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• ‘Sound of my Voice’ tantalizes audiences | 3 ½ stars

  May 23, 4:13 PM
  

  Is the young, beautiful blonde truly a time traveler from a war-torn future, promising safety and enlightenment for a chosen few?

• ‘Bernie’: A troubling, quirky gem | 3 stars

  May 23, 4:15 PM
  

  At first blush, “Bernie” looks like the kind of mockumentary perfected by Christopher Guest and his repertory company of improvisers — a finely etched regionalist portrait composed of equal parts affection and venomous satire.

• ‘Darling Companion’: It’s a dog’s life with a big chill | 2 stars

  May 23, 4:18 PM
  

  Dogs and the women who love them form the warm and gooey center of “Darling Companion,” Lawrence Kasdan’s fitfully amusing comedy-drama starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline.

• ‘Hot Flash Havoc’: An important conversation | 3 stars

  May 23, 4:19 PM
  

  The vital and enlightening documentary “Hot Flash Havoc” takes a detailed look at the under-discussed topic of menopause while unraveling its various medical, social and sexual ramifications.

• ‘First Position’: A turning point in young lives | 3 stars

  May 23, 5:20 PM
  

  Dance Moms, your bus back to Pittsburgh is waiting.

• ‘Undefeated’: Go, team, go! | 3 stars

  May 23, 5:24 PM
  

  At one point in the Oscar-winning documentary “Undefeated,” Coach Bill Courtney’s voice cracks as he shouts “CHARACTER” at his team for the 400th time.

• What to Expect? Nothing good | 2 stars

  May 16, 4:31 PM
  

  What to expect from the movie based on Heidi Murkoff’s pregnancy best-seller “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”?

• ‘Hit So Hard’: A timid drumbeat of rock history | 3 stars

  May 16, 4:26 PM
  

  Who is Patty Schemel? And why is she the subject of a documentary?

• ‘Marley’ finds the man behind the music | 3 stars

  May 16, 4:25 PM
  

  If you’re not familiar with the life and work of reggae icon Bob Marley, then Kevin Macdonald’s documentary “Marley” will be a revelation.

• ‘Battleship’: Abandon ship! | 1 star

  May 17, 3:08 PM
  

  Plenty of entertaining blockbusters were inspired by sketchy source material. “Pirates of the Caribbean” came from a Disney theme park ride. “Resident Evil” hailed from a popular video game. Even “Real Steel” was arguably prompted by the Mattel toy Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots. “Battleship” proves that sometimes a dumb idea for a movie just results in a really dumb movie.

• The not-so-great ‘Dictator’ | 2 stars

  May 16, 9:56 AM
  

  Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2006 hit “Borat” was arguably the funniest movie of the decade and among its most abrasive. His 2009 follow-up, “Bruno,” however, resulted in a laugh void of embarrassing proportions.

• ‘Dark Shadows’ a mere shadow | 2 stars

  May 10, 3:45 PM
  

  Tim Burton and Johnny Depp bringing the Gothic soap opera “Dark Shadows” to the big screen? It sounds like a “Saturday Night Live” sketch.

• ‘God Bless America’ takes a shotgun approach | 1½ stars

  May 12, 9:41 PM
  

  With rudeness, cruelty and self-absorption now universally heralded American attributes, with cynical political opportunists, unworthy “talents” and lowlifes dominating reality TV, the time is certainly right for a “Falling Down” remake.

• ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’: A bouquet of talent | 2½ stars

  May 12, 9:41 PM
  

  Watching “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket — as you careen down the street in an overcrowded bus.

• ‘The Avengers’: The power to entertain | 3½ stars

  May 8, 6:47 PM
  

  Marvel Comics fans relish a “shared universe” where all the superheroes and villains populate the same world. Chance meet-ups make great fun.

• ‘Damsels in Distress’: A quirky happiness | 3 stars

  May 2, 4:57 PM
  

  The films of Whit Stillman are like the doodling of a wellborn, eccentric amateur.

• ‘We Have a Pope’: A sense of self in a leap of faith | 3 stars

  May 2, 4:56 PM
  

  By turns sweet, sad, funny and poignant, “We Have a Pope” is the story of a man who doesn’t want to be God’s representative on Earth.

• ‘Salt of Life’ is delicious | 3 stars

  Apr 25, 4:28 PM
  

  Rueful, funny and wise, “The Salt of Life” is a comedy not of errors but of the tiniest of missteps.

• The water is chilly in this ‘Deep Blue Sea’

  Apr 25, 4:28 PM
  

  “The Deep Blue Sea” is a suffocating movie, and it’s meant to be.

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