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‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ With Liev Schrieber Is Too Tame to Titillate
I’ve seen excellent productions of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, including five movies. This is not one of them.
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‘Doctor Strange’ is Marvel’s Latest Overblown Comic-Book Car Crash
'Doctor Strange' wastes the abilities of Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel McAdams, who both tossed critical perception to the wind and went for the money.
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In ‘USS Indianapolis’, Real-Life Emotion Elevates a Middle-of-the-Road Script
'USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage' tells the harrowing story of the worst disaster in American naval history.
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‘Elle’ Is a Sensational, Nerve-Frying Thriller
'Elle' is a sexy, sensational and nerve-frying psychological rape-revenge thriller that does not disappoint.
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‘Arrival’ Is a Waste of Space
Arrival, the latest exercise in pretentious poopery, gives me every reason to believe I have parted company with Denis Villeneuve for good.
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With ‘Sweat’, Pulitzer Prize-Winner Lynn Nottage Hits Another Nerve
Lynn Nottage's 'Sweat' is an evening of sobering, well-crafted food for thought.
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‘Shut In’ Is a Poor Excuse for a Thriller, Starring a Wasted Naomi Watts
'Shut In' is a lunk-headed, badly written, indifferently acted, woodenly directed heap of spook-movie clichés.
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Tom Ford’s ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Is Dark as the Night Sky, Twice as Empty
'Nocturnal Animals' tells two stories, one personal and introspective; the other a brutal mirror of guilt and revenge.
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Masterful ‘Manchester by the Sea’ Is the Best Movie of the Year
'Manchester by the Sea' has revived my faith in movies and the rare people who still know how to make them.
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‘Dead Poets Society’ Finds New Life Off Broadway
The latest in a long line of dust-offs is the current production of 'Dead Poets Society' off Broadway.
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‘Allied’ Is a Gorgeous, Sweeping World War II Thriller
Allied is an intensely romantic, action-packed film by Robert Zemeckis with two titanic star performances by Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard.
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‘Sweet Charity’ Revival, Starring Sutton Foster, Is Middling Mediocrity
This new Off-Broadway revival of 'Sweet Charity' stars the brassy but lackluster Sutton Foster. Mediocre is its middle name.
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Heartwarming ‘Lion’ Is the Feel-Good Tearjerker We All Needed
See 'Lion' and I promise your own heart will skip a beat with happiness and joy.
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In ‘Jackie,’ Natalie Portman Captures an Ordinary Woman in Extraordinary Times
An intelligent, meticulously researched, genuinely touching star performance by Natalie Portman informs and enlivens every scene in 'Jackie.'
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‘Frank & Lola’ Is a Waste of Time for Both Michael Shannon and the Audience
In this waste of time, Michael Shannon plays Frank, a neurotic chef who is sexually involved with a college grad named Lola (Imogen Poots).
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‘A Bronx Tale’ Is a Surprising Delight, Guaranteed to Entertain
'A Bronx Tale' on Broadway, with take-home tunes, a first-rate cast and lively choreography, clicks like a new Rolex.
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Good-Intentioned but Overrated, ‘La La Land’ Reeks of Mothballs
When it comes to the overpraised, overrated and disappointingly mediocre 'La La Land', I’m out on a limb with a saw in my hand.
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Brilliant Ben Platt Elevates the Mediocre ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
It's Ben Platt who earns the affectionate audience responses, not the Evan Hansen created in the one-note, one-dimensional pop tunes.
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In ‘Fences,’ Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Lead the Year’s Best Ensemble
In this particularly dreary year of second-rate everything, 'Fences' is something special.
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‘The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey’ Is an Interactive Look at a Macabre Icon
'The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey' Off Broadway is an intriguing lure into the unhinged world of an erratic queer potato.
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