Claire Shaffer
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‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Review: Trouble in Juniper City
Jack Black’s Po faces a new adversary, a chameleon voiced by Viola Davis, in the latest installment of this popular animated franchise.
‘They Shot the Piano Player’ Review: Taking on a Bossa Nova Mystery
The pianist Francisco Tenório Júnior, on tour in Argentina during the right-wing dictatorship of the 1970s, vanished. This animated feature picks up the trail.
‘Family Switch’ Review: Out of Body Experiences for Everyone
Even Pickles the dog gets to trade places in this movie directed by McG, but there are no revelations or bursts of originality here.
‘Leo’ Review: Adam Sandler as a Gruff Lizard, Dishing Advice
Adam Sandler plays a gruff old lizard who dishes out advice to fifth graders in this animated comedy.
‘Best. Christmas. Ever!’ Review: Frenemies Rejoice
Heather Graham and Brandy play old friends who have a surprise reunion.
‘Best. Christmas. Ever!’ Review: Frenemies Rejoice
Heather Graham and Brandy play old friends who have a surprise reunion.
‘You Were My First Boyfriend’ Review:
In this documentary, Cecilia Aldarondo relives her high school trauma by directing cinematic re-enactments of her adolescent years.
‘What Happens Later’ Review: Meg Ryan Revisits the Meet-Cute
The rom-com queen directs and stars opposite David Duchovny in this two-hander about former lovers who reconnect after 25 years.
‘In My Mother’s Skin’ Review: A Grim Fairy Tale
Kenneth Dagatan’s new folk horror film acts as a cautionary tale about putting one’s fate into the hands of the enemy.
‘Cat Person’ Review: A Viral Short Story Padded for the Big Screen
This screen adaptation trades the insidious discomfort of Kristen Roupenian’s story for heavy-handed metaphors and on-the-nose thrills.