Elephants really can fly in Disney’s Dumbo remake
Dumbo is the first movie box to roll off Disney’s fast-movie assembly line transforming classic cartoons into live-action blockbusters. But will it please purists who loved the original classic?
Leigh Paatsch
Five horror flicks to scare yourself silly
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What you need to watch this weekend
Rocky fans are in for a treat with the entire movie collection available for streaming, along with an Expendables for the thinking man movie and an exquisitely composed period romantic drama that’s a must-see.
Triple Frontier a deep-thinking run-gun-and-stun affair
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