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Day-Lewis Goes Out on a High Note
Day-Lewis Goes
Out on a High Note
MOVIE REVIEW
Dec 29, 2017 8:51 AM CST

Day-Lewis Goes Out on a High Note

Actor 'gives it his all' in 'Phantom Thread' romance

(Newser) - If Phantom Thread is indeed Daniel Day-Lewis' last film , the actor is going out on a high note. Working with writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, he plays 1950s London fashion designer Reynolds Woodcock, who gets more than he bargains for in a waitress-turned-muse. Here's what critics are saying:
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The Post Has Serious Theme, but Is &#39;Highly Entertaining&#39;
The Post Has Serious Theme,
but Is 'Highly Entertaining'
MOVIE REVIEW
Dec 22, 2017 10:53 AM CST

The Post Has Serious Theme, but Is 'Highly Entertaining'

Movie chronicles publication of the Pentagon Papers

(Newser) - Steven Spielberg signed on to The Post in March. Just nine months later, the film chronicling the Washington Post's publishing of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 is hitting theaters at what some critics argue is the perfect time. It has a solid 85% "fresh" rating from critics at...

The Last Jedi's Rotten Tomatoes Score Might Be Bogus

'Star Wars' fan claims he made bot accounts on Facebook to churn out bad rankings

(Newser) - Star Wars: The Last Jedi has racked up plenty of favorable reviews en route to a 93% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes . But the film's audience rating, currently 55% after more than 124,000 user reviews, isn't nearly as impressive. It may not be that moviegoers don'...

The Last Jedi Is the Best Star Wars Flick Since Empire
The Last Jedi Is
the Best Star Wars
Flick Since Empire
MOVIE REVIEW
Dec 15, 2017 7:51 AM CST

The Last Jedi Is the Best Star Wars Flick Since Empire

One critic calls it 'simply stupendous'

(Newser) - What is arguably the most anticipated film of the year has arrived in force. Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the first in the series from writer-director Rian Johnson, is sure to kill at the box office regardless of reviews. But Disney will be happy, anyway. Critics say The Last Jedi,...

It&#39;s a &#39;Nearly Flawless Program&#39; for I, Tonya
Robbie's Harding
Is the 'Performance
of a Lifetime'
MOVIE REVIEW
Dec 8, 2017 9:25 AM CST

Robbie's Harding Is the 'Performance of a Lifetime'

She's a 'revelation' and 'a powerhouse,' says one reviewer

(Newser) - You may think you know Tonya Harding, the US figure skater whose career was ruined when she was associated with an attack on her rival, Nancy Kerrigan, ahead of the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships. But Craig Gillespie's I, Tonya might convince you otherwise. Presented as a faux documentary,...

James Franco &#39;Superb&#39; in Disaster Artist
Franco, Disaster Artist
Pull Off an Amazing Feat
MOVIE REVIEW
Dec 1, 2017 10:50 AM CST

Franco, Disaster Artist Pull Off an Amazing Feat

They turn 'trash into art'

(Newser) - Determined to make it in Hollywood despite an avalanche of rejections, Tommy Wiseau set out to make a movie of his own. The Room , released in 2003, is arguably one of the worst movies ever made. But the same can't be said of James Franco's The Disaster Artist,...

No Other Movie Has 100% Rating With So Many Reviews

'Lady Bird' manages the feat with 170 critics on Rotten Tomatoes

(Newser) - The early reviews of the movie Lady Bird were fantastic, and that track record is holding up in unprecedented fashion. Slate points out that the movie written and directed by Greta Gerwig has just notched a record on Rotten Tomatoes . It had 170 reviews as of Tuesday afternoon and yet...

Pixar Finds Its Groove Again With Coco
Coco Is a Feast for
the Eyes and Ears
MOVIE REVIEW
Nov 24, 2017 10:09 AM CST

Coco Is a Feast for the Eyes and Ears

Anthony Gonzalez 'can sing like nobody's business'

(Newser) - A 12-year-old boy with music in his heart finds himself transported to the Land of the Dead in Pixar's first feature film with a minority lead character, co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina. Giving the film a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , critics are singing its praises:
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Three Billboards Could Bring Oscar No. 2 for McDormand
Three Billboards'
McDormand 'Will
Blow You Away'
MOVIE REVIEW
Nov 10, 2017 11:20 AM CST

Three Billboards' McDormand 'Will Blow You Away'

Cue the Oscar buzz for this 'renegade masterpiece'

(Newser) - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri stars Frances McDormand as a woman who swears a whole lot more than a sailor. She also happens to be grieving over the unsolved murder of her daughter, which prompts her to erect three billboards highlighting what she views as police incompetence. The flick , written...

Critics Are Absolutely Dazzled by Lady Bird
Critics Are Absolutely
Dazzled by Lady Bird
MOVIE REVIEW
Nov 3, 2017 11:27 AM CDT

Critics Are Absolutely Dazzled by Lady Bird

Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut is getting near unanimous raves

(Newser) - Actress Greta Gerwig makes her solo directorial debut in Lady Bird , a film she wrote based on her experience growing up in Sacramento. But don't expect it to feel like a first attempt. The film following a year in the life of a teenage girl played by Saoirse Ronan,...

Clooney&#39;s Suburbicon Is &#39;Tone-Deaf&#39; Failure
Clooney's Suburbicon
Is 'Tone-Deaf' Failure
MOVIE REVIEW
Oct 27, 2017 8:53 AM CDT

Clooney's Suburbicon Is 'Tone-Deaf' Failure

Critics call it 'shameful,' 'strikingly bad'

(Newser) - You'd think only good fun could come from George Clooney directing Matt Damon in Suburbicon . Apparently not so. The satire touching on murder, fraud, and also racism in 1950s suburbia has just a 29% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes . Here's what they're saying.
  • "There's
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Critics Have Nothing Warm to Say About The Snowman
Critics Have Nothing
Warm to Say About
The Snowman
MOVIE REVIEW
Oct 20, 2017 10:35 AM CDT

Critics Have Nothing Warm to Say About The Snowman

Critics pick apart the plot of this 'thrill-free thriller'

(Newser) - The Snowman, a film about a detective on the trail of a serial killer slogging around chilly Norway, is getting, well, a wintry reception. And that's putting it kindly. The Tomas Alfredson-directed film, based on the best-selling novel by Norwegian Jo Nesbo, currently has an abysmal 12% rating from...

For a Sequel, Blade Runner 2049 Is Uncommonly &#39;Original&#39;
Blade Runner 2049
Isn't Just a Movie.
It's 'High Art'
MOVIE REVIEW
Oct 6, 2017 8:01 AM CDT

Blade Runner 2049 Isn't Just a Movie. It's 'High Art'

Critics are raving about this 'original' sequel

(Newser) - Set 30 years after the original Blade Runner, Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 finds LAPD cop and blade runner K (Ryan Gosling) on a meandering path that eventually leads to Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who's long been in hiding—and hiding a secret. What critics are saying about...

Tom Cruise Makes American Made
Tom Cruise Back
to Form in American Made
MOVIE REVIEW
Sep 29, 2017 11:35 AM CDT

Tom Cruise Back to Form in American Made

The action star is 'at his best,' critics say

(Newser) - Tom Cruise lends his star power to Doug Liman's American Made , which tells the true story of TWA pilot Barry Seal, who was recruited to work for the CIA before he decided he'd have better luck raking in cash through dirty dealings like arms dealing, drug trafficking, and...

Battle of the Sexes Is a Timely &#39;Pleasure&#39;
Carell Brings
His 'A Game' in
Battle of the Sexes
MOVIE REVIEW
Sep 22, 2017 10:04 AM CDT

Carell Brings His 'A Game' in Battle of the Sexes

The film is timely and 'earnestly entertaining,' critics say

(Newser) - Battle of the Sexes takes viewers back to 1973 and the Houston Astrodome, the setting of the famous exhibition tennis match between feminist icon Billie Jean King (Emma Stone), then 29, and chauvinist Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell), then 55. As viewers learn, the game wasn't the only thing...

Ken Burns&#39; Vietnam War Is &#39;Required Viewing&#39;
Ken Burns'
Vietnam War Is
'Required Viewing'
TV REView
Sep 15, 2017 10:47 AM CDT

Ken Burns' Vietnam War Is 'Required Viewing'

Critic calls 18-hour series a 'masterpiece'

(Newser) - A decade in the making, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary series, The Vietnam War, premieres on PBS Sunday, but it's already gaining quite the reputation among critics. The 18-hour documentary, told in 10 episodes, digs deep into the conflict, meshing first-person interviews with historical footage. Then it...

Mother! &#39;Will Get Under Your Skin&#39;
Mother! 'Will Get
Under Your Skin'
MOVIE REVIEW
Sep 15, 2017 8:42 AM CDT

Mother! 'Will Get Under Your Skin'

Jennifer Lawrence is 'truly stunning' in 'assaultive' film

(Newser) - Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama Mother! Is a descent into chaos, told through the eyes of a woman whose home, which she shares with her poet husband, is invaded by various guests. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, and Michelle Pfeiffer, the film has an audience score of 53%...

He&#39;s Back: Evil Clown of It Will Give You Shivers


He's Back:
Evil Clown
of It Will Give
You Shivers
MOVIE REVIEW
Sep 8, 2017 11:17 AM CDT

He's Back: Evil Clown of It Will Give You Shivers

Pennywise is scarier than ever. Worse, he's kind of smart

(Newser) - If the 1990 miniseries based on Stephen King's It didn't convince you to stay well away from storm drains and red balloons, Andy Muschietti's latest telling of the tale just might. It —part one of two, to be released at a later date—follows a group...

Daniel Craig Is &#39;Genius&#39; in Logan Lucky
Daniel Craig
Is 'Genius' in
Logan Lucky
MOVIE REVIEW
Aug 18, 2017 9:51 AM CDT

Daniel Craig Is 'Genius' in Logan Lucky

'It's like we're seeing him for the first time,' says one critic

(Newser) - Before he returns to the screen as James Bond , Daniel Craig can be seen in Logan Lucky alongside a star-studded cast of Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Katherine Waterston, Katie Holmes, Hilary Swank, and more. The film follows three Logan siblings from West Virginia as they attempt to rob...

Annabelle: Creation Might Just &#39;Scare Your Pants Off&#39;
Annabelle: Creation
Might Just 'Scare
Your Pants Off'
MOVIE REVIEW
Aug 11, 2017 10:13 AM CDT

Annabelle: Creation Might Just 'Scare Your Pants Off'

' The Conjuring' spinoff includes 'blood-curdling' third act

(Newser) - The creepy doll that frightened in The Conjuring (2013) and Annabelle (2014) is back in a prequel to a prequel, in which viewers meet the toy maker who created her. When tragedy strikes, Annabelle is locked away in a room in his California home—until curious orphans discover her. Critics...

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