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The Film Yap’s Weekly Reviews

Wondering what to check out in theaters this weekend or during spring break? The Film Yap’s Christopher Lloyd runs down the list!• The Divergent Series: Allegiant

The latest YA book-to-movie adaptation falters in its third outing, with Shailene Woodley bouncing between being Earth’s savior and temptations from dreamy boys.”

• The Bronze

Melissa Rauch shines in this foul-mouthed comedy she also co-wrote about a nasty has-been Olympic gymnast – think Tonya Harding meets “Fargo” Chief Marge Gunderson – milking her small-town fame to the last drop.”

• Hello, My Name Is Doris

This indie star vehicle for Sally Field has her playing a mousy sixtysomething woman who falls for a coworker half her age. A sweet-and-sour comedy.”

• Miracles from Heaven

Jennifer Garner plays the mother of a young girl who is miraculously cured of a rare disorder, and struggles in sharing that experience with a skeptical world.”

• Knight of Cups

In the latest metaphysical musing from Terrence Malick, Christian Bale plays a hedonistic writer having a series of romantic encounters with six different women in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Because it’s so hard being an artist!”

• Only Yesterday

A new subtitled reissue of the classic 1991 Japanese anime film about a young office drone whose journey to the countryside make her reminisce about growing up.

• The Big Short – Buy It

Simultaneously incredibly funny and super angry, this Oscar-winning exploration of the bursting of the real estate bubble uses its ensemble cast to maximum effect. Buy It!”

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