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‘Tomb Raider’: Lara Croft is new and improved, but she strains our credulity

Lara Croft in the new “Tomb Raider” reboot looks like a heroine of the moment. Gone are the Daisy Dukes and knee-high boots of Angelina Jolie’s 2001 version of the character. This incarnatio...

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Red Sparrow’ is a spy thriller with identity crisis

The timing couldn’t be better for “Red Sparrow” to sweep into theaters with its story of a Russian spy and an American spy trying to outwit one another. As one character in the thriller decl...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Coco’ shakes up Pixar formula

Pixar is already being rewarded for its inclusivity on “Coco,” the studio’s 19th film. The story takes place in Mexico, and when the movie debuted there late last month, it quickly became th...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

All aboard ... for ‘Murder’

There’s a nagging mystery at the heart of “Murder on the Orient Express,” and it has nothing to do with homicide. It’s all about a mustache – specifically, the one on the face of renowned Be...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

In ‘A Bad Moms Christmas,’ stressed mothers reach their breaking point – again

A little more than a year after “Bad Moms” became the surprise hit of summer 2016, the inspirationally lax trio of mothers is back for another, more seasonally focused round in “A Bad Moms C...

DATE: Nov 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Battle of the Sexes’ is about a tennis match – but it feels a lot like the 2016 election

Like so much in pop culture these days, “Battle of the Sexes,” seems specially made for our divisive times. Never mind that the real-life events from the movie took place in 1973. ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

At your blood-spattered service

Early on in “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” we watch as a criminal mastermind encourages her newest hire to bite into a burger made from the flesh of a man who double-crossed her. The recruit...

DATE: Sep 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘She gave me the ultimate gift’: Selena Gomez tells story of her kidney transplant

Selena Gomez dropped a bombshell on Instagram: The 25-year-old pop star had a kidney transplant earlier this summer, and the donor was a friend, actress Francia Raisa. The first photo in the...

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

All the times Jon Snow nearly died (and the one time he did), ranked

During last week’s nail-biter “Game of Thrones” episode, Jon Snow nearly died not once but twice. As usual, he managed to escape (somewhat) unscathed. That’s kind of his M.O., isn...

DATE: Aug 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Are the dragons in trouble on ‘Game of Thrones’?

“Game of Thrones” is full of ominous foreshadowing, but it’s rarely as explicit as what viewers saw last week when Qyburn unveiled a deadly new contraption. Cersei had promised a group of no...

DATE: Jul 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

“Girls Trip” unleashes laughter and love – along with a torrent of R-rated raunch

Hot on the heels of “Rough Night” comes another raunchy comedy about girls – or, rather, grown women – gone wild. “Girls Trip” follows a quartet of longtime friends who convene in New Orlean...

DATE: Jul 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Some ‘Game of Thrones’ stars are better than others at keeping secrets

The “Game of Thrones” cast has mastered the art of talking without actually saying anything. They’ve been making the rounds recently, doing endless publicity for the start of Season 7, which...

DATE: Jul 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment