New Releases

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  'Booksmart' Is 'Superbad' with a Heart

  Directed by Olivia Wilde

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2019

  A pair of teenage misfits aim to loosen up and put some notches in their bedposts (both figuratively and literally) on the last day of high...

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  'All Is True' Gives Branagh a Chance to Play the Bard Himself

  Directed by Kenneth Branagh

  PUBLISHED May 21, 2019

  Without being immersed in certain theatrical scenes, I can't say where a man like Kenneth Branagh ranks among the interpreters of William S...

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  'John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum' Is a Maximalist Object of Beauty

  Directed by Chad Stahelski

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2019

  When we first saw Keanu Reeves unleash a symphony of brutality on a group of baddies that killed his dog in 2014, it was hard to imagine th...

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  'Tolkien' Is Not Nearly as Epic as it Wants to Be

  Directed by Dome Karukoski

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2019

  In the world of high fantasy literary epics, The Lord of the Rings stands firmly atop the canon. The makers of Tolkien know this, which is...

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  'Pokémon Detective Pikachu' Is Flashy But Has No Spark

  Directed by Rob Letterman

  PUBLISHED May 7, 2019

  Nothing is safe in this age of reboots and remakes, and Pokémon is the latest victim.   Instead of telling the classic story of an intrepid...

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  'Long Shot' Doesn't Risk Political Heavy-Lifting in Its Rom-Com Construction

  Directed by Jonathan Levine

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2019

  Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron) is a high-powered, sophisticated U.S. Secretary of State with her eye on the Presidency. Fred Flarsky (Se...

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  'Hail Satan?' Raises Interesting Questions About the Separation of Church and State

  Directed by Penny Lane

  PUBLISHED May 2, 2019

  This documentary focuses on the modern Satanic Temple, providing the viewer with a look into their beliefs, their portrayal in the media, a...

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  'UglyDolls' Empowers Outcasts to Be Themselves and Also Buy Adorable Merch

  Directed by Kelly Asbury

  PUBLISHED May 2, 2019

  Another candy-coloured ode to self-esteem comes shooting down the pipeline with UglyDolls, a mostly harmless feature helmed by seasoned ani...