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American Renegades (PG-13) J.K. Simmons headlines this thriller about a team of U.S. Navy SEALs who find a treasure sunken in a lake in...
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A LEGO Brickumentary (G) Kief Davidson and Daniel Junge’s documentary about the global subculture involving the plastic bricks. Narrated by Jason Bateman. (Opens Friday...
Unoriginal Gangster
The shortcomings of American Gangster are right there in the title. It’s the latest film by Ridley Scott, a director who long ago was...
I’m Not There
The best bets this Valentine's Day are two special-effects-laden fantasy films from Hollywood, both blessedly free of any pretensions to be the next Lord...
Red Sparrow: Broken Wing
Most Hollywood movies these days tiptoe around international affairs, so careful are they to avoid offending foreign countries whose audiences might buy tickets. It’s...
Bonus Movie Review: Hail, Caesar!
Over the weekend, I watched the Super Bowl and got caught up on this week's movies, and I got far more entertainment value from...
Happiest Season: Straight Faces
Gay people have many movies to call their own but not a Christmas movie. When you consider that Lifetime, Hallmark, and Netflix put out...
House of Gucci: Divorce, Italian-Style
“The ex-wife of Italian fashion heir Maurizio Gucci was convicted of ordering her husband’s murder, and was sentenced to 29 years in prison. Most...
Gripping
In The Believer, Ryan Gosling’s portrayal of a self-loathing Jewish neo-Nazi who plots to bomb his community’s synagogue, enchanted audiences at the 2001 Sundance...
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
I didn’t weigh in on 2019’s Joker when it came out because I didn’t see it until the end of that year for awards...
