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'Neighbors 2' is a funny but ill-conceived retread

Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 16:45 Last update: about 11 years ago

Heaven help the next generation of American women if "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" represents what Hollywood thinks of them. In Nicholas Stoller's sequel to his 2014 "Neighbors," even the...

Gosling-Crowe chemistry livens uneven 'Nice Guys'

Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 16:43 Last update: about 11 years ago

Take two charismatic actors. Give them characters that are, on the surface, totally incompatible. Plunk them into your basic whodunit, a mismatched team fighting fill-in-the-blank bad guys. Stir in...

An app comes to life in "The Angry Birds Movie"

Monday, 30 May 2016, 16:42 Last update: about 11 years ago

It's hard not to have a few biases going into "The Angry Birds Movie ." In the most cynical view of what gets made in Hollywood, an addictive app might just be at the bottom of the pile,...

'Clash' film shows Egyptian conflict from back of police van

Thursday, 26 May 2016, 16:28 Last update: about 11 years ago

For his latest film, Egyptian director Mohamed Diab is portraying his country's recent turbulent history from a unique vantage point: the back of a van. "Clash," which opened at the 69th...

Clooney gets a conscience in 'Money Monster'

Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 16:27 Last update: about 11 years ago

George Clooney plays a Jim Cramer-like television personality who's forced to grow a conscience when a disgruntled viewer holds him hostage on live TV in "Money Monster," a serviceable, if...

'Weiner' explores nuance in disgraced politician's scandal

Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 16:26 Last update: about 11 years ago

Directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg had always intended to try to elevate disgraced politician Anthony Weiner's story above the sensationalism of the sexting scandal that effectively ended his...

Ken Loach wins Palme d'Or at Cannes for "I, Daniel Blake."

Monday, 23 May 2016, 16:22 Last update: about 11 years ago

Veteran British director Ken Loach won his second Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival Sunday for "I, Daniel Blake" - a stark portrayal of a disabled man's struggle with the crushing benefits system...

Spielberg says 'BFG' is closest he's come to 'a love story'

Saturday, 21 May 2016, 15:10 Last update: about 11 years ago

Steven Spielberg, a giant in the world of cinema, landed at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday with his gentle Roald Dahl adaptation "The BFG." The film, about a young orphan (Ruby Barnhill)...

In Woody Allen, media & moviegoers again confront ambiguity

Friday, 20 May 2016, 15:10 Last update: about 11 years ago

The latest explosion of allegations against Woody Allen has returned moviegoers to a familiar place: debating the ethics of watching - and possibly loving - Allen's films. This time, much of the...

In Paris-set 'Dheepan,' a timely refugee thriller

Friday, 20 May 2016, 15:05 Last update: about 11 years ago

French director Jacques Audiard is a curious combination of art-house auteur and genre filmmaker, a brazen showman and gritty naturalist. He makes tender and brutal movies that recast themselves as...

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