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Without Charlize Theron, the spy adventure “Atomic Blonde” would only be clever. She makes it insightful. The actress gives emotional depth to the highly mannered behavior of the film’s heroine, British spy Lorraine … Read More »
It sounds impossible—too melodramatic, too crazy—but it’s true. Actor and writer Kumail Nanjiani fell in love with his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Emily V. Gordon, when she was in a coma. It also sounds impossible … Read More »
James’s Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” opens with a franchise-defining credit sequence. As an incredibly expensive CGI battle unfolds in the background, the camera stays on an adorable Baby Groot, dancing … Read More »
All monster films fall into one of two categories: the kind that takes its time revealing the monster, and the kind that shows you the monster right away and never leaves it for … Read More »
Early trailers for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” promised a work in the vein of “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” “The Magnificent Seven” and “The Dirty Dozen“—impossible mission movies that weren’t … Read More »
Every mother has felt like she’s a total failure at some point in her life—probably at countless points in her life. The pressure to be all things to all people is overwhelming, as … Read More »
The best aspects of the sequel “Jurassic World,” in which a hybrid super-predator runs amok in the trouble-plagued theme park, are so very good that they transport you that exhilarating mental space … Read More »
In a match between a supremely catastrophic California earthquake and the former wrestling star turned movie action hero Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. The Rock, aptly enough here I guess, although he’s not thusly credited), … Read More »
“Furious 7” is a glorious overcompensation, a film so concerned about its rampant machismo that the casual viewer might miss how it Tokyo-drifts atop soap opera bubbles. Like Lee Daniels’ hit TV drama … Read More »
If Hollywood still has doubts about whether women can dominate at the box office, the steamy — if occasionally stilted — adaptation of E. L. James’ S&M romance novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” … Read More »