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Riveting Michael Shannon boosts ‘Iceman’

iceman
Michael Shannon, left, plays real-life murderer Richard Kuklinski, and Ray Liotta portrays his mob... Read More
Notorious criminals who inspire movie biopics rarely are colder or nastier than Richard Kuklinski, the high-achieving contract killer who likely killed more than 100 people while working for the mob. In “The Iceman,” Kuklinski comes alive, courtesy of actor Michael Shannon, as an intensely unembraceable protagonist while displaying just enough humanity to be watchable and sometimes riveting. Read More

Sarah Polley turns her family situation into a documentary

Sarah Polley Stories We Tell
Fresh from the San Francisco International Film Festival, Sarah Polley’s third film as director, “Stories We Tell,” is unlike her previous feature Read More

‘Trek’ has enterprising talent

Star Trek
Very few — if any — TV shows have had the lasting cultural impact of “Star Trek,” which first aired in 1966. Read More

‘Love Is All You Need’ goes down easy

Love Is All You Need
The formula is as false as ever in the romantic comedy “Love Is All You Need.” But between cliches, director Susanne Bier supplies wonderful sparkl Read More

Farming drama ‘At Any Price’ falls just short of excellence

At Any Price
Narratively flawed but admirably ambitious and occasionally splendid, “At Any Price” details trouble in the heartland. Read More

Man in a can

Iron Man 3
Thanks to the brilliant casting of Robert Downey Jr., Tony Stark — aka Iron Man — is the most fun of all movie superheroes. Read More


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