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‘Una’ Review: Mara and Mendelsohn Are Captivating in Sexual Abuse Drama

Director Benedict Andrews offers intense confrontations and no easy answers.

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‘The Limehouse Golem’ Review: A Devilishly Good—and Gruesome—Mystery

Jack the Ripper-esque killings + Victorian London + a fantastic Jane Goldman script = one hell of a good time.

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‘The Bad Batch’ Review: A Half-Cooked Cannibal Tale

The follow-up film from 'A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night' filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour has a lot of potential, but comes up frustratingly short.

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‘Free Fire’ Review: Shoot to Thrill

Ben Wheatley’s latest film coasts on a thin premise, but it’s largely a wild and silly ride.

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‘Their Finest’ Review: A Fine Film Until It Decides to Fall in Love

Lone Scherfig’s period film provides a strong dose of feminism, but it gets bogged down in cheap romance.

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'The Assignment’ Review: Tasteless, Exploitative, and Unforgettable

Walter Hill’s action film—starring Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver—is a fascinating flop right now. It might actually be better in a few years.

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‘The Belko Experiment’ Review: A Bad Day at the Office

Directed by Greg McLean and written by James Gunn, ‘The Belko Experiment’ offers all the ugliness of ‘Battle Royale’ with none of the insight.

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‘Headshot’ Review: Iko Uwais Action Movie Misses the Target

Directors Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto pack their film with bone-crushing, blood-spattering violence, but with hardly any creativity or imagination.

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'A United Kingdom' Review: Love in the Time of Apartheid

Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo are swell in the "feel-good" true story of the fallout from the marriage between an African prince and a white woman.

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‘Trespass Against Us’ Review: Fassbender and Gleeson Can’t Elevate Middling Crime Drama

Director Adam Smith fails to find a unique angle on the tired family crime dynasty story.

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J.A. Bayona on the Challenge of Editing ‘A Monster Calls’ and Finding the Right Tone

Plus who he trusts for honest feedback and an update on ‘Jurassic World 2’.

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'A Monster Calls' Review: A Wonderfully Imaginative Tearjerker

Director J.A. Bayona blends fantasy and drama to wildly emotional results.

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Felicity Jones and Lewis MacDougall on When They Realized ‘A Monster Calls’ Was Such a Special Film

Plus, the actors discuss memorable moments from filming and their reaction to seeing the finished VFX.

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Sigourney Weaver on When She Realized ‘A Monster Calls’ Was Such a Special Film

Plus, what it was like collaborating with director J.A. Bayona.

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‘Barry’ Review: Obama’s College Years Drama Surprises

The film recounting Obama's junior year at Columbia University is actually really, really good.

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‘Jackie’ Review: Natalie Portman Gives a Fierce Performance in Fascinating Portrait of Jackie Kennedy

Although it stumbles a bit in putting the pieces together, ‘Jackie’ makes some incisive points about the former first lady’s legacy.

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‘Lion’ Review: Not All Amazing True Stories Are Amazing Movies

Despite his protagonist’s incredible journey, director Garth Davis has trouble conveying his film’s emotional weight and urgency.

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‘Bleed for This’ Review: Miles Teller Boxing Film Pulls Its Punches

Ben Younger’s biopic of boxer Vinny Pazienza feels like a made-for-TV movie.

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