Respect

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It’s a messy story, no doubt. But it’s done in service to a fascinating, and ultimately inspiring, tale.

Spencer

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Spencer, while showing Diana to be a sweet mother, endows her otherwise with little more than the morality found in a teenage romcom.

Cry Macho

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This pic sports a script that’s sun-bleached and flavorless; its main star-power ingredient is a bit too far past his sell-by date.

Passing

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Passing comes with a heavy message, a few content concerns and, unfortunately, no real redemption.

Red Notice

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Red Notice is full of the same formulaic and shopworn content you might expect from a pic like this.

The Harder They Fall

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Let’s just say that The Harder They Fall is pretty much a dissertation on how not to follow the Ten Commandments.

Candyman

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Candyman isn’t sweet. It was never intended to be. But its excesses are enough to choke on.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

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If Tammy Faye is humanized here, the faith that drove her can be dehumanized much of the time.

Nine Days

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Nine Days’ problems can be held in tension with its purpose.

Army of Thieves

A young man and young woman stand in front of a huge safe that they're trying to crack.

Army of Thieves steers clear of brain-gnashing and delivers a light-hearted heist tale with a romantic-comedy twist.