their return, Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) are all very funny and charming. However, “Horrible Bosses 2” is not. The time-honored trope...

Movie Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’

By Michael Fiedorowicz November 21, 2014

★★☆☆☆ Turning a trilogy into a movie is never easy to pull off, but splitting the final book into two films is even harder. The new “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” proves why. While...

Movie Review: ‘Foxcatcher’

By Justin Kotwicki November 21, 2014

★★★☆☆ Sometimes watching a trailer can result in the entire plot being laid out clip-by-clip without any forewarning. It can leave an audience with the feeling that actually going to the movie...

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Gael Garcia Bernal plays Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari in Jon Stewarts directorial and screenwriting debut film “Rosewater.”

Movie Review: ‘Rosewater’

By Hannah Kaufman November 14, 2014

★★★★★ It’s tough to find a lasting sense of humor when you take a closer look at the horror of the world’s latest current events. With multiple journalists falling victim to the violent...

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Matthew McConaughey stars in Christopher Nolans latest blockbuster, Interstellar.

Movie Review: ‘Interstellar’

By Nicole Jarvis November 7, 2014

★★★★★ “Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” In his newest blockbuster spectacle, “Interstellar,”...

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