Alonso Duralde
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‘Queen and Country’ Review: John Boorman Returns to the Autobiographical Well 30 Years After ‘Hope and Glory’ (Video)
The writer-director’s remembrances of life as a young man in the army fall short of his previous memoir’s greatness, but are charming nonetheless
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‘Wild Tales’ Review: Oscar-Nominated Anthology Spins Darkly Hilarious Vignettes
Writer-director Damián Szifrón displays the storytelling skills of the great short-form yarn-spinners in this wickedly funny anthology film
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‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’ Review: Adam Scott Hops in for a Second Uninspired Soak
Like its predecessor, this sequel is only half right when it thinks it’s being stupid-smart
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‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Review: Horror-Comedy Breathes Life Into Vampire Movies and Mockumentaries
Jemaine Clement (“Flight of the Conchords”) co-directs and co-stars in this droll look at the day-to-day life of the undead
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‘Jupiter Ascending’ Review: The Wachowskis Craft a Sci-Fi Saga That’s Breathlessly Exciting But Utterly Ridiculous
Mila Kunis is a toilet-scrubbing Queen of Outer Space and Channing Tatum her part-pooch paramour in a silly adventure that’s fun from start to finish
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‘The SpongeBob Movie’ Review: Swims in Silliness, Even on Dry Land
This second big-screen outing for the cable cartoon favorite maintains a giddy, non-stop barrage of jokes that will tickle kids and adults
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‘The Loft’ Review: James Marsden and Wentworth Miller Thriller as Exciting as an Escrow Hearing
Eric Stonestreet, Karl Urban and Matthias Schoenaerts round out an unconvincing quintet of friends who discover a murdered woman in their shared adultery nest
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Sundance Reviews: Sex, Masculinity Are Complicated in Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, James Franco Movies
The directors of “Bachelorette” and “Miss Representation” return to Sundance with, respectively, a brilliantly bawdy comedy and a vital look at how our culture raises its men
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Sundance Reviews: Literary Lions, Troubled Teens, Lithuanian Lesbians
A first sampling of Sundance offerings reveals illuminating documentaries and compelling, if not perfect, narratives
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‘Mommy’ Review: Xavier Dolan’s Latest Wavers Between Powerful and Exasperating
It’s hard not to empathize with this troubled teen and his equally mercurial mother, but the writer-director undercuts his characters by wallowing in classist squalor
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‘Mortdecai’ Review: Johnny Depp’s Schtick Wears Thin in This Caper Comedy
Desperately seeking a “pretty movie stars chase art treasures in world capitals” vibe, this goofy soufflé ultimately falls flat
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‘Strange Magic’ Review: George Lucas’ Off-Key Kiddie Dud Will Make You Miss Jar Jar Binks (Video)
Rubber-faced characters and a seemingly ceaseless parade of repurposed pop ditties combine to make what might be the worst animated feature Disney has ever released
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‘The Wedding Ringer’ Review: Kevin Hart’s Phony Best Man Elevates This Wildly Uneven Comedy
If this buddy farce offered as many surprising smarts as it does lazy contrivances, it would be more deserving of our engagement
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‘Paddington’ Review: A Charming Bear Overcomes the Odds, and So Does His Movie (Video)
This sweetly funny adaptation of the popular children’s book series avoids one misstep after another, resulting in a film that will delight kids and parents equally
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‘Blackhat’ Review: Chris Hemsworth Goes Clickety-Clack in This Hacky Hacker Thriller
Michael Mann’s misfire manages to be terribly written, horribly acted (except for Viola Davis) and an assault on the eyes
