Upon exiting Aladdin, the need to issue an APB for the Hatfield filmmaker, who we used to know, was immediate and intense. No whole new world was seen, and in its stead was a walled dead-end to stop R…
The Grudge Movie Review: Awkward genre entry and weak brand exercise
The ochre tint that brings the grime. Gore seems galore. R from the MPAA. The “R” in the title is reddened. What a campaign to prove that everything will crumble in the face of Takashi Shimizu’s (two …
The Aeronauts Movie Review: Jaw-dropping mid-air flourishes keep the bumpy balloon together
“My, my, is the octane in this flight high or what?” is a question raised often throughout this at-altitude Felicity Jones—Eddie Redmayne reunion, not as husband-and-wife but as pilot-and-passenger (s…
Mickey and the Bear Movie Review: A familial strife that touches and brims with realness
A bevy of animals reside in Annabelle Attanasio’s debut feature. Anaconda, Montana is the setting. The high school’s sports team has a copperhead in its logo. Some dedicated close-ups of taxiderm…
The Current War Movie Review: Entertainment when it can be, and should have been, edutainment
Martin Scorsese may not dig superhero films, but he has superpowers — one among them is allowing The Current War to turn on all the light bulbs in its reel. A short recap of events: Director Alfonso G…
Rattlesnake Movie Review: Compact, but steady, moral thriller from Netflix
Why, of course, life bites — and the mark can be distressing! Just ask Katrina Ridgeway (Carmen Ejogo), the subject of interest in this year’s final “Netflix and Chills” entry, a cross-country Arizoni…
‘Eli’ Movie Review: Great scares detected in this stilted boy’s system
What is to us an irradiated world is blue skies, sunshine and green grass to Eli Miller (Charlie Shotwell). Should he walk around without his blue hazmat suit, or when said suit has a dime-sized rip, …