Calum Marsh
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The Real Reason the Minions Have Taken Over the World
Wordless, antic, physical: The film franchise’s comedy is nothing like prevailing family entertainment, and that’s a good thing.
What Becomes a Star Most? For Tom Cruise, It’s Control.
Sheer force of will is now part of his potent mix of athleticism and charisma. That combination goes a long way to explain why “Top...
‘The Man From Toronto’ Review: Not So Clearly Canadian
Woody Harrelson plays a hit man and Kevin Hart the wrong man in this Netflix action comedy.
‘Rise’ Review: To Be Giannis
The story of the real-life N.B.A. superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is told with heartfelt charm in this endearing Disney+ biopic.
‘Ninja Badass’ Review: Kill Bad Guys, Save Hot Babes, Look Silly
Ryan Harris, an auteur of the gross, includes sight gags like puppies in blenders in this tedious action comedy.
‘Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko’ Review: Lovely Food, Bad Taste
A mother and adolescent daughter cook together, laugh together and face the usual generational struggles in a film with an unkind point of view.
Review: ‘There Are No Saints.’ Neither Are There New Plots.
A B-movie that took a decade to get to the screen follows a well-worn trail of cross-border revenge.
‘Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers’ Review: Remember Them? (No?)
This Disney reboot combines animation and live-action comedy with an irreverent, self-referential attitude.
The Spell ‘Doctor Strange’ Is Missing: Sam Raimi’s Macabre Vision
The auteur put his mark on the new film in a few spots, but his “Spider-Man” movies prove that superhero tales needn’t be so visually...
‘Foxhole’ Review: A History of Violence
This small-scale dramatic military anthology tells a familiar story of the endless cycle of war.