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  Frank Might Leave You Wearing a Puzzled Expression Plays like an inside joke, offering moments of diversion and offbeat humor but never amounting to anything more than a curiosity. Christian Hamaker Dec 09, 2014
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  The Hundred-Foot Journey is Worth the Trip Not as memorable as fellow 2014 foodie film Chef, but it’s hard to find any major flaws in it. Predictable, but well-played. Christian Hamaker Dec 02, 2014
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  Intelligent Apes, Mindless Entertainment Every cliché is covered, and there are plot holes big enough to drive a tank through, but it's all about the spectacle and effects. Susan Ellingburg Dec 02, 2014
• Robin Wright Does No Wrong in The Congress After a promising start, the story lets Wright down in the end by losing the human-interest angle and growing less fascinating visually. Christian Hamaker Dec 02, 2014
• The Giver a Fair if Basic Treatise on Societal Control A parent-friendly thriller that allows a young audience to think about complex ideas and core human values for the first time. Jeffrey Huston Nov 25, 2014
• What If This Film Had Snappier Dialogue? On the rom-com scale, scores fair on chemistry between leads, poor on script. Too bad in a sex-free film where marriage is a noble goal. Christian Hamaker Nov 25, 2014
• Brosnan More Geriatric Bourne Than Bond in Blasé November Man Plenty of car chases, moral ambiguity and a serious body count, but this loose adaptation of There Are No Spies falls into no man’s land. Christa Banister Nov 25, 2014
• A Madea Christmas is a Bit Naughty, a Bit Nice Has all the hallmarks of Perry’s former installments: a little heart, a little hope, and one pistol-packing grandma. Ryan Duncan Nov 25, 2014
• Master Animator's Swansong: The Wind Rises is Elegiac, Inspirational If this is Hayao Miyazaki's final film, it's a fitting farewell to an artist who inspired wonder in millions of fans both young and old. Christian Hamaker Nov 18, 2014
• Teen Romance on Life Support in Weepy If I Stay Nowhere near as intriguing as the novel it's based upon. In fact it feels more like "Touched by an Angel: Teen Edition." Christa Banister Nov 18, 2014
• Into the Storm Looks Good, Sounds Good, Feels... Blah Let’s get the inevitable comparison out of the way: Twister, this ain't. Susan Ellingburg Nov 18, 2014
• 22 Jump Street: At Best, a Diversion; At Worst, Crass Doesn't take itself too seriously; the actors have a blast, creating lightheartedness. But it just had to sink into the gutter. Susan Ellingburg Nov 18, 2014