Review

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  Movie Review Star Trek Into Darkness

  J.J. Abrams beams a menacing Benedict Cumberbatch into his rebooted franchise.

  May 16, 2013 | 12:20pm -

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  Movie Review Frances Ha

  Greta Gerwig re-teams with Greenberg director Noah Baumbach for a winning comedy about friendship and impending adulthood.

  May 16, 2013 | 12:06am -

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  Movie Review Black Rock

  Three friends fight for their lives in a thriller that seems to resent its obligation to thrill.

  May 16, 2013 | 12:05am -

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  Movie Review Pietà

  How did this punishing new parable from Kim Ki-duk win the top prize at Venice?

  May 16, 2013 | 12:05am -

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  Movie Review Augustine

  A doctor and his patient spar for power in an overreaching period drama.

  May 16, 2013 | 12:04am -

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  Movie Review Erased

  Gratuitous violence can’t compensate for the massive failings of this Aaron Eckhart actioner.

  May 16, 2013 | 12:03am -

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  Movie Review The English Teacher

  Julianne Moore plays the title role of a contrived comedy.

  May 16, 2013 | 12:02am -

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  Movie Review 33 Postcards

  There must be cheaper ways to boost the Chinese and Australian tourism industries…

  May 16, 2013 | 12:01am -

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  Movie Review State 194

  For the uninitiated, here’s a documentary primer on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

  May 16, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  HomeVideo Review Crimewave

  Fans of the collaborating auteurs can now catch up with their ill-fated crime comedy on DVD and Blu-ray.

  May 15, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  MusicalWork Review Survival: Survival

  Liturgy’s divisive frontman ditches the metal and shoots for the heavens.

  May 14, 2013 | 12:04am -

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  MusicalWork Review Chance The Rapper: Acid Rap

  The jazzy Chicago rapper sparkles on his breakthrough mixtape.

  May 14, 2013 | 12:03am -

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  MusicalWork Review The Handsome Family: Wilderness

  The veteran Americana-gothic duo spins tales of mystery and imagination on its ninth album.

  May 14, 2013 | 12:02am -

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  MusicalWork Review Dungeonesse: Dungeonesse

  Baltimore indie rockers from Wye Oak and White Life try jubilant R&B on for size.

  May 14, 2013 | 12:01am -

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  MusicalWork Review Pete Holmes: Nice Try, The Devil

  With his second album, the comedian lands on an irresistible mix of self-consciousness and arrogant exuberance.

  May 14, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  MusicalWork Review Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires Of The City

  Vampire Weekend ages gracefully into its best album yet. 

  May 14, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Book Review Julie Sarkissian: Dear Lucy

  A lack of plotting and character authenticity make for a slow, wandering read.

  May 13, 2013 | 12:01am -

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  Book Review John Le Carré: A Delicate Truth

  A master at spycraft finally channels his anger into a concise narrative.

  May 13, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Book Review Christopher Hacker: The Morels

  An arresting debut novel picks apart the details and consequences of sexual taboos.

  May 13, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Movie Review The Great Gatsby

  Baz Luhrmann’s take on the lit masterpiece is just as gaudy, but not as ruinous, as it looks.

  May 9, 2013 | 12:07am -

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  Movie Review Tyler Perry Presents Peeples

  Craig Robinson meets the parents in a blessedly painless addition to the Perry oeuvre.

  May 9, 2013 | 12:06am -

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  Movie Review Stories We Tell

  In her first documentary, Sarah Polley bravely scales her own family tree.

  May 9, 2013 | 12:05am -

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  Movie Review Aftershock

  It’s hell on (crumbling) Earth for the obnoxious heroes of this sadistic disaster movie.

  May 9, 2013 | 12:05am -

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  Movie Review Sightseers

  Vacationing lovers get their hands dirty in this one-note dark comedy from the director of Kill List.

  May 9, 2013 | 12:04am -

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  Movie Review Venus And Serena

  A conventional sports doc searches for uplift in the worst season of the tennis pros’ careers.

  May 9, 2013 | 12:03am -

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  Movie Review And Now A Word From Our Sponsor

  The great Bruce Greenwood almost saves this pointless farce. Almost.

  May 9, 2013 | 12:02am -

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  Movie Review Java Heat

  Cleanly staged mayhem—and an outsize Mickey Rourke—bolster a generic action import.

  May 9, 2013 | 12:01am -

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  Movie Review No One Lives

  Even wrestling fanatics will feel cheated by the latest from WWE Studios.

  May 9, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  MusicalWork Review She & Him: Volume 3

  The saccharine duo finally produces a record that grabs—and mostly keeps—the listener’s attention.

  May 7, 2013 | 12:04am -

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  MusicalWork Review Deerhunter: Monomania

  Constantly shifting Atlanta art rockers remain consistently weird, great.

  May 7, 2013 | 12:03am -