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In this action dud, Idris Elba plays a grieving father who takes his kids on a family trip to South Africa, where they meet a very big, very angry lion.
Author: Manohla Dargis
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‘Inu-oh’ Review: Dazzling Anime Meets Medieval Epic
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This modern riff on “The Tale of the Heike,” from 14th-century Japan, takes some confusing turns. But the animation is undeniably wonderful.
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‘Bullet Train’ Review: Ride and Die
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Brad Pitt plays an amiable assassin who gets stuck on a Japanese high-speed train with a motley crew of other killers and no easy way out.
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Remembering James Caan and His Potent Mix of Swagger and Delicacy
The New York Times – Film:
“The Godfather” helped open up a range of roles for the actor that allowed him to play against type and expectation in wonderful ways.
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‘Murina’ Review: Hunting for Independence on Her Terms
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In this coming-of-age tale set off the rugged Croatian coast, a teenage girl strives to catch elusive eels, one of the movie’s hardworking metaphors.
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Review: A God’s Comic Twilight
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The director Taika Waititi injects antic silliness, once again, into this Marvel franchise starring Chris Hemsworth, who swings a mighty hammer and flexes mightier muscles.
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‘The Forgiven’ Review: When the Haves Dispose of a Have-Not
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Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain play an unhappy couple who accidentally kill a stranger in Morocco en route to a desert bacchanal.
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‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ Review: Bigger Isn’t Better
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The one-inch-high shell voiced by Jenny Slate gets a feature-length vehicle, but the transition from YouTube fame is only partly successful.
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‘Vedette’ Review: A Cow’s Trouble in Paradise
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In this documentary, two French filmmakers meet a formidable Swiss cow and, under her impassive gaze, ruminate on her Alpine life.