Faith moves the upbeat story of this 'Little Boy'
REVIEW: The ambitious "Little Boy" is a cluttered weeper whose lessons might have stuck had there been fewer of them.
Kristen Stewart is mesmerizing in 'Clouds of Sils Maria'
REVIEW: In this richly imperfect piece about the vagaries of a life spent in film, French writer-director Olivier Assayas is most interested in the ways in which humans circle back to the people they've been.
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6-year-old schools 'Jurassic World' star Chris Pratt in dinosaur trivia
Not even starring in "Jurassic World" could prepare Chris Pratt for the prehistoric power of 6-year-old dinosaur expert Noah Ritter.
'Unfriended' is a landmark millennial horror story
REVIEW: Not since "The Blair Witch Project" in 1999 has a horror film taken such a creative approach to conjure scares as "Unfriended."
'True Story' is a tale of two great manipulators
REVIEW: "True Story" is about the ways journalists are willingly used to get the story. It is "Capote" with a commentary on journalistic ethics, but without the emotional heft.
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Man who helped oust Nixon dissects Clinton for Mpls. audience
Famous Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein talked all things politics to a packed house in Minneapolis on Thursday night.
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Han Solo returns in new 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' trailer
A new teaser trailer for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" debuted Thursday, with its biggest payoff being the first appearance of Han Solo.
Monkey do, 'Monkey' see: Disney movie is fascinating
REVIEW: Disney's latest nature film is an entertaining look at caste systems in the animal kingdom.
Reviewed in brief: 'The Wrecking Crew,' 'Salt of the Earth' and 'Beyond the Reach'
The success of the 2012 Oscar-winning documentary "20 Feet From Stardom" may have reopened the door for "The Wrecking Crew," about the anonymous Los Angeles studio musicians who played on scores of hits of the 1960s.
Minn. documentary 'Miss Tibet' chronicles a beauty pageant for exiles
A young Minneapolis woman represents a country she's never been to in the documentary "Miss Tibet."
Reviewed in brief: 'Seymour,' Simon Pegg, campus-rape documentary 'Hunting Ground,' more
REVIEW: Ethan Hawke's directing debut is a warm, revealing biographical portrait of sought-after Manhattan musical virtuoso Seymour Bernstein.
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