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Documentary 鈥楳y Journey Through French Cinema鈥� is for all movie loversBertrand Tavernier鈥檚 film聽is a feast for everybody who loves classic Gallic movies and it鈥檚 a great introduction to French cinema for all those who have yet to make its acquaintance.
'War for the Planet of the Apes' is among the best of the seriesThe incomparable Andy Serkis returns as Caesar in the third film of the rebooted sci-fi trilogy.聽
Strengths of 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' are its jaunty high school scenesAt times, 鈥淗omecoming,鈥� which stars Tom Holland as the web-slinger, resembles a very good after-school special embedded in a cacophonous franchise flick.
'13 Minutes' has tantalizing story but workmanlike executionThe film, about the failed 1939 attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler in Munich, Germany, while he was delivering an address to the National Socialist German Workers鈥� Party, is a straightforward thriller that never rises above the dutiful.
First LookMore 'girl heroes' on screen reflect progressive gender attitudesYoung girls are now starring in mainstream action films and TV shows, filling the roles of star characters and heroes traditionally occupied by boys.聽
'Okja' is a muddled parable that mashes together many genresThe latest from聽South Korean director Bong Joon-ho is a fable and an action movie, centering on teenager Mija (An Seo-hyun) who is a caretaker for a 'superpig' that is destined for the slaughterhouse.
'The Beguiled' is brittle and vaporous'The Beguiled' stars Nicole Kidman as the headmistress of a Southern school during the Civil War. When a wounded Union soldier (Colin Farrell) arrives at the school, various women vie for his affections.
鈥楾he Big Sick鈥� is best comedy of 2017 so far, and so much moreComedian Kumail Nanjiani mines his own life for this story of a relationship, which co-stars Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Ray Romano.
Hollywood鈥檚 make-or-break seasonThe movie business is looking for more successes than it had last summer, as 'Wonder Woman' continues to perform well聽but new installments of the 'Cars' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchises experience their worst domestic opening weekends ever. Meanwhile, streaming services are encouraging some viewers to stay home.聽
'The Journey' is an unconvincing talkathon that might have worked better on the stageTimothy Spall and聽Colm Meaney star as聽Protestant British conservative loyalist Ian Paisley and Catholic former Irish Republican Army leader Martin McGuinness, respectively.
'Maudie' star Sally Hawkins gives a standout performance as artist Maud LewisEthan Hawke鈥檚 character, Lewis's husband Everett, remains a theatrical conceit in the movie directed by Aisling Walsh.
'Cars 3' is reasonably diverting but somewhat sluggishThe movie attempts to bring back the heart of the first installment, but talk in the film of retirement and the good old days will make kids and adults alike fidgety.
'The Mummy' is a tentpole production with nothing under the tentThe latest and lackluster reboot of the 'Mummy' story has mediocre CGI warfare. Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella, and Jake Johnson star.
Sam Elliott and Laura Prepon are quietly effective in 'The Hero'The film stars Elliott as an over-the-hill actor who was recently diagnosed with cancer. In family scenes, director Brett Haley and co-writer Marc Basch don鈥檛 plow any new dramatic ground.
When sparks fly in 'Beatriz at Dinner,' it's entertaining but not surprisingSalma Hayek stars as a masseuse/holistic healer who clashes with a famously boorish billionaire (John Lithgow) during a dinner.聽Lithgow is so good at playing CEO oiliness that you have to smile.
Footage in documentary 鈥楧awson City: Frozen Time鈥� is all fascinatingThe poetic documentary directed by Bill Morrison that traces the history of the gold mining town from its earlier origins with First Nation peoples to the advent of the gold rush in 1896 up through roughly contemporary times.
'My Cousin Rachel' star Rachel Weisz freshens up the Gothic storyThe film, which is based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier, rises or falls on the casting of Rachel. With Weisz, it ascends to heights it might ordinarily never reach.
First Look鈥榃onder Woman鈥� stirs social media as most tweeted-about film of 2017The film depicting Amazonian heroine 鈥榃onder Woman鈥� has shattered Hollywood鈥檚 glass ceiling, simultaneously becoming the best-selling female-directed film in its opening weekend and聽the most tweeted-about film in 2017.聽
Uneven 'Churchill' feels more like an expos茅 than a deep-dish psychological explorationBrian Cox is the latest to portray the legendary politician and the actor brings the private Churchill to the fore.聽The film becomes more about Churchill鈥檚 battle to conquer himself than about the Allies鈥� battle to defeat the Nazis.
'Wonder Woman' has a frisky, friendly spiritStars Gal Gadot and Chris Pine share a charming chemistry and director Patty Jenkins and screenwriter Allan Heinberg don't overdose on the violence, despite the film's World War I setting.
