Stephen King introduces a group of RV-driving New Age vampires, led by a bolero-topped seductress who goes by the name Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson). But rather than let his sustenance-seeking pseudo-family get blood under their fingernails, King has them vape the “shine” out of their victims. The cult lures …
Hey, kids! Wanna watch the same doggy die four times? It started so adorably, what with lovable ol’ Bailey devouring the cucumbers that cover the eyes of his girl’s (Kathryn Prescott) tanned-and-tippling single mother (Betty Gilpin). After Pooch #1 hightails it to that big fireplug in the sky, and the …
Separated from her owner, Bella, a mixed-breed mistakenly labeled a pitbull by the mean old Denver dog catcher, travels 400 miles for the inevitable tearful reunion. Bryce Dallas Howard gives voice to Bella’s thoughts in a manner that’s bound to endear both young and old. Her director, Charles Martin Smith …
It’s the rare biopic that’s bound to leave a stronger impression on viewers than any of the subject’s actual offerings. It has also been a long time since an Eddie Murphy film had generated this much excitement. Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski have gifted Murphy with the film of …
Having grown up on Hugh Lofting’s novels, the prospect of Robert Downey hanging up his Marvel warrior vines long enough to play the legendary British physician and universal champion of animal rights piqued my curiosity. The miasmic universe that plays out is one that instead envisions Dr. John Dolittle as …
What an uncomfortably odd experience it is being the only one in the auditorium not in on the joke. Prior to last Saturday morning’s packed kiddie show, the closest I had come to Dora the Explorer was when her costumed likeness — making the rounds at the San Diego Latino …
Early on in this upstairs-downstairs story built around the King and Queen of England’s overnight visit to the titular country estate, a kitchen girl tells a footman to get the soufflés upstairs before they collapse. A soufflé is a light and airy confection of unvaryingly smooth consistency, and so is …
Playing in conjunction with the 2019 Hola Mexico Film Festival Tour.
The artistry and emotion inherent in Walt Disney’s original is lost on goth babysitter Tim Burton’s pixelated pachyderm. Half the time, Dumbo stands around looking like a pair of soaked fireplace hand-bellows parked in a corner and left to dry. Burton’s decision to mute the animals and instead focus on …
Newcomer Andrew Slater is credited with directing and co-writing what is ostensibly a documentary tribute to the influential Laurel Canyon music scene of the ‘60s. Alas, this is as much a Jakob Dylan vanity project as it is a documentary. Jakob hosts! Jakob sings! Jakob produces! Be it a soft …
Television writ large.