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Why is everyone mad at Matt Damon today?The award-winning actor, producer, and screenwriter is under fire for some questionable claims on diversity.聽
'The Visit': Shocks and jokes alike land with thudsM. Night Shyamalan's latest has a strong cast, but reality-style interviews and night footage are used to tiring effect and without conjuring deep chills.
'A Brilliant Young Mind': Star Sally Hawkins gives a performance of remarkable grace and sensitivityThe film is聽refreshingly less concerned with how protagonist Nathan performs in a聽competition than in how he navigates his way through the bramble of聽human interactions leading up to it.
'Breathe' is an increasingly compelling psychological thriller'Breathe' stars聽Jos茅phine Japy as a French provincial student who befriends the new transfer student (Lou de La芒ge).
'Time Out of Mind' has a forlorn mood that is evocative when it's not wearying'Mind' stars Richard Gere as a homeless man who wanders through the detritus of New York City. Actor Ben Vereen is best in the film, creating a full-bodied character using the sparest of means.
'The Transporter Refueled' star Ed Skrein discusses taking over the lead in the franchiseThe newest 'Transporter' film features Skrein in the lead role after the departure of former franchise star Jason Statham. 'Transporter' is now in theaters.
'Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine' amply demonstrates why Jobs' strategies were revolutionaryThere is practically nothing in this film that viewers don't know, but there is something about seeing and hearing this story onscreen that sets it apart.
'A Walk in the Woods': More Hollywood stars take to the trails'Woods' stars Robert Redford as Bill Bryson, whose memoir of the same name told the story of his sojourn along the Appalachian Trail. The film co-stars Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, and Mary Steenburgen.
Venice Film Festival welcomes Janis Joplin, Mt. Everest, NetflixThe 72nd Venice Film Festival opened today, kicking off 11 star-studded days of premieres and parties in the canal-crossed Italian city.聽
'Z for Zachariah' has solid acting but underwhelming dramaticsIn a post-apocalyptic survival tale starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie, and Chris Pine,聽director Craig Zobel effectively sets all its surface parts in motion but doesn't sufficiently develop the turbulent undercurrent of tension and intrigue that are called for.
'We Are Your Friends' is surprisingly accessible and sweet'Friends' is the story of a group of friends聽standing on the cusp of adulthood with big ambition and little direction. Both聽pulsing electronic music and actor聽Zac聽Efron are appealing in the film.
'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
