Reviews
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‘Riddick’ Review: Wait, You Mean This Isn’t a Parody?
It’s generic bounty hunters versus Vin Diesel’s mumbling super-alien in this familiar and dull sci-fi adventure
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‘Salinger’ Review: A Compelling Portrait of a Literary Man of Mystery (Video)
There are gaps, but ‘Salinger’ offers just enough revelations for even casual fans of the author
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‘One Direction: This Is Us’ Review: An Infomercial as Amiable and Disposable as the Boy Band’s Songs (Video)
"Super Size Me's" Morgan Spurlock’s doc is less interested in pushing the music than in selling us these five guys who have become friends under the oddest circumstances
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‘Getaway’ Review: Too Fast & Too Furious Wild-Goose Car Chase
An endless, noisy montage of chases and collisions whose most interesting character is quite literally a disembodied voice
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5 Reasons to Watch Larry David’s ‘Clear History’ (Video)
The HBO original movie debuts Saturday at 9 p.m.
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‘Low Winter Sun’ Review: Like ‘Breaking Bad’ Without Bite or Wit
AMC's newest series bears a passing resemblance to "Breaking Bad," but could use a dollop of that show's mordant wit
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‘Lovelace’ Review: Biopic of ‘Deep Throat’ Star Doesn’t Go Deep Enough
"Lovelace" becomes too distracted by industry politics and the cultural context of the film’s release to provide more than a snapshot of the actress' life
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‘Red 2’ Review: Bruce Willis Sequel Dies Hard, Lands With Dull Thud
If there is a difference between effortless charm and making altogether no effort at all, “Red 2" defines it
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‘The Internship’ Review: Crashing Google Not Quite as Funny as Crashing That Wedding
Unlike that 2005 romp, the movie seems less focused on comedy and more on confronting middle-class workers' fears for their jobs
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‘Deception’ and Colorblind Casting: Are We Post-Racial Yet?
Broadcast networks portray a colorblind America. But if we have one, why are most leads white?
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‘Anger Management’ Review: Forget ‘Winning’ – Charlie Sheen Is Barely Even Trying
Charlie Sheen's stress levels are just fine, thanks to ambition-free FX sitcom
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‘The Newsroom’ Review: the Harlem Globetrotters of News, but Pretentious
HBO series "The Newsroom" features reporters making snap judgments and beating up weak opponents — as if that's a new thing
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Review: Steve Jobs Bio Needs the Deathbed Confession
Walter Isaacson’s 600-page doorstop lacks the part in which the sacred monster comes out from behind his objects and confesses to his sins
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Roger Ebert’s ‘Life Itself’ Is Warm-Hearted, But What About the Movies?
Book review: The famous critic expertly recounts his boyhood, marriage and illness, but his memoir shines when it sticks to film-going
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Review: Witless ‘What’s Your Number?’ A Waste of Anna Faris
Flat rom-com is just another chick flick with nothing but contempt for women