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'Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House' leaves Felt's motivations ambiguousAs written and directed by Peter Landesman, the movie is a straightforward nuts-and-bolts affair of no particular consequence, except for Neeson’s performance.
Steven Soderbergh's release plan, MoviePass program shake up movie businessIt’s been part of American life for decades: Consumers pay to see films and movie studios and movie theaters profit. But that process is being disrupted, and it’s happening against the backdrop of a tough summer for Hollywood.
‘Battle of the Sexes’ is a barely muted rallying cry for our timeThe movie, which centers on the tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs and stars Steve Carell and Emma Stone, is best when it’s not preaching to the audience.
'Stronger' actor Jake Gyllenhaal is better than the movieGyllenhaal plays Jeff Bauman, who lost his legs during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and shows us the full effects of Bauman’s trauma.
Toronto International Film Festival report: Fewer movies but still front-loaded with Oscar bait'The Florida Project' and 'Ex Libris: The New York Public Library' were highlights at the 42nd edition of the festival in Toronto.
J.D. Salinger biopic 'Rebel in the Rye' falls back on banalitiesBoth as a writer and as a man, Salinger was nothing if not unconventional. 'Rebel in the Rye' is so tasteful that it practically slides off the screen.
- 'Trophy' explores moral intertwining of hunting and conservationism
The documentary, which is directed by Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau, is riddled with ambiguities.
'Dolores' could have explored subject's life more sharplyDolores Huerta, the co-founder, with the far more recognized Cesar Chavez, of the United Farm Workers union, is the subject of Peter Bratt’s documentary 'Dolores.'
First LookFor the women of 'Thelma & Louise,' the glass ceiling is still only crackedDespite recent successes like "Wonder Woman" and "The Hunger Games," Hollywood still hasn't solved its gender representation problem, says "Thelma & Louise" actress Geena Davis.
'Unlocked' is a barely engaging spy thrillerNoomi Rapace's CIA agent character is clearly being positioned as a distaff Jason Bourne. The movie demonstrates that’s easier said than done.
In ‘Polina,’ a ballerina pursues contemporaryThe movie starring Anastasia Shevtsova repeatedly retreats into a formless vapidity.
‘Marjorie Prime’ asks, how do we want to be remembered?All the principals in the extraordinarily well-acted film are intensely compelling.
'Logan Lucky' is inconsequentially entertainingThe film by Steven Soderbergh is, like the director's 'Ocean's' movies, a showcase for some funny actors to horse it up.
'The Trip to Spain' is the least of the movie trio but has its momentsSteve Coogan and Rob Brydon once again pair up as rivalrous buddies. Coogan, a writer and actor, is on assignment to write yet another gastronomic magazine article, this time on high-end Spanish restaurants.
Documentary ‘California Typewriter’ turns back the clockDirector Doug Nichol's film is an ode to the iconic writing instrument.
'The Dark Tower' is a forgettable 'Lord of the Rings'-'Matrix' mashup'Tower' stars Tom Taylor as the young Jake Chambers, whose dreams include visions of a Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey) and a gunslinger (Idris Elba).
'Icarus' should delve more into motivations of Russian OlympiansThe film follows the odyssey of Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, the director of Russia’s Anti-Doping Center, who, under the guise of testing Russia’s Olympians for illegal usage, was actually gaming the system.
In 'Detroit,' atrocity becomes numbingKathryn Bigelow's film begins in 1967, with an after-hours police raid on an unlicensed Detroit bar in a black neighborhood that rapidly escalates into a civilian riot. The four-day riot ultimately claimed 43 lives, with more than 1,100 injured and more than 7,000 arrests.
The story of 'Wind River' is swallowed up by outlandish plot devices'Hell or High Water' writer Taylor Sheridan has a strong feel for the agitations and ennui brought about by life in wide-open spaces.
Hollywood returns to King with ‘The Dark Tower’Stephen King movie and TV adaptations are nothing new, but interest seems particularly high this summer and fall as movie projects like 'The Dark Tower' and TV series like 'Mr. Mercedes' arrive.
