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Review of The BFG (2016)

By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 29 Jun 2016

The movie, which is bound to be one of the summer's biggest hits, is filled with spectacular visual effects and nice messages for families…

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Review of Finding Dory (2016)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 15 Jun 2016

It is a perfectly entertaining film; kids will certainly enjoy it. But that's all it is…

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Review of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 30 May 2016

The massive cast works against the 147-minute movie -- there are just too many folks to keep track of, and we learn next to nothing about most…

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Review of Love & Friendship (2016)

By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 30 May 2016

It would be easy to make a movie that condemns Lady Susan, but it's much more fun to watch her succeed, especially when Stillman surrounds…

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Review of The Nice Guys (2016)

By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 30 May 2016

When it comes to buddy/action comedies, director and screenwriter Shane Black knows what he's doing…

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Review of Captain America: Civil War (2016)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 04 May 2016

Heroes fighting each other over a misunderstanding or ideological conflict is a longtime comic book staple…

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Review of Mother's Day (2016)

By Nicole Villalpando (10) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 27 Apr 2016

Each of Marshall's holiday movies feels the need to be more and more over-the-top and less and less real…

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Review of Mother's Day (2016)

By Nicole Villalpando (10) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 27 Apr 2016

Each of Marshall's holiday movies feels the need to be more and more over-the-top and less and less real…

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Review of Green Room (2016)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 21 Apr 2016

This smart, stomach-turning look at what happens when you find yourself way over your head will go down as a well-deserved, punk rock classic…

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Review of Elvis & Nixon (2016)

By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 21 Apr 2016

Elvis & Nixon is bizarre, but in a good way…

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Review of The Jungle Book (2016)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 14 Apr 2016

On the whole, The Jungle Book is remarkably effective, a canny update of a Disney classic utilizing the best digital storytelling the industry…

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Review of Demolition (2016)

By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 06 Apr 2016

Gyllenhaal is bound to get the most attention for Demolition, as he should. It's one of his best roles…

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Review of The Invitation (2016)

By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 06 Apr 2016

Much of the movie's success lies with the performance of Marshall-Green, who looks -- and acts -- very much like Tom Hardy…

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Review of Krisha (2016)

By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 24 Mar 2016

This is no average tale about awkward homecomings. Fairchild is an extraordinary-yet-relatively-unknown actress…

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Review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 24 Mar 2016

I'm not sure what Snyder has against these characters, why he is so determined to make them as distasteful as possible…

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Review of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)

By Nicole Villalpando (10) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 24 Mar 2016

The secret behind the My Big Fat Greek Wedding movies is that it could be anyone's big family -- Jewish, Italian, Mexican, Russia, Chinese…

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Review of Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 18 Mar 2016

While there are fewer prop-based antics than the other films, the gags and punchlines are spot-on. The bowtie is back…

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Review of Knight of Cups (2015)

By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 18 Mar 2016

Malick is undoubtedly one of America's most talented directors. His admirers will find much to like here. His detractors won't…

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Review of Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 18 Mar 2016

[Field gives] a beautiful performance, and it's hard to imagine anyone else being able to pull off the role…

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Review of The Greasy Strangler (2016)

By Evan Rodriguez (8) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 15 Mar 2016

The film is hilarious at times, revolting at others, a slasher rom-com turned on its head, set to an awesome original electronic score…

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