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'Fist Fight' an indulgence in pre-teen male fantasy

Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 15:47 Last update: about 9 years ago

This R-rated comedy from director Richie Keen starts with a ridiculous premise: One high-school teacher insists that another fight him after school to settle a professional beef. The opening scene...

Monsters intrude on a culture clash in 'Great Wall'

Monday, 27 February 2017, 15:46 Last update: about 9 years ago

The warning is about the mythical mass of marauding monsters that are sweeping down northern China but it could just as easily be for the kind of Hollywood-China collaboration that is "The Great...

'John Wick 2' is an extravagantly violent good time

Saturday, 25 February 2017, 15:31 Last update: about 9 years ago

Before you buy a ticket to see "John Wick: Chapter 2 ," the improbably fun sequel to the implausibly good "John Wick," you might want to ask yourself how much tolerance you have for gun shots to...

James Earl Jones, Donald Glover cast in 'Lion King' remake

Friday, 24 February 2017, 15:30 Last update: about 9 years ago

Director Jon Favreau announced the casting of the two men as voice actors. Glover, star and creator of television's "Atlanta," will portray the adult Simba. Jones reprises the role of Simba's father,...

Glutton for punishment? Then see '50 Shades Darker'

Thursday, 23 February 2017, 15:29 Last update: about 9 years ago

In all the kinked knots and twists of satin that adorn "Fifty Shades Darker," none is more worthwhile to uncoil than the tangled absurdities of its central dominator, Christian...

Ben Affleck is not directing Batman, but will produce, star

Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 15:28 Last update: about 9 years ago

In a statement Monday, Affleck said it "has become clear that I cannot do both jobs to the level they require" and that he and the studio are looking for a new director. "There are certain...

A poet on the run in startlingly great 'Neruda'

Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 15:24 Last update: about 9 years ago

Chilean director Pablo Larrain is on a hero's quest to destroy the conventional biopic it seems. He turned the post-assassination days of Jacqueline Kennedy into an atmospheric examination of...

Lovingly constructed 'Red Turtle' entertains slowly

Sunday, 19 February 2017, 15:16 Last update: about 9 years ago

In its typical Hollywood form, an animated feature is usually the cinematic equivalent of a sugar rush - a frantic barrage of colors and movement and jokes and sounds. It's safe to say...

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