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‘Beguiled’ women band together in show of strength

Of all the movies flooding the multiplexes this summer, none will ruffle your petticoat quite like writer-director Sofia Coppola’s atmospheric thriller “The Beguiled.”

‘Despicable Me 3’ not terribly entertaining

There are simply too many ideas in this unnecessary sequel, none of which is really explored, for any of them to resonate.

‘Baby Driver’ marches to the beat of its own iPod

You know the feeling when you leave a great movie and you can’t stop thinking about that one outstanding scene? At least half of “Baby Driver” is made up of those scenes, woven together by one of the finest soundtracks ever assembled.

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ makes very little sense

Twenty years ago, Troma, the makers of “The Toxic Avenger” series, launched a screenwriting contest where each week, fans would submit the next two pages of a script, taking the story in any direction they chose.

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Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher were Todd Fisher’s ‘Bright Lights’

The legacy of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher is effectively captured in the HBO documentary “Bright Lights.” The film is screening at 2 p.m. Sunday at Brenden Theaters at the Palms during the Las Vegas Film Festival.

Something’s missing in thriller ‘It Comes at Night’

Found-footage movies have been a staple of horror cinema for years. But this psychological thriller feels like the start of a new genre: the lost-footage movie.