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In 'How to Be Single,' a rom-com quest for me time

Friday, 19 February 2016, 16:04 Last update: about 9 years ago

Momentarily untied from "50 Shades of Grey" and its planned sequels, Dakota Johnson is again looking for love in "How to Be Single," a mild and fittingly discombobulated ode to singlehood that plays...

Irreverent 'Deadpool' suffers from juvenile humor

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 16:03 Last update: about 9 years ago

Nothing is sacred to either this film or this character (played with "I'm so naughty" abandon by Ryan Reynolds), which pokes fun at superhero movie culture, Hollywood itself, Reynolds, director Tim...

Actress Sarah Steele juggles 'The Good Wife' and Broadway

Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 16:01 Last update: about 9 years ago

Sarah Steele's return to Broadway is good news. Well, maybe not for everyone. The actress, perhaps best known for playing the no-nonsense daughter of Alan Cumming on TV's "The Good Wife," is...

'Pride & Prejudice & Zombies' is a silly muddle

Saturday, 13 February 2016, 16:21 Last update: about 9 years ago

In this adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's bestselling genre mashup of Jane Austen's classic and, well, zombies, the Bennet sisters don't just have marriage and love and class obstacles to fret about,...

'The Choice' a Sparks romance with a side of cheese

Friday, 12 February 2016, 16:19 Last update: about 9 years ago

Nicholas Sparks' novels wouldn't continue to be best-sellers and be adapted into movies if some audiences didn't like their romances with a hearty helping of cheese. The 11th big-screen...

Third time's a charm for the witty 'Kung Fu Panda 3'

Thursday, 11 February 2016, 16:18 Last update: about 9 years ago

If you're one of those people - and I'm with you - who roll your eyes when handed a pair of 3D glasses at the multiplex, wondering if all this rigmarole is REALLY necessary, then take heart: The...

Waves and nostalgia wash over 'The Finest Hours'

Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 16:18 Last update: about 9 years ago

Waves of water and nostalgia wash over the drenched and drippy "The Finest Hours," a Norman Rockwell painting tossed into stormy CGI seas. The disaster drama, directed by Craig Gillespie ("Lars...

Gorgeous 'Manchester by the Sea' is a shattering masterwork

Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 16:16 Last update: about 9 years ago

No one shows the landscape of human grief and trauma quite like Kenneth Lonergan. It sometimes seems like the playwright turned director of both "You Can Count On Me" and "Margaret" knows us...

Stillman tries Jane Austen in charming 'Love & Friendship'

Sunday, 7 February 2016, 09:24 Last update: about 9 years ago

Whit Stillman, one of our best chroniclers of the modern leisure class, has gone back to the 18th century in "Love & Friendship," an effervescent comedy about a deviously ambitious social...

Spike Lee's Michael Jackson doc a tribute to his music

Saturday, 6 February 2016, 16:22 Last update: about 9 years ago

As a young artist, Michael Jackson knew he wanted to be legendary. "I will be magic," he wrote as a teenager, outlining his plans for his career. "I will be better than every great actor roped in...

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