‘Burden’ Review: Real-Life Story of Love and Racism Is Well-Intentioned, Wobbly
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Sundance award-winner follows a former Klan member's transformation from hatemonger to hero
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‘Wendy’ Review: Peter Pan’s Story, From a Female Perspective
Posted in: Movie Reviews'Beasts of the Southern Wild' writer-director Benh Zeitlin tackles J.M Barrie's tale of pirates and lost boys from a completely different angle
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‘The Invisible Man’: Monster-Movie Reboot As #MeToo Revenge Story
Posted in: Movie ReviewsElisabeth Moss helps turn this update of the H.G. Wells classic into a cutting, contemporary work of socially conscious horror
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‘Greed’ Review: Lifestyles of the Rich and Toxic
Posted in: Movie ReviewsMichael Winterbottom's comedy about a billionaire's birthday party takes on the one-percent — and reminds you that satire works better with a scalpel than with a sledgehammer
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‘Once Were Brothers’ Review: Robbie Robertson Looks Back in Anger, Joy, Sentimentality
Posted in: Movie ReviewsEverything you ever wanted to know about the heyday of the Band but were afraid to ask, courtesy of the legendary rock group's founder
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‘Call of the Wild’ Review: Harrison Ford’s Digital-Dog Day Afternoon
Posted in: Movie ReviewsNew version of Jack London's classic man-meets-dog adventure digitizes its canine hero—and loses something vital in the process
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‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ Review: How Not to Film a Literary Thriller
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThis incoherent adaptation of Joan Didion's novel about a journalist is the last thing any of us wanted
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‘Emma’ Review: An Austen Adaptation Tailored for Our Moment
Posted in: Movie ReviewsLatest take on the writer's 1816 tale of a wily matchmaker knocks the stuffing out of typical costume-drama versions
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‘Corpus Christi’ Review: There’s a New Hot Priest in Town
Posted in: Movie ReviewsPoland's nominee for the Best International Film Oscar follows a ex-convict who cons his way into a small-town church—and challenges you to think about redemption
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‘Fantasy Island’ Review: A Nightmare of a Reboot
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThrills and chills are nowhere to be found in this horror-movie take on the cheesy, Seventies-era TV series
