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What is the Creed of the Assassins? It involves affirming that "there is no truth" and "everything is permissible." If that doesn't tell you...

It’s not the best Star Wars movie ever, but certainly not the worst. This "non-series" prequel to Episode IV offers plucky characters, impressive...

A powerful story of love and loss. The acting is as good as you’d expect and the story is much more interesting than the trailer suggests. Making...

Even more original and ambitious than it looked in the trailers, La La Land is a mixture of nostalgic musical numbers and compelling drama. While...

While this Christian movie certainly isn't lacking in charm, the promising story gets tangled up in a message that's more about economic minutiae...

"Decades from now, people will remember your dignity," a journalist tells Jackie Kennedy just days after the death of President John F. Kennedy....

Begins as a look at how one New England family deals with the premature death of a beloved brother but unravels to reveal far deeper sorrow and...

In many ways, Moana is a celebration of Disney’s legacy. The film pays homage to all the familiar tropes we’ve grown to love, while daring both...

If you ever see Casablanca or a Hitchcock film and mourn, “they don’t make 'em like that anymore,” then I have good news: they just did. Allied has...

What starts as a light comedy about the relationship between an aspiring actress and her driver never generates many laughs. Old Hollywood is the...

Debut director/writer Kelly Fremon Craig offers material somewhat fresh but mostly familiar in a thoroughly 21st century coming of age story. While...

There's a lot of polish on Fantastic Beasts, it just didn't all get rubbed in or off. The result is a few unclear spots and a gloppy trail leading...

While not groundbreaking in its narrative, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk builds as it goes, leading to an effective, emotional payoff, thanks to...

When two simple people who simply want to live in peace find themselves in the middle of a landmark Supreme Court case, their story unfolds with...

This thinking person’s alien movie is less about creatures from space and more about how humans communicate. Arrival cleverly and unexpectedly...