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RogerEbert.com — My Spy

“My Spy” is pure family comedy formula — big, beefy guy meets sweet, cheeky kid — but it’s got an unexpected weird streak to the humor that’s pleasing, and the chemistry between Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman is consistently charming, Both actors bring more to this material than you might...

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RogerEbert.com — Onward

“Onward” plays like very minor Pixar offering within their canon, which is unfortunate because it comes from such a personal place for writer and co-director Dan Scanlon. Tom Holland and Chris Pratt enjoy lively chemistry as they voice a pair of extremely different brothers who go on a journey to...

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RogerEbert.com — Spies in Disguise

The animated “Spies in Disguise” features Will Smith as the voice of an arrogant secret agent who accidentally gets turned into a pigeon—and finds he’s even better at his job in avian form. Sounds like lively and harmless holiday fun for the whole family, with a reliable and charismatic star...

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RogerEbert.com — Bombshell

“Bombshell” depicts, with equal parts bemusement and outrage, the explosion that occurred when the women of Fox News Channel dared to expose the culture of sexual harassment that had prevailed for so long at the cable television juggernaut. The whole cast is tremendous, but Charlize Theron is especially a standout,...

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RogerEbert.com — Charlie’s Angels

“Charlie’s Angels” is the reboot you never knew you needed in your life. As writer, director, producer and co-star, Elizabeth Banks has achieved a tricky (if somewhat inconsistent) balance between reveling in the playful, escapist fun of the original 1970s TV detective series and asserting a wholly necessary and modern...

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RogerEbert.com — Playing With Fire

My kid says this is the worst movie he’s ever seen. When you’ve lost the 10-year-old boy audience in a movie full of poop jokes, you’re doing something wrong. John Cena stars as an uptight firefighter whose orderly world gets turned upside down with the arrival of a trio of...

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RogerEbert.com — Harpoon

It’s essentially a play, on film, on a boat. But writer-director accomplishes a lot with a little in a confined space with “Harpoon,” a black comedy that steadily morphs into a horror movie. Three friends go out on a yacht for what seems like an idyllic day trip; eventually, secrets...

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RogerEbert.com — Before You Know It

It’s the end of summer which is not traditionally a great time for movies, But here’s a little gem you’ll enjoy: “Before You Know It,” which you’d never know is the directorial debut of co-writer and co-star Hannah Pearl Utt. The story of thirtysomething sisters shaken from their insular codependence...

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