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"Jiro is a thoughtful engineer and a romantic, not a soldier. And 'The Wind Rises' conveys the visual poetry of its titular reference. (...) Rating: *** (out of four)"  

"Bruce Dern gives the performance of his career as the headstrong Woody in the brilliant, wisely observed and wryly funny 'Nebraska'. (...) Rating: **** (out of four)"  

"If you can look past a few disquieting flaws and get past that odd feeling that you've seen it all before, you'll find the bones of a potentially entertaining series in 'Almost Human'. (...) Rating: **1/2 (out of four)"  

"'One Tree Hill' isn't the worst show you'll see this season, but it may be the most depressingly superfluous."

"'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' is crowd-pleasing and compelling, most of all because of its fiery, charismatic heroine. (...) Rating: **1/2 (out of four)"  

"Compelling, poignant and gently funny. (...) Rating: *** (out of four)"  

"The show wastes a cast most comedies would envy. (...) Rating: ** (out of four)"  

"Made of Honor has some funny moments, and it keeps your attention, but it's certainly not worth rushing out to the multiplex and paying top dollar for. Catch it on TV on a lazy afternoon with little else to do. (...) Rating: ** (out of four)"  

"Wonderfully enchanting wintry fare. (...) Rating: **** (out of four)"  

"This updated faith-based tale features rousing musical numbers and a well-meaning, if predictable, story, marked by unlikely coincidences. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)"  

"'Homefront' is what 'Breaking Bad' may have resembled had Sylvester Stallone written the TV show. (...) Rating: *1/2 (out of four)"  

"Graphically gruesome when it means to be a provocative look at vengeance. (...) Rating: ** (out of four)"  

"It understands that its first job is to make us believe in Bonnie and Clyde and commit to their story. And that it does, perhaps not brilliantly, but well. (...) Rating: *** (out of four)"  

"[Underwood's] limitations as an actor were particularly obvious when she was sharing scenes with the show's two best assets."  

"Like its predecessor, it features way too much trudging through forests. (...) Rating: ** (out of four)"  

"With one of the best ensemble casts of any film this year, it's audacious, enthralling and uproarious. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)"  

"The legions who grew up on Disney's 'Mary Poppins' will find it delightfully satisfying to hear snippets of its enormously catchy songs and watch its captivating creative journey. (...) Rating: *** (out of 4)"  

"The movie cleverly spoofs the 24-hour TV news cycle, as well as sexism and racism in the workplace. Not every scene is equally funny, of course, but most of the comic antics generate laughs. (...) Rating: *** (out of four)"  

"Hip, bright and done with a great deal of flair. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)"  

"Enough to make you re-evaluate the virtues of celibacy...Here's a thought: Perhaps these whiners can't find great guys because they're not so great themselves."