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‘Wind River’ an effective thriller

A harsh, wintry beauty pervades “Wind River,” screenwriter Taylor Sheridan’s modestly assured directorial debut. In this sturdily effective thriller, Jeremy Renner plays Cory, a U.S. Fish an...

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 25-31

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Extraordinary: Stan Lee (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(Tuesday only) Hos...

‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’: Bloody buddy flick is par for the coarse

At once reassuringly familiar – even starchy – and yet oddly unsatisfying, “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” is meat-and-potatoes moviemaking at its most fungible. Co-starring Ryan Reynolds as Michae...

‘Game of Thrones’ used to be all about the journey. Now it’s about the destination.

The boats and horses on “Game of Thrones” are moving faster than ever. Last week, Daenerys dispatched Tyrion and Davos to King’s Landing and, moments later, the men were rowing to its shores...

‘Logan Lucky’: A down-home heist without all the rushin’

Wasn’t it just yesterday that Steven Soderbergh was announcing his retirement from filmmaking? Those of us who didn’t buy it are now vindicated with the return of American cinema’s most depe...

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 18-24

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) A Ghost Story (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Recently deceased, a white-s...

Gore hammers at global warming

In a time when climate change seems an issue more vital than ever – especially as the Trump administration moves to dismantle programs meant to slow global warming and withdraws from global ...

James Cameron says ‘Terminator 2’ as ‘timely as it ever was’

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – James Cameron has taken time out from crafting the upcoming four “Avatar” sequels to return to one of his old films, one he says is as up-to-the-minute as ever – “T...

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 11-17

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Maudie (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Based on a true story. An unlikely ...

‘Annabelle: Creation’ scary good

If we have learned anything from the Cooking Channel, it’s that talent isn’t defined by the ingredients you use but what you do with them. By that measure, director David F. Sandberg is an a...

‘Detroit’ daring and disturbing

In “Detroit,” director Kathryn Bigelow concentrates and refracts the 1967 riots in that eponymous city through the lens of one of its most notorious yet largely forgotten incidents, when a g...

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 4-10

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Maudie (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Based on a true story. An unlike...