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Heading to
See Rough Night?
Expect Just That

MOVIE REVIEW

Jun 16, 2017 11:24 AM CDT

Heading to See Rough Night? Expect Just That

It's 'excruciating,' says one critic

(Newser) - A mostly female cast gathers for director Lucia Aniello's Rough Night , which reveals just how bad a bachelorette weekend with college friends can get, especially when male strippers are involved. If this plot seems a bit tired to you, you're not alone. The movie has a lackluster approval...

Universal Kicks Off New
Franchise With a Bomb

MOVIE REVIEW

Jun 9, 2017 9:29 AM CDT

Universal Kicks Off New Franchise With a Bomb

The Mummy is 'a monster fail,' say critics

(Newser) - The Mummy marks a return to the past and a nod to the future for Universal: Taking inspiration from its 1932 and 1999 films of the same name, it's the first installment of a new "Dark Universe" franchise that is set to include flicks like Jekyll & Hyde ...

Wonder Woman Is the Best Superhero Film in a While

Wonder Woman Gets It Right

MOVIE REVIEW

Jun 2, 2017 10:26 AM CDT

Wonder Woman Gets It Right

Gal Gadot wows for DC Comics: critics

(Newser) - When an American pilot falls out of the sky onto an island inhabited by female warriors, an Amazonian princess gets pulled into World War I, convinced she can stop it. It helps that she has badass fighting skills. Oh, and superpowers. Here's what critics are saying about DC Comics'...

Too Bad No One
Could Save Baywatch

MOVIE REVIEW

May 26, 2017 8:48 AM CDT

Too Bad No One Could Save Baywatch

'Did it have to be this inane?'

(Newser) - Apparently Baywatch should have stayed off the big screen. Though audiences appear to mildly enjoy director Seth Gordon's big-screen revamp, giving it a 62% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , critics are drowning it in bad reviews for a 19% rating. Here's what they're saying:

"A Baywatch movie

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Alien Franchise
Emerges From Its Rut

MOVIE REVIEW

May 19, 2017 12:20 PM CDT

Alien Franchise Emerges From Its Rut

'Alien: Covenant' is 'among the better chapters'

(Newser) - A spaceship arrives on a distant planet that looks like a perfect new home for humans in Alien: Covenant. But if you know anything about Alien movies, you'll know there's only terror in store. Here's what critics are saying about the latest installment of the franchise, with...

Amy Schumer's New
Movie Is Getting Razzed

movie review

May 12, 2017 9:18 AM CDT

Amy Schumer's New Movie Is Getting Razzed

Critics pan 'Snatched,' also starring Goldie Hawn

(Newser) - Amy Schumer's new movie is out, and most critics are oh-so-disappointed. Snatched, starring Schumer and Goldie Hawn as a mother-daughter duo on a disastrous trip to Ecuador, was managing a measly 37% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Worse, even fewer audiences members like it (25%). Here's a sampling:...

Guardians
Is a Sequel
Worth Watching

MOVIE REVIEW

May 5, 2017 8:45 AM CDT

Guardians Is a Sequel Worth Watching

Film is funny, yet also touching: critics

(Newser) - They saved the galaxy once—but can they do it twice? Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper give it a try in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 , the sequel to 2014's much-loved Marvel flick . Are critics as charmed by the playful antics of the Guardians...

The Circle Is a
'Missed Opportunity'

MOVIE REVIEW

Apr 28, 2017 8:15 AM CDT

The Circle Is a 'Missed Opportunity'

Critics find issue with everything from the editing to the characters

(Newser) - Imagine sharing every one of your conversations with the world. A young woman does this voluntarily when she finds a job with a social media corporation bent on erasing privacy in The Circle , an adaptation of Dave Eggers' 2013 novel of the same name. Critics, who give it a 20%...

Lost City of Z
'Is a Real Find'

MOVIE REVIEW

Apr 21, 2017 9:28 AM CDT

Lost City of Z 'Is a Real Find'

It 'thrums with exotic adventure,' say critics

(Newser) - James Gray's The Lost City of Z (pronounced "zed"), adapted from the book by David Grann, tells the story of real-life explorer Percy Fawcett, who ventured into the Amazon in the early 20th century in search of a fabled lost civilization and its reported riches. According to...

Fate of the Furious Is
Action-Packed Absurdity

MOVIE REVIEW

Apr 14, 2017 8:20 AM CDT

Fate of the Furious Is Action-Packed Absurdity

It's 'stupid,' yet 'wildly entertaining,' say critics

(Newser) - Once, there was a "family" of car enthusiasts working out of a dirty garage. Now, that family must stop an evil hacker who's enlisted one of their own in a plot for world domination. Oh, how things change. Here's what critics are saying about The Fate of ...

For Some,
Ghost in the Shell
Just Doesn't
Compute

MOVIE REVIEW

Mar 31, 2017 9:45 AM CDT

For Some, Ghost in the Shell Just Doesn't Compute

Though Scarlett Johansson's acting is mostly getting raves

(Newser) - Rupert Sanders' live-action Ghost in the Shell —a remake of the Japanese animated film of the same name, based on manga—follows a cyborg named Major. Tasked with beating up terrorists for a government task force, she slowly begins to uncover her true identity. Here's what critics are...

Beauty and
the Beast:
'Less Magical'
but Entertaining

MOVIE REVIEW

Mar 17, 2017 10:10 AM CDT

Beauty and the Beast: 'Less Magical' but Entertaining

Disney's live-action remake is in theaters

(Newser) - Disney's original Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. In other words, its live-action remake starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens has a tough act to follow. According to critics, it's good—but doesn't quite measure up to...

The Latest King Kong
Is Worthy of the Legend

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Mar 10, 2017 11:43 AM CST

The Latest King Kong Is Worthy of the Legend

You're in for 'shocking violence,' 'great fun'

(Newser) - A team sets out to explore a mysterious island in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and soon discovers the fist of a massive monkey in Kong: Skull Island . It might be a familiar story, but critics are mostly applauding Jordan Vogt-Roberts' telling. Here's what they’re saying:

Richard

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This Is Not
Your Typical
Superhero Movie

MOVIE REVIEW

Mar 3, 2017 11:44 AM CST

This Is Not Your Typical Superhero Movie

Hugh Jackman's latest turn as Wolverine is fantastic in 'Logan'

(Newser) - After 17 years as Wolverine, Hugh Jackman is apparently calling it quits. If so, critics love his finale. In Logan , Wolverine believes himself to be one of the world's last remaining mutants. Then he meets a mute girl with claws just like him. Here's what critics are saying:...

Get Out
Is Receiving
Insanely
Great Reviews

MOVIE REVIEW

Feb 24, 2017 10:00 AM CST

Get Out Is Receiving Insanely Great Reviews

Jordan Peele flick has 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

(Newser) - A young black man ventures to white suburbia to meet his girlfriend's parents but soon realizes he better Get Out in the first feature film from director Jordan Peele of comedic duo Key & Peele. (He also wrote the script.) The satirical horror film with its fair share...

The Great Wall
Isn't Even Good

MOVIE REVIEW

Feb 17, 2017 9:51 AM CST

The Great Wall Isn't Even Good

The Matt Damon film is a mess, though it is pretty: critics

(Newser) - Movie executives surely thought The Great Wall —a $135 million film shot entirely in China but starring American actor Matt Damon—had the potential to be a blockbuster in both the Chinese and North American markets. Unfortunately, they may have overlooked the fact that the movie about warriors and...

John Wick's
Return Is a
'Wicked Blast'

MOVIE REVIEW

Feb 10, 2017 11:15 AM CST

John Wick's Return Is a 'Wicked Blast'

'Chapter 2' is bloody yet beautiful, say critics

(Newser) - In his first hurrah , John Wick managed to kill an incredible 84 people . You can expect the count to rise in John Wick: Chapter 2 , hailed as beautiful despite all the blood. Wick, an assassin played by Keanu Reeves, embarks on a final mission but ends up with a $7...

Controversy or Not,
A Dog's Purpose
Is 'Dreck'

MOVIE REVIEW

Jan 27, 2017 12:17 PM CST

Controversy or Not, A Dog's Purpose Is 'Dreck'

It's 'a sappy, cloying story,' say critics

(Newser) - How can you hate a heartwarming film with adorable dogs? Apparently it's possible. A Dog's Purpose , Lasse Hallström's flick about a dog reincarnated each time he dies, isn't wagging critics' tails. Here's what they're saying:

Peter Travers at Rolling Stone admits welling up

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Patriots Day
Is 'Thoughtful'
Yet 'Unnecessary'

MOVIE REVIEW

Jan 13, 2017 8:16 AM CST

Patriots Day Is 'Thoughtful' Yet 'Unnecessary'

It 'gets the job done' for the most part

(Newser) - Less than four years after the real-life event, director Peter Berg has brought us Hollywood's version of the Boston Marathon bombing with Patriots Day , centering on a fictional Boston police sergeant (Mark Wahlberg) whose experiences are based on the real ones of several people. Here's what critics are...

Taraji P. Henson Gives
'Performance of a Lifetime'

MOVIE REVIEW

Jan 6, 2017 12:27 PM CST

Taraji P. Henson Gives 'Performance of a Lifetime'

Critics say 'Hidden Figures' is 'dazzling'

(Newser) - After a limited release , Hidden Figures is hitting theaters nationwide to tell the tale of three black female mathematicians (played by Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe) breaking barriers at NASA in the 1960s. Based on the book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, the...