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★★★★★ Southpaw
A colleague asked if it was too early in the year for something from The Weinstein Company, but when it’s this good, absolutely not.
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★★★★★ Pixels
Considering how awful we’ve come to expect from Sandler & Co, this feels like a milestone.
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★★★★★ Trainwreck
The Schumer/Apatow power-comedy combo makes for a hilarious time at the movies.
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★★★★½ Ant-Man
This is the film that finally proves Marvel head Kevin Feige really really knows what he’s doing. Bring on Phase Three!
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★★★★★ The Gallows
May be just another throwaway Blumhouse cheapie, but this is one of the better ones.
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★★★★★ Minions
Pretty and vapid, but mostly just pretty vapid.
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★★★½★ Self/less
There have been, and will be, far worse movies this year.
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★★★½★ Magic Mike XXL
A good time is to be had, even if it’s of the lobotomized variety.
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★★★★★ Terminator Genisys
We all know he’ll be back, and I can’t wait to see where the story goes from here.
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★★★★★ Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
A laugh-out-loud hilarious, heartbreaking tearjerker.
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★★★★½ Ted 2
Anyone worried it’s just more of the same, well, it is. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.
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★★½★★ Burying the Ex
A mess from start to finish.
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★★★★★ Inside Out
Hilarious, endlessly inventive, and beautifully animated, Pixar is back in full force.
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★★★★½ Jurassic World
Anyone left dissatisfied with 'The Lost World' or 'Jurassic Park III' can breathe a heavy sigh of relief.
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★★★★½ Spy
Not just one of the year’s funniest comedies, but also the funniest film McCarthy or Feig have made so far.
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★★★★★ Entourage
Anyone unfamiliar with the HBO show will be able to get by, but there's nothing here to warrant a theatrical release.
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★★★★★ San Andreas
A hell of a lot of fun.
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★★★★★ Poltergeist
Almost suffers from familiarity in the scares department, but is far from the travesty fanboys anticipated.
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★★★★★ Tomorrowland
Has all the right ingredients for a blockbuster souffle, but ultimately falls flat.
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★★★½★ Pitch Perfect 2
While still not a great movie, 'Pitch Perfect 2' finally finds the right balance between songs, laughs, and heart.
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★★★★★ Mad Max: Fury Road
Do-not-miss entertainment of the highest order. You owe it to your eyeballs to see this film.
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★★★★★ Hot Pursuit
A boring, jokeless waste of two very likable actresses.
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★★★★½ Avengers: Age of Ultron
Flashy in all the right ways, sets the bar mighty high for the upcoming summer season.
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★★★★½ Ex Machina
The film 'Her' wished it was.
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