Starring Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba, Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut “Molly’s Game” is a tremendously entertaining, true-life poker drama.
Idris Elba
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Film review: “Star Trek Beyond”
At first blush, director Justin Lin might appear an odd fit to take over the “Star Trek” film series. While helming four of the seven entries in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, Lin proved himself a maestro of swaggering action, crunching metal, and revving engines, all characteristics that seem a far cry from “Trek’s” earnest […]
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Film review: “Beasts of No Nation”
Fresh off receiving a host of year-end awards and nominations — from the Golden Globes to the Indie Spirit Awards — “Beasts of No Nation” is now officially an Oscar contender, so the time is right to pay a visit to this potential game-changer. It’s the first narrative feature distributed by Netflix, and if it […]
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“Pacific Rim”
The fact that the great beast from the depths of the sea haunts the human imagination may account in part at least for the appearance of “Pacific Rim,” perhaps the most excessive blockbuster of the season. The sea monster that threatened Andromeda, the mother and son duo that Beowulf fought, Moby Dick, the great white […]
