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'Macbeth': Director Justin Kurzel is big on bluster and broadsword battlesMichael Fassbender's Macbeth is impressively staunch, though he has to fight a lot of sound and fury to get a word in edgewise, and Marion Cotillard's Lady Macbeth is a triumph.
'Youth': Director Paolo Sorrentino's magic is all smoke and mirrorsIt's fun to see 'Youth' stars Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel, as convalescents in a Swiss Alps spa, banter and harrumph, but Sorrentino聽can鈥檛聽film anything without trying to turn it into a visual (and sometimes aural)聽aria.
'The Lady in the Van' is a showcase for a great performance by Maggie SmithSmith stars in 'Van' as a homeless woman known as Miss Shepherd who begins living in a van that is parked in the driveway of a celebrated playwright (Alex Jennings).
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': Generations of fans unite for the new movieThe first 'Star Wars' movie having debuted in 1977 means that multiple age groups are now participating in 'Star Wars' activities like having lightsaber battles and, of course, going to see the new movie.
What 'The Danish Girl' actor Eddie Redmayne learned from playing a transgender roleRedmayne portrays Lili Elbe in the new movie 'Danish.' 'The first time I walked on set [as Lili] I felt scrutinized,' the actor said. 'It was interesting because it was something that a lot of the [transgender] women I'd met had spoken about.'
'Creed' star Sylvester Stallone is still the center of the series for some fans'Creed' stars Michael B. Jordan as Adonis, the son of Rocky Balboa's opponent Apollo Creed, but moviegoers seem to still want to see Stallone, whose character Rocky coaches Adonis, as part of the story.
'The Danish Girl': The protagonist remains something of a mystery'Danish' stars Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe, one of the first people to undergo gender reassignment surgery.
'In Jackson Heights' is a marvelous look at the clash and glory of human diversity'Jackson,' which is about the famously multiethnic neighborhood in Queens, New York, is timely because of the immigration debate, but it is also timeless.
'The Good Dinosaur': The script is functional, the animation is not memorable'Dinosaur' centers on apatosaurus Arlo (voiced by Raymond Ochoa), who must find his way back to his family and encounters a little boy, Spot (Jack Bright), along the way.
'Carol' director Todd Haynes: How the director has become a master of melodramaWith projects like 'Mildred Pierce' and 'Far From Heaven,'聽Haynes has produced lushly textured films that summon earlier eras with precision and power.
'The Hunger Games': What's next for Jennifer LawrenceAs the 'Games' movie series draws to a close, Lawrence, who has won and been nominated for Oscars, looks ahead to future projects, including a David O. Russell movie.
'Carol' is carefully appointed outside, chilly inside'Carol' stars Rooney Mara as a shopgirl who becomes romantically involved with wife and mother Carol (Cate Blanchett).
'Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words' is a comprehensive portrait of the actress's life'Bergman'聽draws on a lifetime of diary entries, home movies, notes, and letters to give the audience a view of Bergman, though the documentary skimps on assessing her movies.
'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 鈥� Part 2': Actress Jennifer Lawrence is still formidable'Games' stars Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, a teenager who takes a stand against a totalitarian government in a dystopian world.
'The Hunger Games': How the dystopian film series changed the film industryThe 'Hunger Games' movies became box office champions, sparking the dystopian film craze.
'Love the Coopers' is formulaic but heartwarmingIn 'Love,' four generations of a family (the cast includes John Goodman, Diane Keaton, and Olivia Wilde) gather for a Christmas Eve dinner. Not everything works, but the film has a sweet sincerity.聽
'By the Sea' was inspired by her mother, says Angelina Jolie PittJolie Pitt directs and stars with Brad Pitt in the film 'Sea,' which follows a couple struggling with their marriage who travel to a seaside hotel. 'It was important to try to do it for my mother,' the actress and director said.
'The 33' unearths several thousand tons of clich茅s'The 33' stars Antonio Banderas as one of the Chilean miners who was rescued after being buried inside a gold and copper mine. Other co-stars include Lou Diamond Phillips and Juliette Binoche.
'By the Sea' is a snooze that doesn't do its co-stars any favorsAngelina Jolie (who also directed) and Brad Pitt star in 'Sea' as a couple who are struggling in their marriage and who travel to a seaside hotel in the south of France.
'Song of Lahore' doesn't acknowledge musicians' sacrificesThe documentary 'Lahore,' directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Andy Schocken, follows a group of Pakistani musicians as they prepare to journey to New York to perform.
