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I Play Rocky Movie Review: Ippolito Is Superb, but the Film Pulls Its Punches

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Verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. I Play Rocky tells one of Hollywood’s greatest underdog stories — how a broke, unknown actor named Sylvester Stallone refused to sell his Rocky script unless he could star in it himself — and it does so with enormous heart, a star-making lead performance, and a frustrating reluctance to … Read more

Verity Movie Review: Anne Hathaway’s Gothic Thriller Splits Critics but Wins the Crowd

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Verdict: 3/5 — A pulpy, handsomely mounted erotic thriller that never quite commits to the campy fun its premise promises, carried almost entirely by Anne Hathaway’s feral commitment. Audiences are devouring it; critics are wincing. Both are right. Director Michael Showalter Writer Nick Antosca, based on Colleen Hoover’s novel Cast Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh … Read more