THE FITS  * * * 1 / 2

Starring Royalty Hightower, Alexis Neblett, Inayah Rodgers, Makyla Burnham and Da’Sean Minor. Written and directed by Anna Rose Holmer.

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“One of the best movies ever made about making movies, this captivating new documentary from directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow is a hugely entertaining and long overdue celebration of a singular American artist. When it’s over you’ll see old pictures with new eyes.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 06/17/2016

FINDING DORY  * * 1 /2

With the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Ed O’Neill, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolance and Sigourney Weaver. Screenplay by Andrew Stanton and Victoria Strouse. Directed by Andrew Stanton.

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE  * * *

Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan, Aaron Paul and Jason Bateman. Screenplay by Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen and Rawson Marshall Thurber. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber.

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“A loosey-goosey remake of the 1969 Alain Delon starrer La Piscine, it’s a throwback to when audiences flocked to European cinema in order to watch pretty people getting it on. Even art movies are so neutered these days that the cheerful erotic charge of A Bigger Splash feels like a UFO sighting. Filmmakers have forgotten that fornication can be fun.” – North Shore Movies, 06/17/2016

NOW YOU SEE ME 2  * *

Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Lizzy Caplan and Daniel Radcliffe. Screenplay by Ed Solomon. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Continue reading →

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE  * * 1 / 2

Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult and Oscar Issac. Screenplay by Simon Kinberg. Directed by Bryan Singer.

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“Tsangari regards the easily-wounded masculine ego with droll bewilderment. The more these fragile men seek to aggrandize themselves the more diminished they look in our eyes, with the film’s clinical gaze laying bare the fundamental silliness of the competitions that consume them. In the sequel they should all run for president.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 05/26/2016

NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING  * 1 / 2

Starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Chloe Grace Moretz and Dave Franco. Screenplay by Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O’Brien, Nicholas Stoller, Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen. Directed by Nicholas Stoller.

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THE NICE GUYS  * * * *

Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Margaret Qualley and Kim Basinger. Screenplay by Anthony Bagarozzi and Shane Black. Directed by Shane Black.

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