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April 13, 2022

It would take a holy miracle to salvage Father Stu  

Mark Wahlberg and director Rosalind Ross can’t make this faith-based drama work.
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June 10, 2021

“Infinite” reaches an impressive level of dumb

Antoine Fuqua directs Mark Wahlberg in a tired load of action nonsense.
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March 9, 2020

“Spenser Confidential” Should Stay Anonymous

Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg's latest exercise in macho posturing is both aesthetically and thematically ugly.
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March 17, 2023

What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in March: Women Talking, Animated Batman, Dawson’s Creek and More!

Because in the world of streaming, nothing lasts forever.
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February 24, 2023

The Happening is a disaster worthy of love

Shyamalan’s eco-horror misfire almost ended his career, but 15 years later, the film comes off more as a goofy cult classic than box office bomb.
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February 15, 2022

Video game adaptation Uncharted reads its treasure map upside down

Despite a strong lead performance from Tom Holland, this video game adaptation doesn’t fully escape the curse of its forebears.
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November 30, 2021

5 movies to get you through waiting to see Licorice Pizza

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest won’t be available in wide release until the end of December, so in the meantime here are a handful of movies that also capture that unique lurid sunniness of 70s & 80s Southern California to tide you over.
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July 16, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: On Hoffman’s first great turn in PTA’s Boogie Nights

PSH makes the most out of sparse screentime in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 classic.
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May 27, 2021

Between Bayhem and banality: “Pearl Harbor” at 20

With his 2001 epic, Michael Bay solidified himself as an all-American auteur, as well as the bombastic concept of Bayhem.
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March 11, 2021

“Kid 90” shows us the highs and lows of child stardom

Soleil Moon Frye directs this bittersweet albeit breezy look back at the Hollywood teen stars of the '90s, and their difficult road to now.
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August 6, 2020

“The Other Guys” indulges in the crimes it condemns

Now 10 years old, Adam McKay's screwball screed against Wall Street is hindered by being a cop-centric affair.
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June 18, 2020

Joseph Gordon-Levitt flies the unfriendly skies in “7500”

Patrick Vollrath's feature debut shifts from Hitchcockian claustrophobia to tone-deaf xenophobia.
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May 15, 2020

“Scoob!” is as insubstantial as a Scooby Snack

Hanna-Barbera gives Scooby-Doo a superpowered reboot and loses most of its charm along the way.
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February 21, 2020

“The Truth About Charlie” Is Like Drinking Coffee Through a Veil

Jonathan Demme's remake of Charade marks a low point in his career from casting and acting to pacing and direction.
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April 3, 2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 zooms forward to a better, albeit disjointed adventure

The blue blur's sequel rolls around at the speed of sound to the tune of messy but often fun results.
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March 22, 2022

Halo rings true thanks to a fine turn from Pablo Schreiber

Paramount's adaptation of the mega-hit video game series shines when digging into the Master Chief's long-suppressed sense of self and the schemes of the galaxy's power players.
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September 23, 2019

“Dreamcatcher” Is the Ideal Stephen King Movie, Ass Aliens and All

For better or for worse, Lawrence Kasdan's adaptation of Dreamcatcher captures the strange, ambitious essence of a Stephen King novel.