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April and the Extraordinary World (2016)

Family Rated PG

“Soot and steam seep into every frame, so that you can almost sense the picture wheezing.”

High-Rise (2016)

Drama Rated R

“Society doesn’t come undone as much as it artfully spasms.”

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“There are acknowledged costs to the movie’s confrontations, from the bruises that almost every character sports to the bystanders who are killed in the crossfire.”

The Jungle Book (2016)

Family Rated PG

“The animators skillfully negotiate that delicate space between animalistic naturalism and approachable anthropomorphism.”

Follow the Fleet (1936)

Musical Rated NR

“…the standout numbers here, ironically, are the solo ones.”

Keanu (2016)

Comedy Rated R

“As smart about identity politics as Dear White People and as amusing a spoof of Michael Bay movies as, well, Pain & Gain.”

Green Room (2016)

Thriller Rated R

“…soulful exploitation cinema.”

The Invitation (2016)

Thriller Rated NR

“There’s something off with the hosts, yes, but also with the whole movie.”

Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

Comedy Rated R

“…intimately genial, like a platonic pat on the butt.”

Midnight Special (2016)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…lightly touches on many familiar genres without indulging in the clichés of any of them.”

Recent Reviews

9 to 5 (1980)

Comedy Rated PG

“Parton’s smile wins 1,000 hearts and deflects twice as many harassing come-ons.”

Cure (1997)

Thriller Rated NR

“Like an unsettled mind, this is littered with background disturbances…”

It Ends (2026)

Horror Rated R

“A delectably malleable metaphor movie…”


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