The latest from Disney posits a magical house, in a magical Colombian town, populated by magical people save one. Mirabel (voiced by Stephanie Beatriz) is a misfit, who, unlike Marilyn Munster, is destined to rely on human aptitude rather than hoodoo to save her family and humanity as we know …
The latest from Disney posits a magical house, in a magical town populated by magical people save one. Mirabel is a misfit, the Marilyn Munster of Encanto, destined to save her family and humanity as we know it.
In an overlong prologue, a generic fairy-tale princess, rendered in a pastiche of old-time Disney animation, is dispatched by a generic wicked witch to "a place where there are no happily-ever-afters," namely modern-day Manhattan in live action, whither she's soon followed by her betrothed prince, a CG chipmunk, and a …
An attempt to horn in on the E.M. Forster concession: inhibited Britishers "opening up" in balmy Italy. (The original novelist in this case is the considerably less stellar Elizabeth von Arnim.) The drizzly gray color seems appropriate enough for the opening scenes in London, but the image -- resolutely "stylish" …
A comedy about, and for, the present-day teenage Neanderthal. But not with. Sean Astin and Pauly Shore are a bit long in the tooth for the Encino High seniors who dig up a block of ice in the backyard with a living caveman -- don't ask how -- inside it. …
In miles at least, Werner Herzog has never travelled farther in search of a lunatic fringe: the dwellers in Antarctica, the bottom of the globe. His wide-angled camera finds some interesting interview subjects, “dreamers,” misfits, seekers, in addition to interesting nature footage: underwater beneath the ice, at the rim of …
Brilliant young tactician Ender Wiggin is called upon to defend earth from nasty foreign invaders — and you know what they say about what makes the the best defense. Not for nothing does space commander Harrison Ford say that "What we need is a Julius Caesar, a Napoleon." But while …
A lo-fi gem from Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (they star and co-direct, and Benson writes) about brothers Justin and Aaron, damaged escapees from a San Diego back country cult/commune, caught in a toxic dynamic. Justin is the controlling, protective older brother who saved them, while frustrated younger brother Aaron …
We open in mid-misfortune: Chris (Nicholas Hamilton) is in the passenger seat, three beers to the wind, his designated driver girlfriend Riley (Alexandra Shipp) texting behind the wheel, and two oncoming cars screeching along on their way to put an end to love. At least in this world. Survivor’s guilt …
The captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade causes the death of a suspect and is sentenced to prison. After being released, he insists on tracking fugitives without any official involvement or authorization. Starring Chen Li and Yi Zhang.