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‘Alice’ Review: Keke Palmer’s Solid Performance Can’t Save This Feature Debut
A slave in the antebellum South escapes her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line.
‘Ava’ Review: An Assassin Story Lacking Killer Motive
Ava is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.
Review: ‘The Kitchen’ Is Overstaffed
Aaron Neuwirth reviews The Kitchen, a crime drama based on a graphic novel, where three mob wives take over the Irish mob in 1978 Hell's Kitchen.
Review: ‘Hunter Killer’ Goes Under the Radar in Displaced Submarine Thriller
Matt Marshall reviews 'Hunter Killer,' the latest international submarine thriller starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman.
Karey Kirkpatrick on Smallfoot, musicals, and how animation has changed over the past three decades.
Scott Menzel chats with Karey Kirkpatrick about Smallfoot which is now playing in theaters.
Review: Performances And Empowerment Drive ‘The Hate U Give’
Putting a “young adult” label on something could give off a certain impression. The Hate U Give is based on a 2017 novel by Angie Thomas that has such a label. Of course, To Kill A Mockingbird is assi...
Review: ‘Smallfoot’ Finds New Path For Missing Link
Animated films like Smallfoot tend to fall into a particular category. It’s not a bad movie, and it’s made on a big enough scale to feature a lot of talent and strong 3D animation, but it feels like a...
TIFF 2018 Review: The Hate U Give is Heart-Wrenching, Poignant and Raw.
Scott Menzel reviews The Hate U Give directed by George Tillman Jr.