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‘A Simple Favor’ is wicked fun

“A Simple Favor” is an absolute blast. With Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively providing a pair of strong…

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‘Searching’ brings nice twist to missing person thriller

“Searching” may seem like a gimmick, but it’s more than that. This is a compelling thriller that takes…

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Spike Lee returns to form with ‘BlacKkKlansman’

Spike Lee’s resume has been spotty lately. For every “Chi-Raq” there has been a “Red Hook Summer” and…

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‘The Meg’ is mindless summer fun

If you’ve ever wanted to see Jason Statham and a gigantic CGI shark battle it out, “The Meg”…

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‘Christopher Robin’ struggles to find right tone

Disney’s latest endeavor, “Christopher Robin,” is a mixed bag. It’s a late-summer film aimed for the family audience,…

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‘Mamma Mia’ hits right notes second time around

I’m not sure we really needed a sequel to the 2008 hit “Mamma Mia!,” which itself was an…

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Latest ‘Hotel Transylvania’ can’t sustain promising premise

As recent Adam Sandler comedies go, you could do a lot worse than “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.”…

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Latest ‘Ant Man’ soars to new heights

For everyone who needs a breather following the events of “Avengers: Infinity War,” the latest Marvel Universe entry,…

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‘Fallen Kingdom’ falls flat

Big, loud and kind of dumb – that is the best way to describe “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,”…

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‘Ocean’s 8’ a likable escapade

There isn’t much new ground covered in “Ocean’s 8” – the spinoff of the Steven Soderbergh-helmed, George Clooney…