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Frank Scheck has been covering film, theater and music for more than 30 years. He was previously the editor of Stages Magazine, the chief theater critic for the Christian Science Monitor and a theater critic and culture writer for The New York Post. His writing has appeared in such publications as the New York Daily News, Playbill, Backstage and various national and international newspapers. He has provided on-air commentary for the BBC, MSNBC and the Fox Business channel, among others.
‘The Marsh King’s Daughter’ Review: Daisy Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn Lead a Strong Cast in a Formulaic Suspense Drama
Neil Burger directs an adaptation of a best-selling novel about a woman whose father kidnapped her mother decades earlier.
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‘What Happens Later’ Review: The Cuteness Wears Thin in Meg Ryan’s Screen Return Opposite David Duchovny
The actress toplines and directs a slightly surreal romantic comedy-drama about two former lovers stuck together in an airport during a winter storm.
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Review: Josh Hutcherson and a Crew of Killer Puppets in a Scare-Free Bore Fest
The giant animatronic animal figures at a family pizza restaurant come to murderous life in Blumhouse's horror film, whose cast also includes Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard.
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‘Old Dads’ Review: Bill Burr’s Serviceable, Shticky Netflix Comedy Is One for the Fans
Bobby Cannavale and Bokeem Woodbine co-star in this film directed and co-written by the popular comedian.
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‘Saw X’ Review: Tobin Bell Returns to the Central Role, and the Diabolical Gore Is as Creative and Brutal as Ever
Jigsaw is back to his old grisly tricks in this latest installment of the venerable horror franchise.
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‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ Review: Pup Franchise Gets Super-Sized With Mixed Results
The heroic canines from Nickelodeon's popular kids' TV series return for their second big-screen adventure, this time facing a new adversary voiced by Taraji P. Henson.
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‘The Kill Room’ Review: Samuel L. Jackson’s Priceless Delivery Is the Chief Reward in Otherwise Unmemorable Dark Comedy
Uma Thurman and Joe Manganiello co-star in Nicol Paone's caper about a hit man turned unlikely art world star via an elaborate money-laundering scheme.
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‘No One Will Save You’ Review: Kaitlyn Dever Gives a Virtuoso Turn in Intense Alien Home Invasion Thriller
Aliens infiltrate a young woman's house in this sci-fi movie from Brian Duffield, director of 'Spontaneous.'
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‘Expend4bles’ Review: Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone Take the Franchise to New Lows
Several newcomers, including Megan Fox, Andy Garcia, Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais, join the team for the fourth installment of the action movie series.
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‘The Peasants’ Review: ‘Loving Vincent’ Directors Return With a Sumptuous Animated Portrait of a Polish Village
The new film from DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman is an adaptation of a Nobel Prize-winning Polish novel.
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‘Willie and Me’ Review: A Disarmingly Silly Slice of Americana, Served Up German-Style
Eva Hassmann stars in her directorial debut, playing a German woman who travels to America to see her idol Willie Nelson's farewell concert.
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‘From Dawn Till Noon on the Sea’ Review: A Stirring Japanese Drama of Loneliness and Redemption
Takayuki Hayashi's debut feature revolves around three troubled souls and the aftermath of a kidnapping.
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