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'God Friended Me' makes request for continued viewing

8 years ago
God has historically been good to CBS, in the form of faith-oriented series like "Touched by an Angel" and "Joan of Arcadia." The network returns to those roots with "God Friended Me," an appealing show that weaves religion into its premise, while owing at least as much to the since-departed "Person of Interest" as those aforementioned dramas.

Tiffany Haddish fans: Take 'The Oath'

8 years ago
Tiffany Haddish is having a very-in-demand moment, which explains why she has a pair of movies premiering within two weeks, and another in November. Yet if forced to choose, skip "Night School" -- a remedial-level comedy with Kevin Hart -- and take "The Oath," an uneven but far more ambitious and provocative independent film, written and directed by her co-star, Ike Barinholtz.

Robert Redford provides ammo for 'The Old Man and the Gun'

8 years ago
Robert Redford produced and stars in "The Old Man and the Gun," originally billed as his professional swansong, before he began waffling about acting again. If he does officially retire, the 82-year-old actor has chosen to bid farewell with a genial, decidedly low-key story that the filmmakers coyly describe as being "mostly true."

'Smallfoot' takes animated steps in the right direction

8 years ago
Animated movies regularly deal with significant real-world issues, but "Smallfoot" carries a big message that feels particularly timely: the question of being afraid of and hostile toward those who are different from us. That theme, and a pleasingly broad visual style, power past some sizable shortcomings in this Warner Bros. release, including mostly forgettable songs and a somewhat sluggish start.

Taking another look at pop culture's 'Animal House' era

8 years ago
"Animal House's" recent 40th anniversary was an occasion for nostalgia, but also a referendum on the problematic aspects of the sex-and-drug comedies of that era when viewed through a modern prism. As USA Today asked in one analytical piece, "In the era of #MeToo, is it still OK to laugh at 'Animal House'?"
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