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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story review: A snazzy spinoff that's light on character, big on branding

The Force is at half-strength in this one.

Rogue One, the second Star Wars movie since the Lucasfilm studio was bought by Disney, is a film of two very distinct parts. The first is basically what we’ve come to expect from a Star Wars movie: our rough-around-the-edges lead gets drawn into...

Doctor Strange review: New Marvel origin story relies on sleight of hand

Dressing up familiar formula is a matter of smoke and mirrors.

Doctor Strange is the first Marvel movie named after the lead character’s real name. That is, in this film Benedict Cumberbatch starts out playing a regular, if very skilled, neurosurgeon named Stephen Strange; if it was named after his superhero...

Shin Godzilla review: A monster movie in touch with the times

Fact meets fiction in contemporary creature feature

It’s been 12 years since the last Japanese-produced Godzilla movie (though Gareth Edwards’ 2014 American effort in no way disgraced the franchise), and reportedly Toho Studios wanted to shake things up for their 29th effort. In hiring Hideaki...

The Magnificent Seven review: diversified cast can't disguise uninspired retread

Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt head up Antoine Fuqua's take on the 1960 western, but even an admirably diverse cast and solid action can't lift this uninspired remake.

“Why does this exist?” is not a phrase a critic likes to come across in her screening notes, in part because it puts an onus on her future self: Can she answer her own question? Did the film leave any clues?