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‘Our Kind of Traitor’ Is Another Ho-Hum Spy Thriller Adapted From John Le Carré

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Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tale Is Dragged Out of Mothballs for ‘The Legend of...

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‘The Rose Tattoo’ Opens Williamstown Theatre Festival

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‘Father and Daughters’ Is Too Boring to Make a Ripple in the Summer Movie...

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Super-Dad: ‘Captain Fantastic’ Enthralls the Senses and Engages the Mind

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Don’t Listen to ‘Simon’

Simon Says, starring Brian Murray, is about the world of paranormal phenomena—but it’s far from phenomenal

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‘Café Society’ Is a Blast From an Imagined Past

Excelsior! In Café Society, Woody Allen returns to his favorite setting—the past—and emerges triumphant.

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‘Equals’ Is a Sci-Fi Hat Tip to ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Drake Doremus’ new film Equals is a futuristic Romeo and Juliet knockoff set in a cold, dystopian society called The Collective.

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‘Outlaws and Angels’ Is an Exercise in Cosmic Cynicism

No need to get worked up about Outlaws and Angels, a vile, nauseating and incomprehensible pile of saddles-and-spurs gibberish.

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With Old Chums, Life Is a Cabaret

Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner reunite at 54 Below, while Celia Berk packs ’em in at the Metropolitan Room.

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‘The Childhood of a Leader’ Details the Formation of a Fascist

How Mussolinis get made.

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‘Lights Out’ Is a Sad Excuse for a Horror Flick

The horror! The horror!

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‘Quitters’ Sensitively Details the Vicissitudes of Teenage Angst

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‘Little Men’ Features a Pair of Boys Fighting to Preserve a Friendship Torn...

This 'Little Men' is not a sequel to 'Little Women', but a small, independent slice of New York life from Ira Sachs.

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‘Five Nights in Maine’ Is Inconsequential, Despite the Superb Dianne Wiest

A pair of superb central performances by Dianne Wiest and David Oyelowo bookmark 'Five Nights in Maine', a slight but poignant drama.

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‘Complete Unknown’ Underwhelms, Offering Superficial Suspense at Best

'Complete Unknown', starring Rachel Weisz, is slick and wonderful to look at but too slight to hold its own weight.

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Everything’s Coming Up ‘Max Rose’

'Max Rose' is a showcase for a different kind of Jerry Lewis that utilizes strengths and frailties of a 90-year-old show business survivor.

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‘The Light Between Oceans’ Is an Oasis in Cinema’s Summer Drought

'The Light Between Oceans' is a mesmerizing, engrossing and beautifully made cinematic experience.

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‘Come What May’ Is a Beautiful, Poignant Trip Back to World War II

'Come What May' is a beautiful, poignant and illuminating French film that manages to make a familiar history lesson seem freshly observed.

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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Sully,’ Despite a Stellar Tom Hanks, Can’t Measure Up to...

Clint Eastwood’s excellent if cinematically familiar 'Sully' is enhanced by another captivating and dedicated performance by Tom Hanks.

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