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Review of Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 17 Feb 2022

For all its academic precision and fact-based reportage, “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” is at its most effective when we hear from…

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Review of Uncharted (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 Feb 2022

Watching this movie is like having a particularly unsatisfying Wordle session…

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Review of Kimi (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 10 Feb 2022

Kimi is filled with the kind of sparkling cameos and supporting work we’ve come to expect from a Soderbergh cast — but always and throughout,…

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Review of Blacklight (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 10 Feb 2022

This particular “Blacklight” is pure, overblown, cliché-riddled fiction…

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Review of Marry Me (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 10 Feb 2022

Beyond the product placement, Marry Me is a high-concept “elevator pitch” movie that is set in present day but feels like a relic of the…

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Review of Death on the Nile (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 10 Feb 2022

As for the murder mystery, some of the supporting players barely get enough screen time or enough of a backstory to be considered serious suspects,…

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Review of Moonfall (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 03 Feb 2022

Moonfall is the kind of film that doesn’t take itself seriously and yet really doesn’t have a sense of humor about the ludicrous nature…

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Review of Jackass Forever (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 02 Feb 2022

Sure, these guys now have a budget to work with and they can pull off some elaborate stunts, but we’ve seen so much viral, backyard Jackassery…

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Review of The Fallout (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 26 Jan 2022

It’s a memorably stark and authentic work that is at times so gut-wrenching it’s almost unbearable — but Park deftly weaves in moments…

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Review of The King's Daughter (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 20 Jan 2022

There might indeed be a fine movie lurking within the pages of that original source material, but “The King’s Daughter” is not that movie…

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Review of Jockey (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 18 Jan 2022

Director and co-writer Clint Bentley’s sun-dappled, beautifully photographed, rough-and-tumble backstretch drama “Jockey” gets the rollercoaster…

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Review of Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 13 Jan 2022

It was probably the right time to say goodbye to “Ray Donovan,” as the series had begun spinning its wheels in recent seasons, after the…

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Review of The 355 (2022)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 06 Jan 2022

The entire movie comes across as if the screenwriters had gathered the scripts for dozens of similar films in the genre, dropped them into…

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Review of Parallel Mothers (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 05 Jan 2022

Somehow, the great Almodóvar has managed to weave together these tales of recent birth and long-ago deaths in a way that is unnerving and…

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Review of The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 23 Dec 2021

It’s one of the most visually striking and leanest versions of “the Scottish play” ever put on film, with blockbuster performances from…

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Review of The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 23 Dec 2021

It’s one of the most visually striking and leanest versions of “the Scottish play” ever put on film, with blockbuster performances from…

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Review of Licorice Pizza (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Dec 2021

With first-rate production values and a gloriously memory-drenched 35mm cinematography, Licorice Pizza is a visual feast brimming with razor-sharp…

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Review of American Underdog (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Dec 2021

American Underdog is a fitting family album for the Warners and solid, safe entertainment for the viewer…

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Review of The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 21 Dec 2021

Matrix Resurrections is a great-looking film and Reeves and Moss remind us of what an iconic team they made in the trilogy, but the themes…

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Review of The Tender Bar (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 21 Dec 2021

The Tender Bar is unabashedly sentimental — it’s one of those movies about writers told from the point of view of the writer that romanticizes…

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