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Little Black Book (2004)
Brittany Murphy and Holly Hunter may be the stars, but it’s Julianne Nicholson who breaks your heart
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Off to See the Wizard – Again, and Again and …
Why did a childhood enchantment became an adult obsession?
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RED 2 (2013)
The RED team (well, most) are back in action, but Mary-Louise Parker once again delivers the chuckles
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RED (2010)
Mary-Louise Parker outshines a dozen other stars in this most watchable espionage-turned-caper tale
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Mission: Cross (2024)
Yum Jung-ah is terrific as the wise-cracking police woman investigating fraudsters … and maybe her husband
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Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
Daisy Ridley is inspiring and buoyant in this biopic of the first woman to swim the English Channel
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Twisters (2024)
Twisters revolves around personalities, making it more substantial, but less exciting, than Twister
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Twister (1996)
From its soundtrack to its over-the-top tornado encounters, Twister promises you a good time … and delivers
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
Eddie Murphy does his ad-libbing best to animate ‘Axel F,’ but only the soundtrack reminds us of past magic
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Fast Charlie (2023)
Pierce Brosnan in a tense revenge tale with Elmore Leonard-esque dialog, plus a touching nod to James Caan
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The Swindlers (2017)
Who’s scamming whom? You’ll have to pay careful attention to discover who is the real swindler
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Hit Man (2023)
Glen Powell is effortlessly funny as the unassuming prof who reinvents himself
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Napoleon (2023)
Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby are adrift in a meandering narrative that leaves us as uninformed as we began