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- American Sniper widow says Bradley Cooper got it right, down to the facial ticAmerican Sniper:聽The wife of a famed Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, says Bradley Cooper accurately portrayed her husband, including his moral struggles.聽
Golden Globes: George Clooney discusses the awards and other backstage storiesPatricia Arquette shows off some unexpected skills, Jessica Chastain discusses criticism of fact-based films, and more.
Golden Globes: Will hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler joke about the Sony hack?'Especially in the last couple of months, [they've] been provided with quite some interesting fodder,'聽Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Theo Kingma said of Fey and Poehler's possible joke material. Fey and Poehler are hosting the Globes ceremony on Jan. 11.
'Song of the Sea,' an animated feature from Ireland, has transcendent imageryOur critic would put this movie and the film 'The Tale of Princess Kaguya' at the top of a list of the best children's films for all ages.
'Two Days, One Night' deftly offers up a microcosm of an entire working-class contingent'Days' stars Marion Cotillard as a woman who is forced to go door-to-door to her fellow employees' houses and ask them to vote to rehire her, losing their bonuses.- Scarlett Johansson in 'Ghost in the Shell': No Asian actors available?Scarlett Johansson was cast to play聽Commander Motoko Kusanagi in 'Ghost in the Shell." 聽Fans on Twitter wonder why an Asian actor wasn't chosen for the part.聽
Despite fine acting, 'A Most Violent Year' lacks some punchStars Oscar Issac, Jessica Chastain, and others gamely try to elevate writer-director J.C. Chandor's story about New York's heating oil business of the late 20th century.
'Leviathan' goes deep on man versus state in modern RussiaIn 'Leviathan,' everyman Kolya is both a man and the聽yoked soul of Russia fighting for its life in an accusatory universe.聽
'The Interview' is a political comedy that's neither political nor funnyIf you think watching gross-out bromance 'The Interview' is your patriotic duty, go right ahead. If you want laughs or savvy, look elsewhere.
'Into the Woods,' starring Meryl Streep, stays true to stage versionThis movie musical never degenerates into a false wholesomeness and the large cast is for the most part up to the task, with actors James Corden, Emily Blunt, and Meryl Streep in particular turning in great performances.
'Unbroken': Angelina Jolie's direction is too conventional for such a harrowing storyThe story of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic athlete who is imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp during World War II, is inspirational. But it would have been even more so without making Zamperini an almost saintlike figure.
'American Sniper' as taut as anything Clint Eastwood has ever directedBradley Cooper delivers a commendable performance as Chris Kyle, the most accomplished sniper in US military history, but the movie doesn't plumb Kyle's psychological state as much as it does the acuity of Kyle's marksmanship.
'Big Eyes' doesn't probe allure of the artWhen Margaret Keane (Amy Adams) finally challenges her husband Walter (Christoph Waltz), who claimed to have created her artwork, you feel like cheering, but the movie doesn't explore how art this banal captures us.
'Selma' shows Martin Luther King, Jr. was flawed, yet focusedThe film is more worthy than wonderful, but actor David Oyelowo's portrayal of King is the best thing about the movie.
'The Interview': Should the movie have been made in the first place?Monitor film critic Peter Rainer was able to see the controversial comedy before studio Sony pulled the film from distribution altogether.
'Mr. Turner': The protagonist is only a caricatureActor Timothy Spall plays the part of the artist as a cranky burbler, though director Mike Leigh and cinematographer Dick Pope succeed marvelously with the look of the film.
'Annie' eerily ignores the current rich/poor divide'Annie' star聽Quvenzhan茅聽Wallis is radiantly charming in the title role of a foster child who charms a billionaire, but the movie is indifferently directed and musical numbers don't exactly bring down the house.- 'Team America' showings canceled. Try some other patriotic movie optionsIn Texas, one theater tried to screen聽鈥淭eam America: World Police鈥� instead of "The Interview." But Paramount Pictures pulled the plug. Still, there may be better patriotic movies to watch at home.聽
'Annie' updates the classic story with cell phones, political campaigns'Annie' stars聽Quvenzhan茅 Wallis as a foster kid who catches the attention of a cell phone billionaire who's running for mayor. The film co-stars Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, and Rose Byrne.
The 10 best movies of 2014: Our critic's picksMonitor critic Peter Rainer chooses the best 10 movies of the year. What films made his list?
