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Cranston goes undercover in drug war drama

Sunday, 24 July 2016, 16:05 Last update: about 11 years ago

There's no shortage of drug trade dramas on the big and small screens, and Bryan Cranston has the unique misfortune of having been in one of the best. It makes his decision to go anywhere near that...

By letting camera roll, film gives rare view of North Korea

Saturday, 23 July 2016, 16:04 Last update: about 11 years ago

For what was ostensibly to be a "documentary," North Korea would supply the script. The state would choose the subjects, too, as well as the location of all scenes. He would be accompanied at all...

'Ghostbusters' takes aim at misogyny and scores

Friday, 22 July 2016, 16:03 Last update: about 11 years ago

The easy, electric chemistry of the four leads in Paul Feig's "Ghostbusters" acts like a firewall against the supernatural and the adolescent, alike, in this spirited reboot of the 1984...

New JFK Jr. documentary looks back at America's prince

Thursday, 21 July 2016, 16:02 Last update: about 11 years ago

 "I Am JFK Jr. - A Tribute to a Good Man," which hits select theaters on July 22, captures the fascination with John F. Kennedy Jr., from his early days toddling around the White House to his...

A touch of humor invades 'Star Trek Beyond'

Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 16:01 Last update: about 11 years ago

In the previous "Star Trek" installment, Spock cried. In the latest, "Star Trek Beyond," he laughs. And not just a little snicker, either, but a belly-full one. What bold explorations into the...

Moviegoers to Hollywood: It better be good

Thursday, 14 July 2016, 16:16 Last update: about 11 years ago

As Hollywood girds for a low-key Fourth of July box office weekend and watches its summer season dip 15 percent below last year's, an even more worrisome trend has taken shape: Moviegoers are growing...

How the magic of movies unlocked a boy's mind

Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 16:15 Last update: about 11 years ago

The most heartbreaking moment in "Life, Animated," an absorbing and ultimately exhilarating documentary about the journey of an autistic boy into manhood, is hearing his parents describe...

Tarzan, revised: New film swings beyond troubled past

Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 16:14 Last update: about 11 years ago

Like so many well-worn tales, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan was borne of a vastly different time more than 100 years ago, when narratives rooted in colonialism, white saviors and African stereotypes...

In 'Wilderpeople,' a manhunt for Kiwi farce

Friday, 8 July 2016, 15:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

"Flight of the Conchords" went off the air in 2009 but the beat has gone on in the films of Taika Waititi. Waititi, who was a writer and director of that cult HBO series, has carried on the...

'Independence Day' sequel is big, dumb summer fun

Thursday, 7 July 2016, 15:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

If you have any interest in a sequel to "Independence Day," you'll likely not be disappointed by the improbably enjoyable "Independence Day: Resurgence ." It's silly, light-as-air popcorn...

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