Silly; as it’s meant to be. This version’s entertainment focuses on Dr. Strange (Bill Hader) who is claiming that there was a mix-up at Wednesday’s (Chloe Grace Moretz) birth and that she is actually his daughter. “Isn’t it obvious?” he says; she clearly has inherited his scientific talents. This seems to play into Wednesday’s recent plans where—she being […]
“Jon Carter,” “Van Helsing,” “Scorpion King,” “Jupiter Ascending,” provide great company for “It Chapter Two;” another disappointing, big-budget studio release. Full disclosure, I wasn’t a fan of the 2017 remake, but this bloated sequel is far worse. The most obvious problem is the entirely unnecessary three-hour running time. The decision to regurgitate much of the plot from
The BFG seemed to capture children’s interest and attention in the screening I attended, and there was applause at the end. Noises I heard from kids during the film seemed more like they were engaged and involved rather than restless, despite the almost-2-hour production. I got the impression they were following the BFG’s malapropisms as