‘Long Shot’ misfires into trope-laden rom-com territory
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“Long Shot” is at its core a film about a woman needing a man to “have it all,” and this is simply not a narrative that we need in the year 2019.
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Picks of the Week: Good music, good movies and goodbyes for the end of the semester
Throughout it all, I’ve been working tirelessly to keep you updated on all things arts and entertainment, and I will continue to do so until the bitter end.
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Charlize Theron lends overdetermined dramedy ‘Tully’ a bruising temper
Tactful until it isn’t, Jason Reitman’s “Tully” is decidedly slight but not without its strengths as a candid character study.
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Kidnap-comedy ‘Gringo’ attempts to pop wheelie on zeitgeist, wipes out
Such politically charged material shouldn’t produce run-of-the-mill mediocrity. “Gringo” is as clueless as its protagonist.
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‘Atomic Blonde’ proves how well Charlize Theron can fight, but not why
“Atomic Blonde” ‒ based on the graphic novel “The Coldest City” by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart — follows the inhumanly fierce Broughton as she is set out on a complicated mission that, unfortunately, the film never fully explains.
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‘The Fate of the Furious,’ still burning rubber after 8 movies
Director F. Gary Gray may not reinvent the wheel, but he shows that Dom (Vin Diesel) and company can still burn some rubber.
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Best Dressed Oscars Red Carpet 2017
The fashion on this year’s Oscar red carpet was as beautiful and timeless as the movies nominated. Popular style choices by the stars included large diamond earrings, lengthy gold dresses and bold lips. While there were many stars who shined as brightly as the awards, just as only one can
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‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ is lukewarm take on Ice Queen tale
“The Huntsman: Winter’s War” attempts to shed the bleak forestry and gray tints of 2012’s “Snow White and the Huntsman” to tell the tale of the noble, though emotionally fragile Huntsman. The prequel/sequel addresses the Huntsman’s loss of love that is mentioned in the first film. Subtract Snow White (Kristen
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MacFarlane relies on tired tropes in ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’
Animated-comedy guru Seth MacFarlane made his auspicious directorial debut with “Ted,” which received the distinction of being the highest-grossing R-rated comedy. As he has established himself as the forerunner of Hollywood’s raunchy comedy genre, his second film follows a similar model of foul-mouthed eccentric characters — but this time in
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Tentacular Spectacular: Ridley Scott returns to the sci-fi genre with ‘Prometheus’
What is it about tentacles that is so horrifying? There are a hell of a lot of them in “Prometheus,” director Ridley Scott’s sorta prequel to the “Alien” series. In fact, much of “Prometheus” is writhing tentacles and people looking incredulous at computer monitors. People say things like “It’s us!”
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