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In 'Tarzan,' a questionable return to the jungle

Monday, 4 July 2016, 15:22 Last update: about 9 years ago

Tarzan has been dusted off, his abs polished and his vocabulary spruced up in David Yates' handsome but altogether pointless "The Legend of Tarzan," a chest-thumping resurrection of the Ape Man that...

21st edition of the National Cinema Day

Monday, 4 July 2016, 14:13 Last update: about 9 years ago

KRS Releasing invites local picture-goers to another feast of the best movies for this year's National Cinema Day scheduled to be held on Saturday 9July. Cinemas will be offering a selection of...

Free State of Jones' bares forgotten Civil War tale

Thursday, 30 June 2016, 16:40 Last update: about 9 years ago

Newton Knight was a poor Mississippi farmer and Confederate soldier who deserted the Army in early 1862, waged a rebellion against the Confederacy and ended up forming a little colony of exiles, which...

Johnson, Hart light up 'Central Intelligence'

Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 16:39 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Central Intelligence ," a buddy action-comedy starring Kevin Hart and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, doesn't pack many big laughs, but it is likely to keep a smile on your face for the...

'Alice Through the Looking Glass,' a curious sequel

Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 16:38 Last update: about 9 years ago

" Textual adherence is somewhat beside the point when serving as a sequel to something that also cherry picked. But, lest you think that a six-year gap and the absence of Tim Burton in the director's...

A mixtape of music parody, 'Popstar' cranks it to 11

Monday, 27 June 2016, 16:37 Last update: about 9 years ago

A quick survey of the pop music landscape: Kanye West, in the midst of rolling out an album that frequently changed titles and engaging in a Twitter feud with a rapper named Wiz, claimed he was $53...

'Finding Dory' is no trophy fish but it's a keeper

Saturday, 25 June 2016, 15:33 Last update: about 9 years ago

In Pixar's hands, the ocean - equal parts danger and wonder - is a vast metaphor for the choppy waters of parenting. Cloistered coral reefs of home are surrounded by frightful drop-offs and strong...

Little Big Town's Pharrell-shaped CD is fun but lightweight

Friday, 24 June 2016, 16:25 Last update: about 9 years ago

Little Big Town, country music's top vocal group, achieved widespread fame by continually taking artistic risks and pushing boundaries. With "Wanderlust," they step out even further, working with...

The hocus pocus of 'Now You See Me 2' wears thin

Friday, 24 June 2016, 15:32 Last update: about 9 years ago

The magician heist movie "Now You See Me 2" disappears with not a poof, but in a hyper-kinetic blur of hectic plot mechanics, ceaselessly nattering characters and so many ploys of...

'Warcraft' a visual spectacle

Thursday, 23 June 2016, 15:31 Last update: about 9 years ago

So it may take a while for non-gamers to figure out who's who in the battle of orcs and humans at the center of the "Warcraft " film, which complicates an already dense mythology. Once it becomes...

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