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‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Is Prime Primate Action
The latest in the classic sci-fi series earns all of its bombast.
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Marvel Delivers a Well-Adjusted Spider-Teen
The latest reboot succeeds by swapping Peter Parker’s angst with daffy levity.
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Sofia Coppola’s “The Beguiled” Isn’t Beguiling
The Cannes award-winning Civil War period piece is mere decoration.
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Hirokazu Kore-eda Drops a Sad Sack into a Storm
Even with its on-the-nose metaphor, ‘After the Storm’ is beautifully made.
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Salma Hayek Takes on the Rich in Beatriz at Dinner
With a plot seemingly set up for moral payoff, the film refreshingly subverts those expectations.
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“My Cousin Rachel” Succeeds as Pulp With Purpose
An exercise in critical thinking, the film forces us to weigh our own prejudices against the screen.
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Under Its Glossy Exterior, ‘Paris Can Wait’ Is Tone-Deaf
Full of oblivious privileged characters and well-photographed food, the film is thoroughly off.
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In the Fifth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ Dead Men Tell Old Tales
The latest in the Disney series is a showy summer rehash.
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King Arthur and the Bros of the Round Table
Guy Ritchie’s take on Camelot is a joyless medieval sausage fest.
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‘A Quiet Passion’ Is as Enjoyably Eccentric as Emily Dickinson’s Poetry
What could’ve been a stuffy biopic turns into a fittingly odd ode to its unconventional subject.
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A Filmic Stand to the Travel Ban
The Seventh Art Stand, a free film festival featuring Islamic works, will take over Seattle next month.
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The Plot-Free ‘Free Fire’
Ben Wheatley’s latest strips the action genre of all but its violent core.
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In Colossal, Anne Hathaway Accidentally Summons a Giant Monster in South Korea
The premise may be goofy, but the film ends up being much more than a quirky Kaiju flick.
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Walter Hill’s “The Assignment” Is Unapologetically Deranged
This action flick with an unwanted gender-reassignment surgery at its center is lurid and clunky.
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Raw Is a Cannibalistic Coming-of-Age Tale
Growing up and throwing up in this occasionally uncanny film.
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“T2 Trainspotting” Exchanges the Original’s Edge for Sentimentality
There might be something here for diehard fans, but otherwise the nostalgia’s empty.
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The Quiet, Stop-Motion Heart of ‘My Life as a Zucchini’
This animated Swiss Oscar nominee may have lost to ‘Zootopia,’ but its subtle soul shines regardless.
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‘Logan’—Which Should Be a Snooze-Fest Wolverine Tale—Is Actually One of Marvel’s Best
With surprisingly solid storytelling and unexpected plot points, the X-Men outing excels.