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The Hangover Part III

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • May 24, 2013 12:05 AM
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Sequels are the curse of modern-day moviegoing. Occasionally you find a good one, but more often the second or third installment dissipates all the fun and sense of discovery that made the original a hit in the first place.

Fast & Furious 6

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
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Apparently I’ve been misreading the success of this series. I thought it was all about street racing, muscle cars, and eye-popping stunts. But, as I learned from the latest installment, it’s really about “family.”

Before Midnight

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
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If you’ve followed the saga of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, from their initial flirtation in "Before Sunrise" (1995) to their Paris reunion in "Before Sunset" (2004) you’ll definitely want to see "Before Midnight."

In Search Of ‘The Searchers’

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
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Glenn Frankel’s "The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend" (Bloomsbury) has received more attention from the mainstream press than the average film book, and for good reason: it is an exceptional piece of writing and research.

Greta's New Wave: Frances Ha

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • May 17, 2013 9:27 PM
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Noah Baumbach, who made an impressive directorial debut with "The Squid and the Whale," continues to blaze his own trail with an effervescent little film called "Frances Ha," which he wrote with its star, Greta Gerwig.

Star Trek Into Darkness

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
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Here’s the good news: J.J. Abrams and his writing team haven’t dropped the ball. This sequel to their 2009 reboot of "Star Trek" is lively, well-made popcorn entertainment.

The Incredible Shrinking 3-D Audience

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • May 15, 2013 12:01 AM
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While "The Great Gatsby" made a lot of money last weekend (box-office pundits said it “overperformed,” which means they called it wrong), only 33% of ticket buyers chose to see it in 3-D.
More: 3-D, Journal

The Great Gatsby

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • May 10, 2013 12:15 AM
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Frankly, I was dreading Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," but I wouldn’t have anticipated that this master of gaudy excess had a genuine desire to do justice to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel.

Stories We Tell

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • May 10, 2013 12:05 AM
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I have a soft spot for Sarah Polley, as I’ve watched her grow up onscreen; my daughter and I used to watch her on TV as "Ramona" when she was 9 years old.

Peeples

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • May 10, 2013 12:01 AM
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Tyler Perry has become a brand name, as much as Disney or Marvel, over the last decade. As a producer with considerable clout, he’s enabled screenwriter Tina Gordon Chism to make her directorial debut...