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- Amy Winehouse documentary is a study of celebrity's crushing onslaught
'Amy,' which is directed by Asif Kapadia, presents a close-up of a toxic celebrity culture and is also an exceptional portrait of a pop star.
- 'Magic Mike XXL' relentlessly targets its audience
The follow-up to the 2012 hit is a lot better than it has a right to be, given the attempt to cash in the surprise success of the first film.
- 'Terminator Genisys' star Emilia Clarke: Here's the famous role she wants to try next
Clarke stars as Sarah Connor, one of cinema's most iconic action heroines, in the upcoming film 'Genisys.' The movie co-stars Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- 'The Tribe' doesn't attempt to get inside the psychology of its characters
'The Tribe,' directed by the Ukrainian Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, is set in a boarding school consisting solely of deaf students and staff, and the conceit masks the film's many shortcomings.
- 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' takes too simplistic a view of the singer's life
'Simone' tries to canonize her as a sacrificial feminist icon crucified on the altar of America’s racism, which doesn't quite work, but the film does have mesmerizing clips of the singer performing.
- 'Infinitely Polar Bear' never comes to terms with the story's dangers
It would have been interesting to see what actor Mark Ruffalo could have done with his part of a man with bipolar disorder if he hadn't been encouraged to be puppyish and sweet.
- 'Inside Out': There's verve in the animation and wit in the byplay
The film about the emotions living inside an 11-year-old girl is one of Pixar's weirder entries.
- 'The Wolfpack' is a fascinating documentary about an unusual family
The film's director Crystal Moselle certainly chose a good subject, but too much of what Moselle shows us looks tenderized.
- 'Inside Out' star Amy Poehler: 'Pixar does a great job in not condescending to their audience'
Amy Poehler stars in 'Inside Out' as the voice of 'Joy,' an emotion living inside an 11-year-old girl named Riley. The film also stars Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, and Lewis Black.
- 'Jurassic World': Chris Pratt wants to make movies that don't just 'aim for the middle'
Chris Pratt had already starred in box office hits 'The Lego Movie' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy' before 'Jurassic World.' 'I'm now on a short list to have access to amazing filmmakers and material,' the actor said of his success.
- Jurassic World review: Why it falls short of Spielberg's original
Jurassic World review: The latest incarnation of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park is an 'ugly, over-saturated movie,' says the AP film critic.
- 'Madame Bovary' may just be an unfilmable book
Major directors have all tried to film Gustave Flaubert's novel and the latest misfire stars a wan Mia Wasikowska as the protagonist.
- 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl': The teenager story rings more true than false
'Earl' tells the story of a high school senior who gets to know a fellow student diagnosed with leukemia. The film's self-conscious, self-deprecating tone is in sync with how gawky, geeky teenagers try to have it both ways.
- 'Jurassic World' looks like low-to-mid-range Spielberg
'Jurassic World,' starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, offers mid-grade thrills from first-class dinosaurs.
- 'Oliver!' actor Ron Moody dies
Moody portrayed the character of Fagin in the 1968 movie 'Oliver!' and was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for the role. He also appeared on the BBC soap opera 'EastEnders' and such TV series as 'The Avengers.'
- 'Spy' is far from a laugh riot
'Spy' stars Melissa McCarthy as a CIA office worker who becomes an agent. Writer-director Paul Feig piles on the clobber comedy and gross-outs.
- Steve Martin: Here's what he said when accepting the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award
Stars that paid tribute to the actor included Tina Fey, Carl Reiner, and Sarah Silverman, among others. Martin said he was 'humbled, honored, and thrilled' to receive the award.
- 'Testament of Youth': Star Alicia Vikander is a ferociously intuitive performer
You can't take your eyes off Vikander in this World War I tale and she's surrounded by an excellent supporting cast, including Taran Egerton and Kit Harington.
- 'Love & Mercy' is one of the oddest biopics ever made
'Love & Mercy' stars Paul Dano and John Cusack as the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and the choice is a good one, eliminating the need for old-age makeup, though neither looks like Wilson.
- 'Entourage' lacks heart and a head
There are some occasionally funny real-life cameos in the movie, but the film is nothing so much as an advertisement for itself.