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THE HATE U GIVE – “A powerful and honest YA film worth celebrating”

THUG-012 – Amandla Stenberg stars in Twentieth Century Fox’s THE HATE U GIVE. Photo Credit: Erika Doss.

BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE – “A mesmerizing neo-noir done right”

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FIRST MAN – “Sometimes emotional, often harrowing, always brilliant”

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A STAR IS BORN – “Like a great concert, a standing O is in order!”

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VENOM – “Gets enough licks in to send fanboys home happy”

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NIGHT SCHOOL – “The cast is hilarious – the script is not”

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SMALLFOOT – “Puts its best foot forward”

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THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS – “A surprising spell of infective fun”

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LIFE ITSELF – “Emotional, morbid and overlong”

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ASSASSINATION NATION – “If Spring Breakers, The Purge and Scream had a threesome”

Abra, Odessa Young, Hari Nef and Suki Waterhouse appear in Assassination Nation by Sam Levinson, an official selection of the Midnight program at the 2018 Sundance Film festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

A SIMPLE FAVOR – “A chic & juicy mystery thriller with lots of laughs to boot”

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THE PREDATOR – “Embarrassingly bad”

Twentieth Century Fox presents "The Predator."

MANDY – “A blood soaked 1980’s fever dream come to life “

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PEPPERMINT – “A serviceable paint by numbers revenge film”

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THE NUN – “The filmmakers should visit a confessional to seek forgiveness”

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SEARCHING – “The excellently crafted technology driven thriller you seek”

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THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS – “It’s Muppets gone wild… in a lackluster script”

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PAPILLON – “Top notch performances in a sluggish film”

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LITTLE ITALY – “An equal parts cheesy and horny rom-com”

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ALPHA – “The visually stunning prehistoric survival film you didn’t know you needed”

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MILE 22 – “Unnecessarily convoluted over kill”

Mark Wahlberg stars in MILE 22

CRAZY RICH ASIANS – “Crazy slick – rich with fun”

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THE MEG – “The middle ground between Sharknado and Jaws “

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SLENDER MAN – “Anaemic scares in a slender plot”

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CHRISTOPHER ROBIN – “An often charming heart warmer”

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THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME – “I spy a box-office dud”

The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

Directed by Susanna Fogel

Shown from left: Kate McKinnon, Mila Kunis

EIGHTH GRADE – “Takes authenticity to a whole new level”

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT – “Mission accomplished for the 6th time”

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TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES – “Meta superhero fun for kids…& adults too”

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THE EQUALIZER 2 – “Denzel can’t fully save this unfocused actioner”

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MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN – “Toe tapping will conquer the eye rolling”

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SKYSCRAPER – “The Rock + Die Hard + every 90’s action movie cliche”

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TRANSYLVANIA 3 – “Kids will be entertained – adults not so much”

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ANT-MAN AND THE WASP – “Is like the MCU’s version of a big goofy sitcom”

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THE FIRST PURGE – “Frustratingly forgettable”

LEX SCOTT DAVIS as Nya in "The First Purge." Behind every tradition lies a revolution. This Independence Day, witness the rise of our country's 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: "The First Purge."

UNCLE DREW – “A surprisingly heartfelt bit of goofy fun “

AMERICAN ANIMALS – “Played out in fascinating fashion “

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SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO – “A brutal & cerebral viewing experience”

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JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM – “Not dino-mite, but fun nonetheless”

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INCREDIBLES 2 – “Incredibly as incredible as the first Incredibles”

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TAG – “Definitely don’t run away from the silly premise”

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HEREDITARY – “Will give you borderline psychological trauma”

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OCEANS 8 – “Just as sleek as it’s predecessors, but not nearly as clever”

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ADRIFT – “A tense and touching survival film gem”

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ACTION POINT – “Makes you wish they made another Jackass film instead”

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SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY – “Sticks the landing”

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DEADPOOL 2 – “Damn bloody cool”

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BOOK CLUB – “Sex and The City meets The Golden Girls “

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LIFE OF THE PARTY – “Definition of a harmless comedy”

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BREAKING IN – “An anticlimactic thriller”

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BOX OFFICE TOP 5

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
$70.6 million

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The Conjuring: Last Rites
$25.6 million

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
$18.1 million

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The Long Walk
$11.7 million

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Toy Story
$3.4 million

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