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‘Strangers’ dangers blunted by horror cliches, dumbness

By Dann Gire
May 16, 2024 4:37 pm - Renny Harlin’s generic, jump-scary horror tale “The Strangers: Chapter 1” can be viewed two ways. One, as a stylish, technically proficient horror story. Two, as a nihilistic and manipulative formula slasher movie pushing the envelope of dumbness to near comic extremes.
Imperfect but charming: ‘IF’ may have us all checking under beds for our old friends

By JOCELYN NOVECK
May 15, 2024 10:29 pm - Writing and directing (and acting in, and producing) his new kids’ movie, “IF,” John Krasinski is doing his best to craft a story that works organically no matter the age, with universal themes — imagination, fear, memory — that just hit different depending on who you are.
Amy Winehouse story flattened in frustrating biopic ‘Back to Black’

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 15, 2024 2:22 pm - “Back to Black” as a movie is a tame and mediocre affair. A conventionally told biopic about a talented artist — Amy Winehouse — who became famous, struggled with drugs, depression and bulimia, and died early.
‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns at the box office with $56.5 million opening

By ANDREW DALTON
May 13, 2024 7:59 am - “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters.
What to stream this week: Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘American Fiction’

By The Associated Press
May 11, 2024 11:29 am - Billie Eilish’s third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” and the return of “Bridgerton” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
It’s summer movie time: Virtually all the films coming to theaters and streaming from May to Labor Day

May 10, 2024 9:46 am - Are you ready for some movies this summer? There’s action-adventure, romance, horror, franchises and more populating theaters and streaming services from May through Labor Day. You just have to know where to look.
Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt deserve more than Netflix’s ‘Mother of the Bride’

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 09, 2024 7:36 am - “Mother of the Bride,” now streaming on Netflix, wonders what might happen if you find out a few days before the wedding that your kid (Miranda Cosgrove) is marrying the offspring of the guy who broke your heart. That’s what happens to Brooke Shields’ Lana.
‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ finds a new hero and will blow your mind

By MARK KENNEDY
May 08, 2024 2:56 pm - Fans of the “Planet of the Apes” franchise may still be mourning the 2017 death of Caesar, the first smart chimp and the charismatic ape leader. Not to worry: He haunts the next episode, the thrilling, visually stunning “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”
Bold, audacious ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ explores fandom, identity and the way we remember

By JOCELYN NOVECK
May 09, 2024 12:09 pm - Something about the detail and clarity with which Jane Schoenbrun evokes ’90s suburbia in “I Saw the TV Glow” makes you remember growing up there — even if you didn’t. But that’s the thing about memory, isn’t it? It can be distorting.
Nature and human nature mingle in the beguiling ‘Evil Does Not Exist’

By JAKE COYLE
May 09, 2024 12:09 pm - The first images of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist” are looking upward at tree branches against the sky while we move slowly through the forest. It’s a sign of what’s to come in a movie that asks plenty of questions about how we interact with nature.

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