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'Knives Out' puts a razor-sharp twist on the old-fashioned whodunit

6 years 11 months ago
Placing its own slightly unorthodox twist on the Agatha Christie whodunit -- complete with an all-star cast, seemingly having a grand time doing it -- "Knives Out" is a whole lot of fun, intended to keep the audience off-balance right up until the finish. It's a razor-sharp throwback from writer-director Rian Johnson, which almost feels like a palate cleanser after directing the last "Star Wars" movie.

'The Two Popes' adds up to less than the sum of its parts

6 years 11 months ago
What would it be like to listen in on a discussion between Pope Benedict XVI and his successor, Pope Francis? "The Two Pope" answers that tantalizing question -- with Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce in the key roles -- and somehow adds up to less than the sum of its parts.

'Queen & Slim' builds a romance in the ashes of police violence

6 years 11 months ago
"Queen & Slim" puts a timely spin on an old formula -- a road movie and romance borne in the ashes of police violence. Concerned with deeper issues, it's simultaneously a compelling story of an African-American couple getting to know each other in the wake of a crisis, as they undertake a seemingly hopeless quest to escape.

With holiday movies and TV, the oldies are still golden

6 years 11 months ago
Every year there's a new onslaught of holiday movies and TV specials. And almost without exception, what they mostly do is demonstrate that conjuring true holiday magic is a whole lot harder than it looks, providing an incentive to go back and re-watch the old ones.
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