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Theater Review: Not everyone will be 'Fallin' over Alicia Keys' Broadway musical 'Hell's Kitchen'

If you were to close Alicia Keys ' big semi-autobiographical musical on Broadway with any of her hit songs, which would it be? Of course, it has to be "Empire State of Mind." That's the natural one, right? It's also as predictable as the R train being delayed with signal problems.

By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer

Movie Review: 'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' amps up a true-tale WWII heist

The latest Guy Ritchie flick "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" has a spine of true story to it, even if it does all it can to amplify a long-declassified World War II tale with enough dead Nazis to make "Inglourious Basterds" blush.

By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer

PAMELA PAUL: Robert Caro, Robert Gottlieb and the art of the edit

Friday Jan. 6, 2022 -- "Turn Every Page -- The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb," is unlike most films about writers. It goes one step further, tackling not only the writing process but also the art of the edit. It helps to have two geniuses as subjects. Caro is the author of "The Power Broker" and a multivolume biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Robert Gottlieb is one of the most revered editors.

Pamela Paul, New York Times

'Soul' Review: Pixar's new feature gets musical, and metaphysical

In about 100 jaunty, poignant minutes, "Soul," the new Pixar Animation feature, tackles some of the questions that many of us have been losing sleep over since childhood. <em>Why do I exist? What's the point of being alive? What comes after?</em>

A.O. Scott, New York Times

Review: 'The Hunt' is worse than the worst movie you've ever seen

Think of the worst movie you've ever seen. "The Hunt" is worse than that.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

Onward review: Pixar can still make original movies when it wants to

Pixar is fully capable of creating a sweet, funny and original universe when it feels like it.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

'Downhill' review: We don't need 90 minutes of this

Downhill is an adult comedy about the moment you realize your relationship isn't as healthy as you thought it was.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

'1917' Review: Is it really the best movie of the year?

1917, which opens this week in the Triangle, is a British movie about one of the World Wars. Nothing could be a more predictable best picture winner.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

10 best movies of the decade

These 10 classic movies of the past decade have potential to resonate with audiences long after the decade is past.

10 best movies of the decade: Cinematography, characters and musical score

These 10 classic movies of the past decade have potential to resonate with audiences long after the decade is past.

Joel Bryant, Out and About contributor

Review: The Rise of Skywalker is a finale full of familiarity

If I had to boil this down to a simple explanation, I would say that The Rise of Skywalker is a lot of fan service.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

Jumanji: The Next Level: All hail Hollywood's next mega-franchise

Who would have ever guessed rebooting Jumanji would end up being such a home run for Sony Pictures?

Demetri Ravanos

Knives Out review: Maybe the front runner for 2019's best movie

The year in film is far from over, but it's hard to imagine that we will see very many more movies in 2019 that are as entertaining as Knives Out.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

Frozen 2 review: Your kids grew up and so did Elsa

The second Frozen doesn't disappoint.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

The Good Liar review: So many twists the film forgets to explain them all

It's an unnecessarily complicated and downright unsatisfying film.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

Midway review: How Hollywood made WWII boring

Sadly, but not shockingly, Roland Emmerich's latest movie, Midway, is closer to mess than masterpiece.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

Joker review: A brutal, uncomfortable, pleasant surprise

Brutal is the perfect word to describe Joker in every sense.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

Abominable: The Golden Age of Sasquatch movies continues

How many Sasquatch movies does a society need?

Demetri Ravanos

Hustlers review: Strippers, drugs and JLo

Hustlers checks every box you want. It's fun, it's funny, and it might very well be Jennifer Lopez's best role since she was locked in a trunk with George Clooney.

Demetri Ravanos, Out and About contributor

Good Boys: A perfect picture of childhood that isn't for children

Good Boys is as close as Hollywood will probably ever get to imagining a live-action South Park.

Demetri Ravanos

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw: All dumb, no fun

Since Dwayne Johnson joined the cast of the Fast & Furious franchise, the movies have not tried to be anything other than big and loud and dumb.

Demetri Ravanos

The Lion King review: There's nothing live action about it

The good news is that the new Lion King is not exactly a dead-on remake. The bad news is that there isn't enough unique about it to make you think it is anything more than a knock off of The Lion King we fell in love with during childhood.

Demetri Ravanos

Spider-Man: Far From Home: The best Spider-Man that isn't a cartoon

In an age of nothing but sequels and reboots, it is easy to get used to being disappointed when you walk out of a movie theater, but, somehow, Spider-Man movies keep getting better.

Demetri Ravanos

Yesterday review: Go for the nostalgia, stay because you already paid for a ticket

This was either going to be a wonderful film or genuinely awful. It was hard to imagine anything in between.

Demetri Ravanos

Toy Story 4: It's time to play with something else

Toy Story 4 isn't bad. It is simply completely unnecessary.

Demetri Ravanos