Adventure
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My Penguin Friend
There’s something radical about the old-fashioned approach of “My Penguin Friend.” It’s an earnest, crowd-pleasing family film – nothing snarky or self-referential, no on-the-nose…
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Borderlands
I have spent hundreds of hours in the worlds of Gearbox Software and 2K Games’ “Borderlands,” enraptured by its addictive…
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Harold and the Purple Crayon
As someone who venerates Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson’s 1955 hymn to the power of imagination, so highly…
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Hundreds of Beavers
“Hundreds of Beavers,” a boldly bizarre, nearly silent slapstick comedy about a 19th-century trapper doing battle with nature, exceeds expectations…
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Twisters
Aren’t movies of this summer spinning delightfully vintage vibes? Just collectively consider “Mad Max” offshoot “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” seeing…
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The Imaginary
Born from the still unbridled creativity of children, where an empty room and a random assortment of objects can inspire…
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Kalki 2898 – AD
There’s nothing original or particularly surprising about “Kalki 2898 AD,” a polished and expensive-looking Telugu-language Indian science-fiction adventure. This big-budget…
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Thelma
When you hear the premise of Josh Margolin’s feature debut, “Thelma,” you may think you know what the movie will…
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
The most gripping aspects of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” don’t even have to do with…
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The Marvels
It brings me absolutely no joy to report that “The Marvels” is terrible, and the worst film yet in the…
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