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- 'The Catcher Was a Spy' is more pallid than its eminently juicy subject deservesPaul Rudd stars as聽Morris 'Moe' Berg, a middling catcher in baseball鈥檚 major leagues who was recruited by US military intelligence to spy on and possibly assassinate physicist Werner Heisenberg.
- The cast outshines the material in road trip movie 鈥楤oundaries鈥�Because of聽Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga,聽'Boundaries,' which might have been cooked up by a screenwriting program called RoadMovie, is halfway tolerable.
'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' is the latest and arguably least of the seriesChris聽Pratt brings a wry insouciance to the mayhem and the escape from Isla Nublar has its modicum of thrills.
First LookTo encourage diversity in Hollywood, a proposed tax creditCalifornia's proposed budget includes a tax credit for movie productions made in state that would require reporting diversity statistics and have sexual harassment protections in place for its employees. Credits would be awarded to "below the line" hiring practices, not just for starring actors and directors.
In China, US films struggle against homegrown moviesWith audiences in North America steadily shrinking, Chinese moviegoers have never been more important to Hollywood.聽But China has also poured billions of dollars into its own film industry.
'Saving Brinton' chronicles discovery of film raritiesIn 1981, Mike Zahs bought the boxed artifacts of Frank and Indiana Brinton, two barnstorming Iowa show people who, in the late 19th and early 20th century, projected early movies and staged magic acts all across the heartland.
While watching 'En el S茅ptimo D铆a,' viewers rejoice in the hopes of immigrantsThe film 鈥� the title means 'On the Seventh Day' in Spanish 鈥� is an unassuming charmer about a hot-button subject.聽
First LookBrie Larson pushes for film criticism diversity at awards showWinners at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards took the opportunity to advocate for diversity both in front聽of and behind the camera.聽聽
'Ocean's 8' has some spark and dazzleSandra Bullock plays Debbie, the sister of master con man Danny Ocean (who was played by George Clooney). Debbie鈥檚 assemblage of her crack team for a jewel heist has its sly amusements.
'Mister Rogers' documentary 'Won鈥檛 You Be My Neighbor?' is full of sentiment, affectionIn some not-quite-definable way, the film itself is all of a piece with Fred Rogers鈥檚 principled gentleness.
First LookLatino movie producer builds theaters in low-income California townsMoctesuma Esparza's聽$20 million project has already opened theaters in five California cities that lack entertainment options, including Delano,聽Salinas, Bakersfield, Pittsburg, and Fresno and the producer plans to expand to more rural communities in other states.
'Rodin' struggles with depicting the life of an artist'Rodin,' which is directed by Jacques Doillon, stars Vincent Lindon as the great Parisian sculptor.
Documentary 鈥楳ountain鈥� has glorious panoramasWhen it is not making us 'ooh' and 'ah,' 'Mountain' features all manner of adventurers, including ice climbers, parachuting mountain bikers, wingsuiters, and daredevil downhill skiers.聽
3 movies you should see in MayOur film critic Peter Rainer recommends titles including "The Seagull" and "On Chesil Beach."
'Mary Shelley' is a deeply conventional movie about ragingly unconventional peopleElle Fanning portrays the author of 'Frankenstein.'
Of all the 'Star Wars' movies, 'Solo' is the closest to a Saturday afternoon serialIt's unclear whether this origin story about Han Solo, played here with bland vim by Alden Ehrenreich, has any reason for being except as yet another moola machine.
'First Reformed' charts a young priest's slide into ecoterrorismMany of Paul Schrader's signature films involve the agonies of faith and redemption.
'On Chesil Beach' tells a tragic story of crossed loveIan McEwan鈥檚 resoundingly melancholy 2007 novel 'On Chesil Beach' has been respectfully adapted by McEwan, acting as screenwriter, with theater director Dominic Cooke.
'The Seagull' offers strong performances, Chekhovian sorrowSaoirse Ronan shines in a tender, wrenching performance as the lovelorn Nina.
'The Guardians' beautifully portrays the dynamics of a family farm in WWI FranceDirector Xavier Beauvois, best known for the 2010 film 'Of Gods and Men,' about Trappist monks in embattled Algeria, has a sensitivity to the ordeals of enclosed communities.
