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Critics Are Absolutely
Dazzled by Lady Bird

MOVIE REVIEW

Nov 3, 2017 11:27 AM CDT

Critics Are Absolutely Dazzled by Lady Bird

Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut is getting near unanimous raves

(Newser) - Actress Greta Gerwig makes her solo directorial debut in Lady Bird , a film she wrote based on her experience growing up in Sacramento. But don't expect it to feel like a first attempt. The film following a year in the life of a teenage girl played by Saoirse Ronan,...

Clooney's Suburbicon
Is 'Tone-Deaf' Failure

MOVIE REVIEW

Oct 27, 2017 8:53 AM CDT

Clooney's Suburbicon Is 'Tone-Deaf' Failure

Critics call it 'shameful,' 'strikingly bad'

(Newser) - You'd think only good fun could come from George Clooney directing Matt Damon in Suburbicon . Apparently not so. The satire touching on murder, fraud, and also racism in 1950s suburbia has just a 29% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes . Here's what they're saying.

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Critics Have Nothing
Warm to Say About
The Snowman

MOVIE REVIEW

Oct 20, 2017 10:35 AM CDT

Critics Have Nothing Warm to Say About The Snowman

Critics pick apart the plot of this 'thrill-free thriller'

(Newser) - The Snowman, a film about a detective on the trail of a serial killer slogging around chilly Norway, is getting, well, a wintry reception. And that's putting it kindly. The Tomas Alfredson-directed film, based on the best-selling novel by Norwegian Jo Nesbo, currently has an abysmal 12% rating from...

For a Sequel, Blade Runner 2049 Is Uncommonly 'Original'

Blade Runner 2049
Isn't Just a Movie.
It's 'High Art'

MOVIE REVIEW

Oct 6, 2017 8:01 AM CDT

Blade Runner 2049 Isn't Just a Movie. It's 'High Art'

Critics are raving about this 'original' sequel

(Newser) - Set 30 years after the original Blade Runner, Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 finds LAPD cop and blade runner K (Ryan Gosling) on a meandering path that eventually leads to Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who's long been in hiding—and hiding a secret. What critics are saying about...

Tom Cruise Back
to Form in American Made

MOVIE REVIEW

Sep 29, 2017 11:35 AM CDT

Tom Cruise Back to Form in American Made

The action star is 'at his best,' critics say

(Newser) - Tom Cruise lends his star power to Doug Liman's American Made , which tells the true story of TWA pilot Barry Seal, who was recruited to work for the CIA before he decided he'd have better luck raking in cash through dirty dealings like arms dealing, drug trafficking, and...

Battle of the Sexes Is a Timely 'Pleasure'

Carell Brings
His 'A Game' in
Battle of the Sexes

MOVIE REVIEW

Sep 22, 2017 10:04 AM CDT

Carell Brings His 'A Game' in Battle of the Sexes

The film is timely and 'earnestly entertaining,' critics say

(Newser) - Battle of the Sexes takes viewers back to 1973 and the Houston Astrodome, the setting of the famous exhibition tennis match between feminist icon Billie Jean King (Emma Stone), then 29, and chauvinist Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell), then 55. As viewers learn, the game wasn't the only thing...

Ken Burns'
Vietnam War Is
'Required Viewing'

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Sep 15, 2017 10:47 AM CDT

Ken Burns' Vietnam War Is 'Required Viewing'

Critic calls 18-hour series a 'masterpiece'

(Newser) - A decade in the making, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary series, The Vietnam War, premieres on PBS Sunday, but it's already gaining quite the reputation among critics. The 18-hour documentary, told in 10 episodes, digs deep into the conflict, meshing first-person interviews with historical footage. Then it...

Mother! 'Will Get
Under Your Skin'

MOVIE REVIEW

Sep 15, 2017 8:42 AM CDT

Mother! 'Will Get Under Your Skin'

Jennifer Lawrence is 'truly stunning' in 'assaultive' film

(Newser) - Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama Mother! Is a descent into chaos, told through the eyes of a woman whose home, which she shares with her poet husband, is invaded by various guests. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, and Michelle Pfeiffer, the film has an audience score of 53%...

He's Back:
Evil Clown
of It Will Give
You Shivers

MOVIE REVIEW

Sep 8, 2017 11:17 AM CDT

He's Back: Evil Clown of It Will Give You Shivers

Pennywise is scarier than ever. Worse, he's kind of smart

(Newser) - If the 1990 miniseries based on Stephen King's It didn't convince you to stay well away from storm drains and red balloons, Andy Muschietti's latest telling of the tale just might. It —part one of two, to be released at a later date—follows a group...

Daniel Craig
Is 'Genius' in
Logan Lucky

MOVIE REVIEW

Aug 18, 2017 9:51 AM CDT

Daniel Craig Is 'Genius' in Logan Lucky

'It's like we're seeing him for the first time,' says one critic

(Newser) - Before he returns to the screen as James Bond , Daniel Craig can be seen in Logan Lucky alongside a star-studded cast of Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Katherine Waterston, Katie Holmes, Hilary Swank, and more. The film follows three Logan siblings from West Virginia as they attempt to rob...

Annabelle: Creation
Might Just 'Scare
Your Pants Off'

MOVIE REVIEW

Aug 11, 2017 10:13 AM CDT

Annabelle: Creation Might Just 'Scare Your Pants Off'

' The Conjuring' spinoff includes 'blood-curdling' third act

(Newser) - The creepy doll that frightened in The Conjuring (2013) and Annabelle (2014) is back in a prequel to a prequel, in which viewers meet the toy maker who created her. When tragedy strikes, Annabelle is locked away in a room in his California home—until curious orphans discover her. Critics...

'Imperfect'
Detroit Makes for
'Urgent Viewing'

MOVIE REVIEW

Aug 4, 2017 10:39 AM CDT

'Imperfect' Detroit Makes for 'Urgent Viewing'

Expect 'stomach-churning horror'

(Newser) - Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit tells the story of a black singer who takes refuge in a dingy motel to escape the 1967 Motor City riots. Based on real events, the film reunites Bigelow with screenwriter Mark Boal, both of the Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker. It's got a strong...

The Emoji Movie: 'A
Force of Insidious Evil'

movie review

Jul 28, 2017 1:05 PM CDT

The Emoji Movie: 'A Force of Insidious Evil'

The new animated film is getting absolutely destroyed by critics

(Newser) - With a 3% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes , reviews of The Emoji Movie could have consisted of repeated strings of the vomiting emoji, thumbs-down emoji, and poop emoji. Fortunately for fans of brutal critical drubbings, film critics had to use words (despite the film's position that "words...

Action Fans Will Drool
Over Atomic Blonde

MOVIE REVIEW

Jul 28, 2017 10:27 AM CDT

Action Fans Will Drool Over Atomic Blonde

Charlize Theron is a 'stone-cold badass'

(Newser) - An MI6 spy travels to 1989 Berlin to track down a list naming every undercover agent in the city in David Leitch's Atomic Blonde , based on the graphic novel series The Coldest City by Antony Johnston, Sam Hart, and Steven Perkins. Violence, sex, and more violence ensues. Here's...

Almost
Everybody
Loves Dunkirk

movie review

Jul 21, 2017 8:56 AM CDT

Almost Everybody Loves Dunkirk

It might be Christopher Nolan's masterpiece, writes one critic

(Newser) - Dunkirk looks like a winner. The World War II movie about the evacuation of Allied troops from the city in France boasts a 92% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes , along with a 90% score from audiences. Director Christopher Nolan in particular is winning praise for the film, whose...

Planet of the Apes
Trilogy Delivers 'Epic' Finale

MOVIE REVIEW

Jul 14, 2017 9:53 AM CDT

Planet of the Apes Trilogy Delivers 'Epic' Finale

It's 'the summer's best sequel,' says one critic

(Newser) - The most recent Planet of the Apes trilogy started with a bang . It's going out the same way. Critics are raving about War for the Planet of the Apes , directed and co-written by Matt Reeves; it currently has an impressive 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Here's what they'...

Netflix Film
About Anorexia
Sparks Debate

MOVIE REVIEW

Jul 13, 2017 9:29 AM CDT

Netflix Film About Anorexia Sparks Debate

Some say 'To the Bone' is important, others call it harmful

(Newser) - Director Marti Noxon has been open about her past struggles with eating disorders and says she hopes her new film starring Lily Collins as Ellen, a young woman suffering from anorexia, will "serve as a conversation starter about an issue that's too often clouded by secrecy and misconceptions,...

A 'High Point' in
Summer Movies:
Spider-Man

MOVIE REVIEW

Jul 7, 2017 11:15 AM CDT

A 'High Point' in Summer Movies: Spider-Man

Tom Holland's Peter Parker gets high praise from critics

(Newser) - Critics had high hopes for Tom Holland's Spider-Man after an appearance in last year's Captain America: Civil War. But can he handle a movie all his own? Apparently, yes. Critics have given Spider-Man: Homecoming a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , noting sometimes basic is just better. More:

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You Should Probably
See Baby Driver

MOVIE REVIEW

Jun 30, 2017 11:31 AM CDT

You Should Probably See Baby Driver

'One of the most entertaining thrill rides of this year, this decade. This century'

(Newser) - With a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , it's safe to say that Baby Driver was worth the many years director Edgar Wright put into crafting it. The film focuses on the best getaway driver in Atlanta, who goes by Baby, and happens to want to leave his life of...

Actor's Real-Life Love
Story Shines on Screen

MOVIE REVIEW

Jun 23, 2017 10:01 AM CDT

Actor's Real-Life Love Story Shines on Screen

Kumail Nanjiani stars as himself in 'The Big Sick'

(Newser) - Kumail Nanjiani has appeared in plenty of movies and TV shows, but his latest project finds him for the first time as both main character and the actor playing him. Nanjiani stars in The Big Sick , which tells the true story of how the Pakistan-born Muslim courted his wife, a...