Daily Archives: September 29, 2023

It’s a match made in movie heaven, or so one would think. Apply the twee stylings of America’s most precious and airlessly droll filmmaker, Wes Anderson, to the darkly comic fiction of Britain’s frightener of children, Roald Dahl. “The Wonderful … Continue reading →

An “institute” that’s developed a “test to make the bond of love grow stronger.” Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White and Luke Wilson star in this Oct. 27 release, coming to Apple TV+ shortly thereafter. Love that cast.

Some entertaining truck stunts are the chief recommendation of “Overhaul,” a big rig racing, big-rig hijacking thriller from Brazil. This “Around the World With Netflix” outing is a “Fast and Furious” knock-off with dull characters, generic situations and little that … Continue reading →

How does this Nov. 22 Mouse House offering sound to you, look to you? “Bland beyond belief” was my first take on it, seeing this trailer in front of “The Creator” last night. “Cutesy” Happy Meal toy characters. Generic story … Continue reading →

The timing could not be more perfect for a thriller flipping the current AI debate on its head, an updating of everything “Blade Runner,””A.I.” and “The Terminator” wrestled with in action epic form. “The Creator” is derivative, but inventively so, … Continue reading →