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“SAVING MR. BANKS”: Travels with Uncle Walt
Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers “SAVING MR. BANKS” My rating: B+ (Opening wide on Dec. 20) 125 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 “Saving Mr. Banks” — a serio-comic look at Walt...
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“EFFIE GRAY”: Poor Pitiful Pearl
Emma Thompson, Dakota Fanning “EFFIE GRAY” My rating: C+ 108 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 The Effie Gray scandal rocked Victorian society. Today it might generate a minor shrug and possibly a pop song....
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“BURNT”: Pretty, but not filling
Bradley Cooper “BURNT” My rating: C+ (Opens wide on Oct. 30) 100 minutes | MPAA rating: R There’s plenty of gastro porn on display in “Burnt”: fruits and veggies exploding in vibrant colors, lusciously...
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“BEAUTY AND THE BEAST”: It’ll do.
Dan Stevens (beneath the CGI) and Emma Watson “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” My rating: B (Opens wide on Nov. 17) 129 minutes | MPAA rating: PG Is Disney’s live-action version of “Beauty and the Beast” as...
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“THE CHILDREN ACT”: Suffer the children…
Emma Thompson “THE CHILDREN ACT” My rating:C+ 105 minutes | MPAA rating: R “The Children Act” is part probing characters study, part melodrama. The first part works better than the second. Fiona...
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“LATE NIGHT”: Shop talk
Mindy Kaling, Emma Thompson “LATE NIGHT” My rating: C+ 112 minutes | MPAA rating: R The funniest moments in Nisha Ganatra’s “Late Night” depict the consternation of a bunch of Ivy League-educated...
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“LAST CHRISTMAS”: Drowning by eggnog
Emilia Clarke “LAST CHRISTMAS” My rating: C- 102 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 Despite my general hatred of seasonally-themed romantic comedies (like chugging a gallon of eggnog), there were reasons to...
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