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Ride Like a Girl review

RIDE LIKE A GIRL Review —This Family-Friendly Film Trots Out the Girl Power

Ride Like a Girl review — Critic Staci Layne Wilson, who is also an accomplished equestrian, says…

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Onward Review

ONWARD Review — Our Kid Critic Thinks It’s Magical

Onward review — 11-year-old Betty Ordoña thinks Pixar’s latest animated adventure  is the next best thing to…

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The Way Back Review

THE WAY BACK Review — Ben Affleck is Moving in This Surprising Double-Redemption Film

The Way Back review — Ben Affleck’s very personal film does’t go as expected. From the outside,…

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Once Were Brothers

ONCE WERE BROTHERS Review — Robbie Robertson and The Band in an Electrifying and Edifying Music Documentary

Once Were Brothers review — the story of a rock group, not too different from many stories of…

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THE CALL OF THE WILD Review — Good Boys, Buck and Harrison Ford!

The Call of the Wild review — A new take on an old classic, this story of…

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Downhill review

DOWNHILL Review — The Slippery Slope of Family Relations

Downhill review — Will Ferrell and Julia Louis Dreyfus make this American remake of a Swedish classic…

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Sonic the Hedgehog review

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Review — Our Kid Critic Says It’s Fast But Not Fascinating

Sonic The Hedgehog review — 11-year-old critic Winston Ordoña explains what’s behind it, and what’s likely ahead for…

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The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

THE VENTURES: STARS ON GUITARS Review — A Daughter’s Labor of Love Results in an Epic Rock Doc

The Ventures: Stars on Guitars review — A stylish rock doc that tells the astonishing story of the…

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Birds of Prey review

BIRDS OF PREY Review — Swooping and Soaring in a Fury of Color and Crime

Birds of Prey review — There’s no doubt this unorthodox origin story will soar. I feared for…

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The Lodge review

THE LODGE Review – Snow Problem

Staci Layne Wilson’s The Lodge review says it’s both chilling and chilly — a cold winter’s must-see….

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The Gentlemen review

THE GENTLEMEN Review — a Criminally Insane Comedy of Manners

Staci Layne Wilson’s The Gentlemen review says it’s a testosterone-soaked love-fest with a killer cast. While one…

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Bad Boys for Life Review

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE Review — Watcha Gonna Do?

Bad Boys for Life review — Full of crater-sized plot holes and non-stop, over the top action….

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