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Give and Take The Hate U Give’s most pressing scene happens in a private school soon after a young black man is shot and killed by a white cop. …

Hunting for Friends Times were different when Hunter Killer’s source material, novel Firing Point, was first optioned in 2011. Eight years of political discourse later, Hunter Killer is a …

Yeti Smash When The Muppets revived in 2011, certain corners of media attacked the movie’s anti-capitalist slant. Chris Cooper starred at Tex Richman. His name wasn’t coded, as if …

Wick-ed A sluggish first half then blows up into a head-splattering sequel, not all that different than the first, but with plenty more of it. Assassin John Wick (Keanu …

Dog Days It’s far too easy to lose count of how many people John Wick kills in this sequel. Assume the number doubled from the first, possibly higher when …

No secrets A three year-old girl is missing. Suspects include kids themselves – two 18 year-old girls convicted of killing a baby in their pre-teen days. Every Secret Thing …

Runny German cinematographer Martin Ruhe must adore elevated trains. There are more of them in his Run All Night than characters. They are a New York staple, but Run …

David Oyelowo is flawless in this pertinent historical drama Selma should not be socially relevant to today’s political compass. It should only be well remembered and honored history. Yet, …

Now You See Me charts an unbelievable course of thievery, a heist film determined to run from patterned cliches.

Viewers are swept up in the lives of a series of New Yorkers, all considered beautiful or popular enough to make the poster art. That's the only qualification.

CUTE BABY PENGUINS!