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Review of The Neon Demon (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 21 Jun 2016

Characters only exist as empty archetypal vessels and some of the wackier elements are laughably campy, but Refn’s sumptuous visuals and…

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Review of Finding Dory (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 09 Jun 2016

While the animation is still top-notch and a slew of new waterlogged personalities buoy the story, it doesn’t have nearly the same sense…

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Review of The Conjuring 2 (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 08 Jun 2016

Wan leans into the real history of the 1977 Enfield poltergeist legend, too, though it’s not like he needs any extra inspiration for his…

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Review of Warcraft (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 07 Jun 2016

Warcraft wins by not trying to be the second coming of a 10-hour cinematic trip through Mordor with Hobbits and jewelry…

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Review of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 01 Jun 2016

Among the many things it does well — from hilariously quotable lines to catchy, albeit obscene, songs — the mockumentary Popstar: Never…

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Review of Me Before You (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 01 Jun 2016

Jojo Moyes adapted her own best-selling book, which helps give Me Before You a singular inviting vibe instead of feeling like The Fault in…

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Review of Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 25 May 2016

Looking Glass is instead a competition to see how goofy Johnny Depp can be as the Mad Hatter and how many scenes (and hearts) Helena Bonham…

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Review of Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 18 May 2016

With Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, the raunchy college comedy is graduating to smart feminist commentary…

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Review of The Nice Guys (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 18 May 2016

Brews up an enticing murder mystery and gives Shane Black — who directed and co-wrote the script — another hit on-screen pairing…

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Review of Money Monster (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 11 May 2016

A hostage thriller, a campy satire of the 24/7 media culture and a takedown of Wall Street, though it never fully succeeds on any of those tracks…

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Review of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 09 May 2016

Director Bryan Singer made more hay with Marvel’s mighty mutant menagerie in the early 2000s, but the new film comes undone with too many…

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Review of A Bigger Splash (2015)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 03 May 2016

What A Bigger Splash does have in its favor is standout acting by Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton, who gets to channel her inner Ziggy Stardust…

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Review of Mother's Day (1980)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 27 Apr 2016

May boast a star-studded cast but it’s a spectacular dud on every other level with tonal whiplash, a little casual racism played for jokes…

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Review of Keanu (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 27 Apr 2016

It’s a sketch-type conceit stretched to movie length that wears thin at times…

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Review of Mother's Day (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 27 Apr 2016

May boast a star-studded cast but it’s a spectacular dud on every other level with tonal whiplash, a little casual racism played for jokes…

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Review of The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 20 Apr 2016

It’s a dunderheaded follow-up, for sure, but it’s at least buoyed by Chris Hemsworth’s charisma and the few times where Winter’s War…

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Review of Sing Street (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 13 Apr 2016

Sing Street is a wholly appealing genesis of teenage romance and music-group therapy for one Irish boy and a instant retro classic for those…

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Review of Captain America: Civil War (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 12 Apr 2016

While it’s not the greatest Marvel effort — that honor goes to the previous Captain America: The Winter Soldier — Civil War does pull…

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Review of The Boss (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 05 Apr 2016

The raucous comedy fails to keep up with its charismatic star…

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Review of Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 29 Mar 2016

Though Linklater isn’t subtle when it comes to his lesson plan — the theme of the movie is, in fact, written on a chalkboard — he gives…

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