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Tom Tangney
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Despite an A-list cast ‘Freeheld’ doesn’t do true story justice
Tom Tangney | October 9, 2015 7:41 am"Freeheld," a film about the denial of benefits to a same-sex couple, wears its heart on its sleeve but that sleeve is so threadbare the… -
‘The Martian’ is perfect recruitment ad for NASA
Tom Tangney | October 2, 2015 9:17 am"The Martian" is a hugely entertaining sci-fi adventure story about, of all things, problem solving. -
Review trifecta: ‘Maze Runner,’ ‘Black Mass,’ ‘Everest’
Tom Tangney | September 18, 2015 10:36 amThree big movies are opening on the same day in a battle to become the fall season blockbuster hit. -
‘A Walk in the Woods’ more like a leisurely stroll
Tom Tangney | September 3, 2015 3:43 pm"A Walk in the Woods" is really more like meanderings with two 80-year-old men. -
‘Mistress America’ offers endearing struggles that will leave you laughing
Tom Tangney | August 27, 2015 3:55 pmFor the second time this year, writer/director Noah Baumbach finds great humor, even farce, in a close look at generational divides. -
Movie review: ‘American Ultra’ smokes late-summer competition
Tom Tangney | August 20, 2015 1:00 pm"American Ultra" stands out of the usual pack of late-summer flops as a solid film about one "stoned" cold killer. -
Jemaine Clement stars in heart-warming ‘People Places Things’
Tom Tangney | August 7, 2015 2:26 pmJemaine Clement is back with a star turn in the American indie called "People Places Things," which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. -
‘The End of the Tour’ is half of a great movie
Tom Tangney | August 6, 2015 5:23 pmIt's refreshing to see a movie daring enough to be only about two guys just talking, too bad one of them isn't up to the… -
Expect more boom than plot in ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’
Tom Tangney | July 31, 2015 5:39 amThe Mission Impossible movies have landed on a hit formula, a formula that's proved so popular there's little motivation to deviate from it. -
‘Ant-Man’ too small to work without Avengers colony
Tom Tangney | July 17, 2015 8:01 am"Ant-Man" is as diminutive a Marvel movie as you might guess from its title.