“Spider-Man: Far From Home” changes the scenery but can’t quite match the inspired heights of its predecessor, 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” It’s a lot of fun, and Tom Holland remains completely charming in his boyish incarnation of Peter Parker. But this sequel functions more effectively as a teen romantic comedy than...
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RogerEbert.com — Unexpected
The premise may sound like something you’d see on the Lifetime channel: An inner-city high school teacher finds out she’s pregnant at the same time as her star student. But director and co-writer Kris Swanberg’s execution is warm, funny and understated. And the two lead actresses — Cobie Smulders and...
Read moreAvengers: Age of Ultron
Walt Disney Pictures Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction, and for some suggestive comments. Running time: 141 minutes. Two stars out of four. Much of what made Joss Whedon’s original “Avengers” such a joy in 2012 was his ability to juggle and make it look...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Delivery Man
Vince Vaughn climbs inside a blanket of warm, snuggly earnestness in the high-concept, feel-good comedy “Delivery Man.” It’s not exactly the best fit, as we discuss in our What the Flick?! review....
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DreamWorks Pictures Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, some drug material, brief violence and language. Running time: 103 minutes. Two stars out of four. Vince Vaughn tries to escape his inherent Vince Vaughnishness — with mixed results — in “Delivery Man.” Only the very slightest traces of his well-worn,...
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