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Mia Madre
A filmmaker says goodbye to a mother
Kimberley Jones, Review, Sep. 8, 2016
Sully
Eastwood's film tells the story of the "miracle on the Hudson"
Marc Savlov, Review, Sep. 8, 2016
Our Little Sister
Siblings bond in this charming Japanese film
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Sep. 8, 2016
Transpecos
Border-patrol officers get in way over their heads
Josh Kupecki, Review, Sep. 8, 2016
The Wild Life
An animated spin on Robinson Crusoe
Steve Davis, Review, Sep. 8, 2016
No Manches Frida
A thief becomes a substitute teacher to get his loot
Josh Kupecki, Review, Sep. 8, 2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years
Ron Howard tackles the Beatles
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Sep. 8, 2016
Klown Forever
Danish comedy duo head to Hollywood
Josh Kupecki, Review, Sep. 1, 2016
The Light Between Oceans
Gorgeous period melodrama fails to connect
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Sep. 1, 2016
Little Men
Friendships are tested in this bittersweet coming-of-age tale
Kimberley Jones, Review, Sep. 1, 2016
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Werner Herzog goes down the internet rabbit hole
Kimberley Jones, Review, Sep. 1, 2016
Morgan
An AI experiment goes wrong in this forgettable genre exercise
Steve Davis, Review, Sep. 1, 2016
Nuts!
Stranger-than-fiction doc about an eccentric doctor
Steve Davis, Review, Sep. 1, 2016
A Tale of Love and Darkness
Natalie Portman adapts Amos Oz's acclaimed memoir
Marc Savlov, Review, Sep. 1, 2016
Uncle Kent 2
Meta-sequel to the Joe Swanberg film
Richard Whittaker, Review, Sep. 1, 2016
Mechanic: Resurrection
Jason Statham returns as the beleaguered assassin
Josh Kupecki, Review, Sep. 1, 2016
Game of Aces
World War I thriller gets lost in the desert
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Sep. 1, 2016
Ben-Hur
We're (unfortunately) off to the chariot races again
Kimberley Jones, Review, Aug. 25, 2016
Don't Breathe
Home-invasion thriller is more methodical than innovative
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Aug. 25, 2016
Greater
The saga of a college football underdog
Josh Kupecki, Review, Aug. 25, 2016
Hands of Stone
Robert De Niro returns to the ring in this Roberto Durán biopic
Josh Kupecki, Review, Aug. 25, 2016
Richard Linklater: dream is destiny
Doc on local filmmaker is a thoughtful portrait
Marc Savlov, Review, Aug. 25, 2016
Southside With You
When Barack met Michelle
Steve Davis, Review, Aug. 25, 2016
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
The hunt for Adolf Eichmann
Marc Savlov, Review, Aug. 25, 2016
Kubo and the Two Strings
Sublime animated movie is disguised as kids' fare
Josh Kupecki, Review, Aug. 18, 2016
Sausage Party
An animated film for adults from Seth Rogen and friends
Kimberley Jones, Review, Aug. 18, 2016
War Dogs
Jonah Hill and Miles Teller star in this true tale about gun smuggling
Kimberley Jones, Review, Aug. 18, 2016
Equity
High-wire drama about women working on Wall St. is also made by women
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Aug. 18, 2016
Anthropoid
True story of the plot to kill the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution
Josh Kupecki, Review, Aug. 11, 2016
Florence Foster Jenkins
Meryl Streep plays the doyenne called “the worst singer in the world”
Steve Davis, Review, Aug. 11, 2016
Hell or High Water
Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, and Ben Foster shine in West Texas crime film
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Aug. 11, 2016
Indignation
Philip Roth's 2008 novel is hauntingly translated to the screen
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Aug. 11, 2016
Nine Lives
Kevin Spacey gets trapped inside the body of his family's cat
Steve Davis, Review, Aug. 11, 2016
Pete's Dragon
Old Disney musical is remade as a new children's classic
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Aug. 11, 2016
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad is done in by its own hand
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Aug. 4, 2016
The Wailing
South Korean movie adeptly blends a variety of genre tropes
Josh Kupecki, Review, Aug. 4, 2016
Don't Think Twice
In this comedy about comedy, Mike Birbiglia nails what's funny and true
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Aug. 4, 2016
The Innocents
Polish nuns raped by soldiers during WWII trigger wider moral issues
Steve Davis, Review, Aug. 4, 2016
Star Trek Beyond
The Enterprise crew get trapped on a hostile planet
Kimberley Jones, Review, Jul. 28, 2016
Nerve
An online game of "Truth or Dare" turns dangerous
