“True Story,” based on Michael Finkel’s memoir of the same name, fails to be as interesting as the true story.
Finkel’s stories were on multiple covers of The New York Times until it was revealed...
“Furious 7” has a nonsensical plot and dull dialogue, but it speeds past these road bumps that might otherwise sideline any other film with a familiar mix of levity and the care it shows for its fallen...
Film underwhelmingly mixes talented cast with stuffy plot
As the title suggests, “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” doesn’t portray anything new or particularly interesting, but the film’s...
“Blackhat” fails to make hacking watchable for audiences
“Blackhat,” starring Chris Hemsworth, is a plodding crime drama about hacking, with clumsy dialogue and boring characters.
Michael Mann’s...
“Unbroken” tells the unbelievable true story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic long distance runner who was captured by Japanese troops during World War II after his plane was shot down, in a surprisingly...
The sequel to the Farrelly brothers’ classic comedy “Dumb and Dumber” is an almost carbon copy of the original film. However, “Dumb and Dumber To” isn’t as iconic, and the jokes haven’t aged...
With uninspired scares and lackluster directing by Stiles White, “Ouija” is a completely forgettable foray into the horror-film genre.
Hasbro is taking a similar approach to 2012’s “Battleship”...
Horror film features one-note characters trekking through Parisian catacombs
While it’s a good commercial for the Paris catacombs, “As Above/So Below” is ultimately another unimpressive foray in...
Moss, Duplass keep “The One I Love” real
A romantic comedy disguised as a dramatic indie film in science fiction wrapping, the genre-crossing Sundance hit, “The One I Love” is a well executed...
James Brown, the godfather of soul, gets the biopic treatment in “Get On Up.” It won’t disappoint.
The film goes against the classic biopic structure by hopscotching around Brown’s life. For example,...
MALAYSIAN FLIGHT MH17 CRASHES
On July 17, Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over Ukrainian air space, killing 298 passengers and crew. As investigators...
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Scarlett Johansson escapes from the Marvel universe and gets to play her own superhero in "Lucy." Unfortunately, the result is unintentionally cheesy and dumb.
Directed by Luc Besson, "Lucy"...
