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In collaboration with Rotten Tomatoes and its parent company, Flixster, The Chronicle presents the critical consensus of Steve Carell’s best-reviewed films. His latest film, “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World”…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Bel Ami Robert Pattinson stars as a poor young man trying to make good in 19th century Paris, getting by with the help of a series of wealthy women. Pattinson is excellent in the lead role, a…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) This four-disc set from the History Channel contains almost seven hours of information about the 43 men – all men, so far – who have served as president, from Washington through Obama . Plus,…
RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) A Little Bit of Heaven Kate Hudson is charming, but the movie is positively ghastly, a travesty about a young woman dying of colon cancer who somehow never loses her hair or her sunny…
Elena Very interesting Russian film, about an older woman married to a wealthy man. The director plays with the audience by making us sympathize with the characters that he finds the most repellent