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Christopher Lawrence

Christopher Lawrence is the movie critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Effects, plot just two reasons to see this year’s best sequel
 

Oh, sure, they’re adorable when they’re little, wearing tiny outfits, learning sign language and scampering about the house like itty-bitty Parkour experts. Then, the next thing you know, they’re all grown up and taking the world by storm in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”

Opening Friday: Get ready to go ape

Here’s a look at this week’s new movies, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “The Grand Seduction” and “Third Person.”

Halle Berry blasts off in CBS’ ‘Extant’

Astronaut Molly Woods just returned from a 13-month solo mission in space, but she didn’t return alone. She’s pregnant. Somebody’s got some ’splainin’ to do!

McCarthy adds to gallery of unkempt characters in ‘Tammy’

At this rate, we’re probably only a couple of movies away from seeing Melissa McCarthy play a feral clump of sweatpants and greasy hair, living under a bridge and scaring small children.

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‘Snowpiercer’ is best action movie so far this summer

Starring Chris “Captain America” Evans, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton and Octavia Spencer, the South Korean movie filmed in the Czech Republic is bonkers in the absolute best way possible.

‘The Rover’: Who knew Robert Pattinson could act?

It’s a small performance in a small film. But there are enough moments to let the “Twilight” star’s talent sparkle like a certain vampire in the sunlight.

‘Noted firearms enthusiast’ Jillette gets new TV show

The Rio headliner will host Sportsman Channel’s “Camp Stew,” a 10-episode series showcasing “some of the craziest outdoor videos ever recorded.”

Raise a glass to the return of ‘Drunk History’

The Comedy Central series is hopefully the only place you’ll ever see the words “ ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic as Adolf Hitler.”

 
‘Obvious Child’ bravely takes on abortion, focuses on passion and pathos

You’re reading this because Paramount wouldn’t show me “Transformers: Age of Extinction.” That’s not necessarily a bad thing, considering there’s virtually no way Michael Bay’s latest toy catalog could be as distinctive or surprising as the indie comedy, “Obvious Child.”

 
Opening Friday: Autobots, abortion and EDC

Here’s a look at this week’s new movies: “The German Doctor,” “Obvious Child,” “Transformers: Age of Extinction” and “Under the Electric Sky.”

NBC’s ‘Taxi Brooklyn’: Don’t hail this cab

An NYPD detective teams with a French cabdriver to solve crimes. This is something that really exists on an American TV network.

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