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The Last Word (2017)

Prepare to be pleasantly surprised by this superbly acted, if slightly cliched, comedy

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The Lobster (2015)

Fine performances by Farrell and Weisz can’t make you overlook the relentless dreariness

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The Magnificent Seven (2016)

Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt at their most engaging. And still you couldn’t care less

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The Man Standing Next (2020)

Despite fine turns by Lee Byung-hun and Lee Sung-min, this languid, somber historical drama is hard to stick with

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The Moment I Fell in Love with Movies

‘How the West Was Won’ sparked a life-long obsession

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The Mother (2023)

Jennifer Lopez brings the intensity, but the plot is outrageously overblown at every turn

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The New Daughter (2009)

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The Oxford Murders (2008)

Elijah Wood and John Hurt should have been smart enough to avoid ‘The Oxford Murders’

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The Rewrite (2014)

Hugh Grant is perfect as the screenwriter whose next assignment may require … a rewrite

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Walter Mitty goes in search of a photo and discovers himself

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The Skeleton Twins (2014)

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