Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen shine, ‘The Good Liar’ fails to
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Yet while “The Good Liar” intermittently shines as a star vehicle, its uninspired screenplay drains the film of its stars’ absorbing promise.
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‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ tells a satisfying, delicious tale
There are people who will watch “The Hundred-Foot Journey” and think it’s the cheesiest thing since the invention of Velveeta. There are people who will see this movie and find it to be a tale so heartwarming that it could save you from hypothermia. And there are people who will
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‘Hitchcock’ a shallow depiction of famed director
The pratfall effect is a psychological tendency to like a person more if he or she makes a mistake. This dates back to the heroes of Greek tragedies, who we treasure not only because they are ideal but because we identify with the flaws that cause their downfall. In our
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This Week in Arts
Film Peter Greenaway’s “The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover” (1989) is not a movie that calls for popcorn, not only because of its twisted antics — running the gamut of blood, shit and piss — but because it is a bold, serious film. Michael Gambon plays Albert
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‘The Debt’ reimagines Israeli espionage thriller
The saying goes that those who can’t do teach, and those who can’t teach make Holocaust movies. John Madden, director of such sappy, trophy-swiping schlock as “Shakespeare in Love” (1998) and “Proof” (2005), competently elevates “The Debt” from the constraints of that genre and into another: a dark, rich espionage
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