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MICHAEL DE LUCA PRODUCTIONS

Movie Review: ‘Fifty Shades Darker’

By Jessica Batey February 10, 2017

★★★★☆ Mr. Grey will see you — again. Bolder, darker and intensely intimate, “Fifty Shades Darker” is the much-anticipated sequel to the global sensation “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Based...

BOIES/SCHILLER FILMS
Starring an immensely entertaining Matthew McConaughey, “Gold” tells the story of Kenny Wells, a businessman down on his luck who joins geologist Michael Acosta, played by Édgar Ramírez, on a quest to find gold deep in the Indonesian jungles.

Movie Review: ‘Gold’

By Mateo Garnica January 27, 2017

★★☆☆☆ Matthew McConaughey’s recent spate of critically acclaimed and commercially lucrative performances has led several enthusiasts to dub the actor’s career revival “the McConaissance.”...

FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT

Movie Review: The Founder

By Jeff Naft January 20, 2017

★★★☆☆ Against a black background, the white words “Based on a true story” fade on the screen. “The Founder” slowly fades in, replacing the title card. The audience is introduced to...

BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS

Movie Review: Split

By Kathryn Baker January 20, 2017

★★★★☆ Eighteen years after his landmark thriller “The Sixth Sense” premiered, acclaimed director Manoj “M. Night” Shyamalan returns with “Split,” a psychological terror revolving...

Movie Review: ‘Passengers’

By Kathryn Baker December 29, 2016

★★☆☆☆ “Passengers” was projected to be a dazzling action science fiction thriller with hints of romantic drama, the movie from the director of “The Imitation Game,” Morten Tyldum....

LUCASFILM LTD.

Movie Review: ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’

By Matthew Trunko December 19, 2016

★★★★☆ Shockingly well-balanced, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” respects the classic elements of the Star Wars franchise while still telling its own story. The captivating, innovative and...

WARNER BROS. PICTURES
Sandra Bullock plays "Calamity" Jane Bodine in "Our Brand is Crisis."

Movie Review: ‘Our Brand Is Crisis’

By John Miller October 30, 2015

★★★★☆ From director David Gordon Green comes “Our Brand is Crisis,” a comedy-drama about the 2002 Bolivian presidential elections. Set to be released Oct. 30, the film stars Sandra...

Savage Depiction of Slavery Shocks

By Joseph Kuperschmidt October 18, 2013

Watching 12 Years a Slave, the new film from Steve McQueen, I sensed a kind of familiarity. Less than a year ago, Django Unchained and Lincoln brought me to similar setting: a divided, mid-19th century...

Boyle Crafts Mind-Bending Masterpiece

By Sami Rahman April 8, 2013

4.5/5 stars Manipulating our minds with his artistic flair, Danny Boyle once again proves himself to be one of the most transcendent directors of our generation, from his romantically resonant Slumdog Millionaire to...

Latest Twilight Flick Fails to Break Ground

By Jeremy Tramer December 1, 2011

"Hey you guys, I just saw a Twilight movie and hated it because I'm not a 12-year-old girl, and also because LOL, it's Twilight and people hate it on the Internet or something! Ready for some hackneyed...

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