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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

NEW YORK (CNS) -- If nothing else, the sequel "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" (Amazon) has consistency on its side. In it, British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen reprises his role as Borat Sagdiyev, an irrepressibly cheerful but [...]

UPDATE: The Trial of the Chicago 7

NEW YORK (CNS) -- As demonstrated by the popularity of his long-running TV series "The West Wing," Aaron Sorkin has a knack for making politics interesting. Nearly a decade-and-a-half after that show went dark, he [...]

Honest Thief

NEW YORK (CNS) -- The title may be an oxymoron, but there's nothing paradoxical about "Honest Thief" (Open Road); it's a solid, entertaining action thriller. This fast-paced game of cat-and-mouse between a conflicted bank robber [...]

Yellow Rose

NEW YORK (CNS) -- "Yellow Rose" (Sony) is meant to be an inspiring immigrant's saga with a particular appeal to teen girls. A scene of underage drinking nudges this into adult territory, but just barely, [...]

The War With Grandpa

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Humor goes AWOL during "The War With Grandpa" (101 Studios). While director Tom Hill's flimsy comedy, adapted from Robert Kimmel Smith's novel for children, is acceptable for older kids and their [...]

Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton

NEW YORK (CNS) -- "The family that prays together stays together." Although he popularized rather than originated that pithy saying, the sentence aptly sums up the message of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton (1909-1992), who [...]

Kajillionaire

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Essentially a lesbian love story, "Kajillionaire" (Focus) is also a barren comedy mostly populated by unsympathetic characters whose eccentricities are more obnoxious than endearing and resting on underlying ideas about life [...]

The Devil All the Time

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Satan does seem to be having his way around the clock in the harrowingly grim, mayhem-ridden drama "The Devil All the Time" (Netflix). In fact, various forms of perversity are so [...]

Antebellum

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Far-fetched and ham-fisted, the grim fantasy "Antebellum" (Lionsgate) is marked by an outlook on timely racial issues that lacks both balance and a humane spirit. Written and directed by Gerard Bush [...]

Infidel

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Though it claims to be based on true events, the political thriller "Infidel" (Cloudburst) might as well have a soundtrack of axes being ground. In dealing with religious conflict in Iran, [...]

The Broken Hearts Gallery

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Shoddy values undermine the appeal of writer-director Natalie Krinsky's romantic comedy "The Broken Hearts Gallery" (Sony). In fact, the generally debased outlook on matters sexual that drives much of the film's [...]