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“THE IRON LADY”: Her coolness
Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher “The IRON LADY” My rating: B- (Opening Jan. 13 at the ** theaters) 105 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 By now we should be thoroughly inured to Meryl Streep’s...
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“AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY”: At-your-throat acting
Julianne Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY” My rating: C+ (Opens wide on Jan. 10) 121 minutes | MPAA rating R Some stories were meant to be performed on a stage. For...
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“INTO THE WOODS”: Like a fairy tale, until…
James Corden, Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep “INTO THE WOODS” My rating: B- (Opening wide on Dec. 25) 124 minutes | MPAA rating: PG “Into the Woods” is a terrific big-screen musical right up to the...
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“SUFFRAGETTE”: Bad old days
Brendan Gleeson, Carey Mulligan “SUFFRAGETTE” My rating: B 106 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 A sad lesson of history is that power is rarely shared without a fight. In “Suffragette” the terrific Carey...
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“FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS”: The voice
Simon Helberg, Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant “FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS” My rating: B+ (Opening wide on Aug. 12) 110 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 The human capacity for self-delusion has long been...
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“THE POST”: Do the right thing
Meryl Streep, Tracy Letts, Tom Hanks “THE POST” My rating: B+ 115 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 Steven Spielberg’s powers as a storyteller are so secure that not even the miscasting of one of “The...
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“MARY POPPINS RETURNS”: Flirting with Greatness
Emily Blunt “MARY POPPINS RETURNS” My rating: B+ (Opens wide on Dec. 19) 130 minutes | MPAA rating: PG First, the most obvious question: Is “Mary Poppins Returns” as good as the 1965 original? Answer:...
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“LITTLE WOMEN”: Growing up
Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen “LITTLE WOMEN” My rating: B+ 134 minutes | MPAA rating: PG Each generation, apparently, gets its own cinematic “Little Women.” Count Greta...
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“THE PROM”: Don’t be gay in Indiana
Andrew Rannells, Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman “THE PROM” My rating: B+ (Netflix) 130 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 Sabre-toothed cynicism and squishy-hearted sentiment are unusual...
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