Left free to veer from the straight man role he played in the first film, Paul Rudd gets to unleash his comedic prowess and gift for physical comedy, and remains an affable hero. The film comes loaded with clever gags and inventive size-shifting action.
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Film Review: “Ant-Man”
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe grows ever larger (and if “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is any indication, more unwieldy) it comes as something of a relief that the latest chapter chooses to take a step back from all that world-expanding to tell a relatively small-scale story. With “Ant-Man,” Marvel deviates ever-so-slightly from their house style, […]
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“They Came Together”
Thus far, it’s been an exceptional summer at the movies. We’ve been lucky enough to have week after week of crowd-pleasing, smart blockbusters of every variety, from family films (“How to Train Your Dragon 2”) to sci-fi (“Edge of Tomorrow”) to superhero (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”) and comedy (“22 Jump Street”), but that non-stop […]
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“We Are the Best!”
There’s an exclamation point added to the title of Swedish auteur Lukas Moodysson’s exuberant coming-of-age comedy, “We Are the Best!” — about three adolescent girls who decide to start a punk rock band — and the signifier couldn’t be more deserved. Set in Stockholm in the early 80’s, the film follows best friends Bobo (Mira […]
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Film Review: “Prince Avalanche”
The career trajectory of director David Gordon Green has been a singularly odd one. He first made a name for himself nearly 15 years ago, making indie dramas like “George Washington” and “All the Real Girls,” ruminative coming-of-age tales set in small Southern towns. But he went on to achieve more mainstream success in recent […]
