Cormac McCarthy lite.
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Hell or High Water: Three-and-a-half of five stars
Cormac McCarthy lite.
Keven Renken
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Florence Foster Jenkins (three and a half of five stars)
The woman, but not much else, makes the movie.
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Review: Cafe Society
Originality doesn’t make an appearance.
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The Huntsman: Winter’s War (two stars)
Even less fun to sit through than it is to read this review.
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Film Review: The Jungle Book, redux
Disney reawakens the Jungle (Book) with new technology and traditional charm.
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The Year in Lists: 25 movie haiku
A pithy guide to what’s in theaters this weekend.
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Movie Review: In the Heart of the Sea
A lot to like, even if you never got around to reading Moby-Dick.
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Movie Review: SPECTRE is Bond, same Bond
This old dog needs to learn a few new tricks.
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Theater Review: Mark Leib’s The Funny Thing Is, I Still Love This Place
CL’s theater critic brings us a new play that pits a poet against his girlfriend’s wealthy parents.
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Movie Review: Inside Out
Pixar gets inside our heads and our hearts with the clever, inventive Inside Out.
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Theater Review —TampaWorks 2015: Play Local
A look at Stageworks and Gorilla Theatre’s local-centric one-act show.
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Tomorrowland: The future’s so bright you might miss the shade
The optimism’s welcome, but this vision of the future is just a bit too Disney-fied.
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Pitch Perfect 2: The music’s good, the gags are OK, the plot’s not
Not exactly a sophomore slump, but this sequel doesn’t match the original.
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Theater Review: Ain’t Misbehavin’
The timeless music of Fats Waller makes for a joyous night at Stageworks.
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Disney’s new Cinderella: Squeaky clean and kinda bland
A wholesome, (not-so) fresh take on a very familiar fairy tale.
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Surprise! Fifty Shades of Grey doesn’t suck
The book is junk, but the movie’s not half bad — and Dakota Johnson is a find.
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Movie review: Into the Woods follows the path of the Broadway original
The “Disney-fication” of this Sondheim classic hasn’t blunted its heart or hummability.
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Pride: A feel-good film that actually makes you feel good
An impeccable cast saves the film, which is based on a true story, from falling into the schmaltz pit.