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'Rosenwald' provokes gratitude for the deeds of its subjectJulius Rosenwald, chairman of聽Sears, Roebuck & Co., was one of the leading philanthropists in the United States in the early 20th century. The dutiful documentary 'Rosenwald' aims to remind viewers of his deeds.
'The Second Mother' enters interesting terrain then pulls back'Mother' is the story of Val (Regina Cas茅), who has worked as a live-in housekeeper for the same聽S茫o Paulo family for decades. When Val's daughter moves in, she disrupts Val and the family's routine.
'No Escape' amps the action and keeps the terror taut'Escape' stars Owen Wilson living in聽an unnamed Southeast Asian country with his family just as a bloody聽coup erupts. Pierce Brosnan co-stars as a vacationer who is more than he seems.
'Sinister 2' is merely a shameless retreadThe movie is a sequel to the 2012 original film but聽completely misses the escalating sense of dread and mystery that powered its predecessor.
'American Ultra' has its simple genre charms'Ultra' stars Jesse Eisenberg as a convenience store clerk who, unbeknownst to him, was trained by the CIA.聽The film is聽surprisingly violent and the聽comedy is聽too dependent on the eventually tiresome joke of Eisenberg as action hero.
'Grandma': Star Lily Tomlin overdoes the crusty routineThe cast is uniformly good in the film, which centers on a crotchety poet who embarks on an all-day odyssey with her granddaughter. The film co-stars Nat Wolff, Laverne Cox, and Sam Elliott.
'We Come as Friends' opens a wide window into South SudanDirector Hubert聽Sauper鈥檚 previous film, the Oscar-nominated 'Darwin鈥檚 Nightmare,' was about economic exploitation in Tanzania and this one is聽is about the formation of the world鈥檚 newest country, South Sudan.
Morgan Freeman mourns loss of E'Dena Hines, his granddaughterMorgan Freeman's step-granddaughter E'Dena Hines聽was stabbed to death. She was an actor and writer.聽
'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.': More interested in glamorous lifestyle than plot'U.N.C.L.E.' stars Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer as an American and Russian who team up to infiltrate a shadowy organization with nuclear ambitions. The film co-stars Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, and Hugh Grant.聽
'Straight Outta Compton' is brashly winning but also self-serving'Compton' tells the story of how the pioneering hip-hop group N.W.A. came to be and stars actors including Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins, and O'Shea Jackson Jr., who portrays his father, Ice Cube. The film's聽talented young cast handles the heavy weight of playing icons with unusual skill.
'Mistress America': The dialogue and the characters should be sharperDirector and co-writer Noah Baumbach has a good eye for middle-class/upper-class pretensions, and the cast is spirited.
'Ricki and the Flash': A look at Meryl Streep's movie musical pastStreep stars in the movie as Ricki, a musician who left her family to pursue her rock and roll dream. 'I don't think I have the nerve to get up in front of people myself and sing but... give me a character and I'll sing,' the actress said.
'Fantastic Four': The movie is an experiment that didn't gelThe film, which is directed by Josh Trank and stars Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Bell, feels like a teaser trailer for a more exciting follow-up.聽
'Fantastic Four' has pallid plotting and cheesy effectsThe new superhero movie stars Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell as a group of young adults who achieve superpowers through a teleportation mishap and face off with Victor Von Doom (Toby Kebbell).
'The Diary of a Teenage Girl': The way it treats risqu茅 material is a cop-outThe film stars Bel Powley as Minnie, who embarks on an affair with the boyfriend (Alexander Skarsgard) of her mother (Kristen Wiig).聽
'The End of the Tour' captures the relationship between writing and celebrity'Tour' stars Jason Segel as David Foster Wallace and Jesse Eisenberg as the Rolling Stone journalist profiling him. The movie also gets at the wariness and competitiveness inside the journalist-interviewee dynamic.
'Ricki and the Flash' is just another movie about families gone wildScreenwriter Diablo Cody doesn't bring anything terribly distinctive to the mix when it comes to the family's squabblings in the movie and rocker Ricki (Meryl Streep) seems more of a contrivance despite Streep's best efforts.
'The End of the Tour' stars Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg discuss idols, fame'Tour' stars Segel as author David Foster Wallace and Eisenberg as journalist David Lipsky, who is working on a profile of the author during the film.聽
'Mission: Impossible 鈥� Rogue Nation' stunts: What Tom Cruise is thinking?'Rogue' stars Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, who finds his Impossible Mission Force organization endangered and must continue to save the world regardless.
'Mission: Impossible 鈥� Rogue Nation' makes the audience feel for the characters'Rogue' is underwhelming compared to its predecessor 'Mission: Impossible 鈥� Ghost Protocol,' but writer-director Christopher McQuarrie is good at interpersonal stuff.
