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RogerEbert.com — The Hustle

Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway try to outwit and out-con each other in the comedy “The Hustle,” a remake of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (which itself was a remake of “Bedtime Story”). These ladies are game for anything, and their antics prompt giggles here and there, and the clothes are fun,...

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RogerEbert.com — The Upside

My first review of 2019, and it’s a super January-ish January release. Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston co-star in an English-language remake of “The Intouchables,” a mismatched buddy comedy that was a huge hit in France when it came out in 2011. “The Upside” recreates several key images and moments...

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RogerEbert.com — Suspiria

Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria” is a gloriously gonzo take on Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic — not a remake, exactly, but more of a serious (and seriously insane) expansion. The mood is deeply creepy from the get-go and Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton are exquisite. It doesn’t always work in its...

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RogerEbert.com — Left Behind

A movie about the Rapture starring Nicolas Cage should be wackier than this. As an airline pilot who has to fly a plane under difficult circumstances of biblical proportions, Cage is oddly inert. You want him to bring the wide-eyed, full-bore crazy; instead he’s the calm voice of reason. But...

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RogerEbert.com — Endless Love

My love … there’s only you in my life. And this remake which in no way resembles the 1981 Franco Zeffirelli original. Director and co-writer Shana Feste kept the names the same in adapting this melodramatic story of forbidden teenage love, but she took out all the crazy. My RogerEbert.com...

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