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Whiplash explores exceptionalism and its cost in a tense, intelligent drama that's about more than the world of jazz.

Guy Pearce takes over First Snow to contemplate life and mistakes, but it's not engaging to actually watch.

Clunking and Sputtering Metal Providng a nostalgia stew of the Terminator series, Genisys plunges through franchise lore with wanton recklessness. How cool it should be to watch old Arnold …

Patriot Mark Wahlberg Director Peter Berg, who moved from the banality of Battleship into a string of true story adaptations, handles Hollywood’s version of the Boston Marathon bombing. Hollywood …

Po-faced Kung Fu Panda 3’s important lesson buries itself under 80 or so minutes of frantic action. Po (Jack Black) learns the value of failure and how it makes …

The Animated Utopia Disney may have sunk low with Barnyard and their other ’00 offerings, but Zootopia brings a specific honesty to its anthropomorphic critters. In the depressing fall-off …

Please, don’t be back Sarah Connor has never been this weak. Doughy eyed, smitten like a teen, and uncharacteristically attached to her “Pop.” She’s sexualized. She’s endlessly protected. She’s …

Right on tempo Whiplash is timeless. The decorum is contemporary, mobile phones are frequently in use, and street side advertisements are locked to the time of the shoot. But …

Only a little need for a rewrite A script writer writing about a writer who writes – The Rewrite. If The Rewrite is not entirely a self-expressive piece, then …

Contraband doesn't do much for its credibility, most of the legitimate aspects coming between the family material.