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“Thank You for Your Service” offers acknowledgment of, and empathy for, the veteran’s experience
That's a small piece of the wisdom behind "Thank You for Your Service," an observant drama about returning veterans based on the nonfiction book by David Finkel, an editor and...
Movie review: Andrew Garfield shines as an ordinary man who became a disability-rights champion in “Breathe”
"Breathe" is meant, no doubt, as a sincere homage to the late disability advocate Robin Cavendish, who died, after living with polio for 36 years, in 1994.
“Woodshock”: An accidental killing, viewed through a pot-induced haze
For most of "Woodshock," the feelings of its heroine remain obscure. Whether at a party or at home, where she seems to be in a haze, it's as if she's...
The atomic bomb drop, as seen by people below it
Set against the backdrop of pre-atom-bomb Hiroshima, the Japanese animated film "In This Corner of the World" proceeds under the dreadful weight of what is to come, as the calm...
“Menashe” looks, with tenderness and equanimity, at a Hasidic community in Brooklyn
Walking around Borough Park must feel, to some, like time travel. Residents of the southwest Brooklyn neighborhood are predominantly Orthodox Jews, whose 18th-century traditions still govern everything from custody disputes...
“Churchill” drags, as both history and entertainment
In terms of both narrative and nuance, "Churchill" has a limited scope.
“Buena Vista Social Club: Adios” is an imperfect elegy to a vanishing musical art form
Documentary looks at the traditional "Son Cubano" style of music.
“Buster’s Mal Heart” takes the metaphor of heartbreak literally
Film cleverly interweaves elements of the supernatural with conspiracy theories and a possible psychotic break.
“Monster Trucks” is a fun-fueled hybrid of live action and CGI
This is a film where adults needn't count the minutes until the end credits.
Movie review: “Don’t Think Twice” zeros in on the existential crisis of a comedy troupe
There is no wiggle room in comedy, and the payoff is immediate. Unlike musicians or actors, comics knows immediately whether a joke works or doesn't. Such instant gratification -- 聽and...