La La Land is more of a musical mashup than a straightforward musical. Through its songs, its wardrobe, and even its palette, it’s…
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The mysterious spacecraft in Arrival might as well be the tip of an iceberg. This thoughtful, deeply emotional film builds a delicately…
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Mel Gibson returns to directing after a ten-year hiatus with Hacksaw Ridge, a fact-based story of faith and violence surrounding a…
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About halfway through the latest version of The Jungle Book — written by Justin Marks and directed by Jon Favreau — Mowgli,…
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The emotional stakes are high in Captain America: Civil War, a film that ditches overt threats to humanity for a conflict…
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A Whole Lotta Jungle Love Much like the naked city, the ocean, and the frontier, the jungle is a setting…
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Marvel’s Man without Fear returned to Netflix this month for a second season of crime-fighting on the gritty streets and…
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As a veteran screenwriter, Patrick Sheane Duncan is used to hearing suggestions, some mind-boggling, about his work. With his script…
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The first few minutes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens unspool like a matching game with the 1977 original: Here’s a crucial…
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Reporters and cops have more in common than they realize, a source told me when I was a crime journalist.…
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