(USA) Audiences aren’t new to the zombie apocalypse—we’ve been prepped. Whether it’s hiding out in a farmhouse while the world turns into brain-munchers, or waking up from a coma in a deserted capital, horror fans are ready to face the undead. Brad Pitt’s globe...
(USA) Up until now, we’ve accepted Jaden Smith because of his awesome dad. This must be the first time a Hollywood heavyweight has presented their offspring to us, like Rafiki lifting Simba up on that big rock in “The Lion King.” The first time the two played father-son roles was...
(Australia) So here’s a true story for you: an Aboriginal Australian girl group goes from being booed at small-town talent shows to becoming glittering stars who perform for US troops in Vietnam. Sounds like the perfect movie. But while this stage-play-turned-movie-musical gives us a range of...
(USA) If you liked the first movie, you’ll like this movie. Which first movie? Well, if you’re unaware of existing “Star Trek” lore and have only just jumped on the bandwagon with J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot, you’ll like this flick. On the other hand, if you’...
(USA) The first problem with the “Snitch” is that I kept waiting for Dwayne Johnson to Hulk-out and turn into The Rock. Yes, we should all learn to let go, but it’s difficult when the ex-WWE wrestling star chooses to maintain his He-Man frame, in a role where you’re meant to...
Will someone please, please stop Hollywood from turning Stephenie Meyer’s books into films. From vampires and werewolves to aliens and their strong-female-opponents, Meyer (that “writer” who brought us the “Twilight” “series”) has a way of pillaging badass...
(USA) Action/Sci-fi. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Melissa Leo. Category IIA. 126 minutes. Opened Apr 11.
This year’s blockbuster season is kicking off with—what else—a Tom Cruise-fueled sci-fi flick. It...
(Denmark) Drama. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm. Category III. 116 minutes. Opened Apr 11.
The close-knit townsfolk of Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s “The Hunt” are under the impression that...
