To the outside world, Violet would seem to have it all. But inside her head, she tells herself a different story—or rather, “The Committee” does. That gaping disparity provides the central conflict within writer/director Justine Bateman’s feature filmmaking debut, “Violet.” Olivia Munn shows dramatic range unlike any we’ve seen before, but...
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RogerEbert.com — The Spy Who Dumped Me
I love Mila Kunis. I love Kate McKinnon. I love the idea of these two talented ladies co-starring in an R-rated action comedy. But I did not love “The Spy Who Dumped Me.” Director and co-writer Susanna Fogel has trouble pulling off the tricky balance of broad antics and brutal...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The LEGO Ninjago Movie
My kid is almost 8. We watch a lot of “Ninjago” in this house. So you can imagine how pumped we were (well, him specifically) about “The LEGO Ninjago Movie.” But the feature-film version of the long-running animated TV series only superficially resembles its source material, and it pales in...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Girl on the Train
The book wasn’t great. It was solid trash — a juicy page turner. The movie version isn’t even that. It’s a surprisingly flat and suspense-free tale of pretty people in peril. Emily Blunt gives it her all, though, as the title character: a damaged woman on a misguided quest for...
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