August Rush comes dangerously close to being too feel-good for its own good, but the dynamic trio of strong performances, magical imagery and nonstop music prevails.
We’ve seen American Gangster’s roots plenty—as recently as The Departed and as far back as Scarface—but between its formidable acting duo and story in need of retelling, there’s plenty here to intrigue.
Not a Dave Chappelle fan? Stay away from his Block Party, because it might force you to switch teams. The other 99.9 percent of the world will be in Chappelle heaven: the musical dream team is sublime, with an even better MC---that is, Master of Charisma... If only the film was longer!