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'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel': The movie is 'second-best' to the first movieActress Maggie Smith is great and Asian actors get almost as much screen time as white actors, but the India of this movie is essentially an ersatz confection – we see almost nothing of dire poverty or political distress.
'Chappie' is jumbled and the movie's logic disintegrates'Chappie' centers on a robot who is built by engineer Deon (Dev Patel) and raised by a group of gangsters.
'Unfinished Business': The comedy starring Vince Vaughn is choppy and all-too-familiarAnyone who's been in a movie theater in the last 10 years will recognize the comedy tropes in 'Business,' in which Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, and Dave Franco's characters start their own company.
Will Smith on box office failures: 'It's a huge emotional shift for me'Smith's movie 'After Earth' didn't perform well at the box office in the summer of 2013, and the actor says it hit him hard at first. 'Mr. July!' he said. 'No. 1! Eight in a row! All of that collapsed and I realized I still was a good person.' Smith stars with Margot Robbie in the movie 'Focus.'
The ‘birds and the bees’ just got 50 shades more grayThe narrative of explicit and humiliating behavior in 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is helping to reset the mainstream base line for acceptable sexual behavior, with implications not just for adults but for children as well.
'Focus' seems more like a travelogue than a caper filmCo-directors and co-writers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa mistake glamorousness for inspiration; whenever the story flags, they pile on the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous stuff.
'The Salvation': For western fans, watching this movie is like encountering an old friendThe movie is a welcome addition to the western genre and our familiarity with the film’s sources, especially 'High Noon,' work in its favor.
''71' is an effective thriller but sometimes too evenhanded'’71' is about a young British Army soldier, Pvt. Gary Hook (Jack O’Connell), who in 1971 is shipped out with his regiment to Northern Ireland just as the Troubles are accelerating.
Mark Duplass: Why he signed on for his new horror movie 'The Lazarus Effect'The movie's director, David Gelb, previously made the documentary 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi.' 'I was like, "Why is a food documentary filmmaker making a horror movie?"' Duplass said. '"This could be interesting."'
Academy Awards: J.K. Simmons shares his thoughts on his 'Whiplash' character and more backstage stories'I can't believe this is happening,' Best Actress winner Julianne Moore exclaimed backstage, while Best Actor nominee Steve Carell said he plans to 'play dark, complex characters from now on, even in comedies.' Here are a few more moments you didn't see on the telecast.
Oscars 2015 live blog: 'Birdman' takes Best Picture'Birdman' won the big prize at the Oscars, while its director Alejandro González Iñárritu took the Best Director prize. Actor Eddie Redmayne won the Best Actor prize for 'The Theory of Everything' and Julianne Moore won Best Actress for 'Still Alice.'
Academy Awards: How bad is Hollywood's diversity problem?Outside Hollywood’s big Oscars gathering Sunday, there’ll be a protest of what critics say is a lack of diversity among Academy Awards nominees and those who choose them.
'McFarland, USA': Star Kevin Costner is excellent as a high school coachThe film plays up all the obvious tropes as a cross-country team makes its way to the state championships, but actors like Carlos Pratts and Ramiro Rodriguez are worth watching.
'Wild Tales': Some of the stories are first-rate, others are misfiresThe Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee is a series of six thematically connected narratives. Its distinction is that each of the stories carries retribution to insanely comic extremes.
'Queen and Country' is less audacious than its predecessor 'Hope and Glory'John Boorman wrote and directed the semiautobiographical World War II film 'Hope' and its sequel, 'Queen,' which is set in the 1950s. But Boorman's direction in 'Queen' is uncharacteristically staid and it seems like the director can't get excited about much of the story.
Oscars 2015: The producers give a previewThe Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 22 will include an original song by the Oscar-winning writers behind 'Let It Go' as well as performances by Lady Gaga, Adam Levine, Common, and John Legend, among many others. Actor Neil Patrick Harris is set to host.
'Kingsman: The Secret Service': Samuel L. Jackson is hilarious as the villain'Kingsman' star Taron Egerton is a serviceable young action star who is recruited by Harry Hart (Colin Firth) to join a secret spy organization. Jackson camps it up as an antagonistic entrepreneur.
'Ballet 422': The graceful documentary wisely focuses on the rehearsal processThe documentary follows choreographer and New York City Ballet corps de ballet member (now soloist) Justin Peck as he prepares for the première of a show.
'Gett' is powerful and doesn't demonize any of its characters'Gett' tells the story of a woman seeking to divorce her husband in Israel, where a woman, whether she is religious or not, must submit to the country’s religious marriage laws. Ronit Elkabetz shows again that she is one of the finest actresses in movies.
'The Last Five Years' star Jeremy Jordan explains the movie's unusual love story'Five' centers on a couple who are falling in and out of love. 'Into the Woods' actress Anna Kendrick stars with Jordan in the movie based on the fan favorite musical.
