The 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s novel “It” was a forgettable 192-minute mini-series. The director of throw-away horror flick “Mama”, Andy Muscheitti re-envisions the cult classic along with a variety of screenwriters, including Cary Fukunaga (“Beasts of No Nation”) who was originally selected as the director. Putting aside the more dramatic cinematic adaptions of King, […]
Colin Trevorrow’s follow up to “Jurassic World”, his non tentpole picture before “Star Wars Episode XI” (2019), takes him back to “Safety Not Guaranteed” territory. Despite appearances, “The Book of Henry” still functions within Trevorrow’s fantasy repertoire. The closest thematic resemblance here would be the 1992 flick “Radio Flyer”. The script abandons predictable narrative structure,
Midnight Special answers the question of what a “Jeff Nichols film” might look like on a larger budget. “It’s still a Jeff Nichols film,” he said at the packed North American premiere at SXSW. He wasn’t kidding, there are major notes from his two previous films Mud and one of my all-time favorites Take