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Third ‘How to Train Your Dragon’: clunky story, great-looking
By on February 21, 2019
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” the third animated feature film based on the books by Cressida Cowell, stays aloft at mostly the same level as its predecessors. »

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Domestic drama outshines thrills in ‘Everybody Knows’
By on February 14, 2019
Asghar Farhadi, known for his textured Iranian dramas including the Oscar-winning “A Separation,” explores new terrain, with lesser but still satisfying results, in “Everybody Knows,” a starry, Spanish-language thriller. The »

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‘Happy Death Day 2U’ a scrappy sequel with character appeal
By on February 13, 2019
“Happy Death Day,” which could be described as “Groundhog Day”-meets-”Scream,” shouldn’t have been good. Same goes for its wittily-titled sequel, “Happy Death Day 2U,” which is not only good, it »

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Radha Mitchell sees spiritual side of Celeste
By on February 13, 2019
Radha Mitchell gets steamed up when she hears critics comparing her title role in the steamy love story “Celeste” to archetypal hooked-on-their-looks characters like Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard” and »

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‘Lego Movie 2’ still clicks satisfyingly into place
By on February 7, 2019
Released in 2014, “The Lego Movie” was a delightful animated surprise — ingenious, dazzling, hilarious — one of year’s best films and biggest hits. Difficult to follow that, “The Lego »

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‘Arctic’ a literally and figuratively chilling survival tale
By on February 7, 2019
Set amid nature at its nastiest and featuring a magnetic Mads Mikkelsen, “Arctic” is an engrossing, affecting story of survival and kindness. Directed and cowritten by Joe Penna, making his »

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‘Cold Pursuit’ is a surprisingly thoughtful dark comedy
By on February 7, 2019
Notwithstanding reports about Liam Neeson’s racist comments about wanting to kill a black man during an interview to promote “Cold Pursuit,” the film begins on a familiar note. But expectations »

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‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ brings World War I soldiers to life
By on January 31, 2019
Fantasy maestro Peter Jackson goes the nonfiction route in “They Shall Not Grow Old,” a strikingly empathetic and masterfully crafted salute to the soldiers who fought in World War I. »

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