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Battle of the Five Armies finds purpose and settles storylines amid a gargantuan battle, plus offers a reasonable runtime.

An overlong slog through exposition territory, Desolation of Smaug leaves characters dangling on the way to a spectacular finish.

The Hobbit begins with An Unexpected Journey that's too often expected and too long, if still enjoyable fantasy fare.

It Was the Swan Inserting American action values into prim, proper, and friendly rural Britain is a comedic masterstroke. As Hot Fuzz picks up energy, Simon Pegg chases down …

For Wakanda Killmonger, Black Panther’s supervillain, is right. He speaks against mass incarceration, for civil rights, notes cultural theft, and acknowledges poverty. He lived in ghettos, lost his father, …

WTF is right There’s inherent narcissism to Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’s humor. Reporter Kim Baker (Tina Fey) becomes irritated at the conditions around her unwelcome assignment in Afghanistan, ignoring the …

Battle of the compression codec Yes, it’s too long. No, it did not need to be three movies. But, The Hobbit is no less fun. Bilbo may be almost …

We’ve now been to Mordor and back again At some point in this trilogy of Hobbit spectacles, the Hobbit was lost. Martin Freeman’s lowly Bilbo, with his face contorting …

For its opening breeziness, Desolation still turns into a screen hog, if not to overflowing capacity.

World's End could have been coronated on the concept of dumping five Brits into a binge drinking run; the aliens are but a mere topper.

This is too often fan service and less of a film for it, over eager like an excited child.