Despite how broad and silly they are, Will Ferrell's movies often have a stealth political side to them. When he…
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Critics may not like Liam Neeson's action movies, but that hasn't translated into folks not liking him for making…
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I have no qualms with any of the animated selections — Big Hero 6 is a worthy pick, HTTYD2 even moreso — but I just want to give a shout to Princess Kaguya, which was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen, with a gut punch of an ending. Read more
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I can't wait to see The Voices, and agreed on Buried. Read more
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Now that 2014 is over—and we've all decided that year's very best films—it's time to look ahead to 2015. Here are…
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According to Unbroken, director Angelina Jolie's adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand's 2010 nonfiction bestseller,…
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Recently, a listener called into a talk-radio show I was on, asking if Paramount had sped up the release of its…
With each passing movie, Paul Thomas Anderson wanders further and further away from the terrain mapped out by his…
Chris Rock has such a warm, magnetic presence that it's baffling that he has never seemed that comfortable as an…