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★★★★★ The LEGO Batman Movie
One of the most brazenly hilarious films in years. Brace yourselves... and your sides.
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★★★★★ Paterson
Another simplistic slice-of-life that's the epitome of pleasant diversion.
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★★★★★ The Space Between Us
Hilariously bad. Will go down as one the year's biggest trainwrecks.
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★★★★★ Split
The last scene changes everything you saw before. I wish I could see it again for the first time.
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★★½★★ Silence
Way too long for how simplistic it is. It may be amazingly acted, but overindulgent is the least of its offenses.
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★★★★★ Live by Night
Doesn't have the room it needs to breathe, but it's still highly entertaining and keeps Affleck's streak going strong.
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★★★★½ Why Him?
The only Christmas movie worth seeing this year.
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★★★★★ Sing
Tearfully boring and never lives up to its title. 'Sing' is the third worst film of the year.
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★★★★★ Passengers
There is some fun here, but the plot mechanics only cause the film to overload and misfire.
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★★★★★ Collateral Beauty
The second worst film of the year.
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★★★★½ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Puts the "War" in 'Star Wars.'
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★★★★★ Office Christmas Party
File this one under “Ghosts of Christmas Movies Past.”
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★★★½★ Rules Don’t Apply
A self/overindulgent mess, but at least the performances are top notch.
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★★★★★ Moana
No one will leave the theater without a smile on their face and a song stuck in their head.
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★★★★½ The Edge of Seventeen
Sharp, hilarious, and poignant. Steinfeld finally shows her 'True Grit.'
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★★★½★ Bleed for This
A little on the slow side, but Teller and Eckhart do their best to keep our interest.
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★★★★★ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The magic barely registers with a plodding story, weak characters, and boring leads.
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★★★★★ Arrival
Expertly crafted and acted. This is the year's best film so far. Oscar watch 2016 starts here.
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★★★★★ Trolls
Surprisingly hilarious and completely infectious with a side of demented.
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★★★★★ Doctor Strange
Stands as not just the year’s best superhero movie, but one of the best all around.
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★★★★★ Inferno
So convoluted it makes the 'Now You See Me' series look like 'Murder, She Wrote.'
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★★½★★ Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Middling and boring with absolutely zero of the first film's style, energy, or snark.
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★★★★★ Keeping Up with the Joneses
Never as good as it could have been, but a pleasant enough diversion.
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★★★★½ Ouija: Origin of Evil
Old school and unnerving.
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