It doesn’t bode well for “Spider-Man: Far From Home” that its Venice, Berlin, Prague, and London all feel like Busch Gardens in August, and Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio falls flat.
Glenn McDonald
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“Men in Black: International” Seems to Know It’s the Reboot No One Was Clamoring For
What if “Men in Black,” but Morocco and Chris Hemsworth’s torso?
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“Tolkien” Carefully Connects the Biopic Dots, but Where’s the Magic?
Fellow Tolkien nerds, be forewarned: As a movie-going experience, this is surprisingly depressing.
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“Long Shot” Sags with Limp Sex Jokes and Half-Assed Satire
Seth Rogen is an alt-weekly writer dating Charlize Theron? Who is secretary of state? Really.
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When Good Actors Realize They’re in a Fairly Ridiculous Period Melodrama
The Aftermath’s director, James Kent, lingers on every corny image: Rachel playing piano in the blue light of dusk, Stephen splitting logs in a cable-knit sweater.
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Fighting Big Industry with Bow and Arrow in Stellar Icelandic Film Woman at War
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir plays Halla, a community choir director who moonlights as a badass eco-activist and saboteur.
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Slow-Building Survival Story Arctic Provokes Tension and Thought Without Words
Joe Penna’s film opens locally on Friday, Feb. 22
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A Lebanese Boy Born into Poverty Improvises Clever Solutions to Lethal Dilemmas in Capernaum
The Cannes Jury Prize-Winner opens locally on Friday, Feb. 15.
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The Slapstick Grace of a Comedy Lineage that Runs Clear from Stan & Ollie to Seinfeld
The Laurel & Hardy biopic starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly opens locally on Friday, Jan. 25.
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A Transformed Nicole Kidman Will Destroy You in Destroyer
Karyn Kusama’s brutal crime drama opens at Alamo Drafthouse in Raleigh on Friday, Jan. 18.
