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'Run All Night' has enough gas in the tank

Wednesday, 25 March 2015, 14:16 Last update: about 11 years ago

There are, if not 50, at least a dozen shades of world-weary masculinity in the Liam Neeson thriller "Run All Night." There's Neeson as Jimmy Conlon, a washed-up Brooklyn hit-man; his mob boss...

Moore invigorates dark, messy 'Maps to the Stars'

Tuesday, 24 March 2015, 14:11 Last update: about 11 years ago

"Maps to the Stars" is such a deliriously perfect title for a Hollywood send-up that it's amazing it hasn't been used in that form before. The tritest of all exercises in voyeuristic celebrity...

Smith, Robbie pour on the charm in sharp 'Focus'

Friday, 20 March 2015, 14:56 Last update: about 11 years ago

If the mark of a good con artist is that he or she makes you think you know exactly what's going on - when of course you haven't a clue - that's also the mark of a good con-artist movie, isn't it? To...

'Second Best' Marigold Hotel lives up to its title

Thursday, 19 March 2015, 14:55 Last update: about 11 years ago

If you're going to do a movie sequel that doesn't quite measure up to the original and seems rather hurriedly cobbled together, well, OK. Many filmmakers have done the same. But actually putting...

Q&A: Antonio Banderas and his taste for variety

Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 14:55 Last update: about 11 years ago

Antonio Banderas, who plays the villain in "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water," says variety is the spice of life. The Spanish-born actor has starred in dramas ("Philadelphia"), comedies...

O'Connell leads gripping Belfast thriller '71'

Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 14:54 Last update: about 11 years ago

The grimly gripping thriller "'71" plunges a young, inexperienced British soldier into the mayhem of 1970s Belfast. Private Gary Hook (the up-and-coming "Unbroken" star Jack O'Connell) and his...

The serious business of films

Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 12:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Marie Benoît

What gave Angela the idea of compiling such a reference work in the first place? "It was in 2005 when Pat Flores Martin, a dear colleague of mine, prepared a tour for her fellow tourist guides which...

Deadly fantasy 'Seventh Son' wears out its welcome

Monday, 16 March 2015, 14:53 Last update: about 11 years ago

There's a fine line between charm and cheese in fantasy epics, and movies as silly and overwrought as "Seventh Son" only help to illustrate just how hard it is to hit the right tone when balancing...

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