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Tweens in Trouble: 'Good Boys' Feels Like a 'Superbad' Reboot—and That Is Not a Bad Thing
It takes big balls to release a movie like Good Boys in today’s PC environment.
Kids in the film swear like sailors, unknowingly sniff anal beads and run across busy highways without looking both ways. I...
Not So Heroic: 'Brightburn,' About a Kid With Super Powers but Bad Intentions, Is Unoriginal but Entertaining
Lot of Gunns work on Brightburn , featuring a dark twist on a Superman-like mythos.
James Gunn (director of the Guardians of the Galaxy films) produces a script by brothers Brian and Mark Gunn. Young actor...
Battling Sexism in Movies: The First Women Under the Influence Goes Idyllwild Film Fest Uses Star Power to Promote Diversity
The town of Idyllwild on one September weekend will be taken over by a film festival that emphasizes diversity.
The inaugural Women Under the Influence Goes Idyllwild film festival, according to founde...
Disjointed 'Stories': A Collection of Scary Tales for Kids Is Turned Into a Disappointing but Visually Compelling Film
Alvin Schwartz’s collection of short horror stories for kids gets a big-screen adaptation with Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark , directed by André Ovredal and produced by Guillermo del Toro.
The origin...
Home Video Review: Casey Affleck's Post-Apocalyptic Thriller Feels Too Familiar, but Is Saved Somewhat by Strong Performances
Casey Affleck writes, directs and stars in Light of My Life , a cross between The Road, Leave No Trace and The Stand . While the film feels a little too familiar, it rises above the unoriginality in its thi...
Not So Fast, but Funny: While the Film Is Too Long, 'Hobbs and Shaw' Is a Blast
While the poster for Hobbs and Shaw declares it is presented by Fast and Furious , it has very little in common with that franchise other than the participation of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, repris...
Home Video Review: 'Skin' Does a Fine Job of Telling the True Tale of a Former White Supremacist Who Sought Redemption
White supremacist Bryon Widner (Jamie Bell), after being raised on a doctrine of hate in a skinhead camp, has a change of heart when he finds love with a single mother (Danielle Macdonald).
Of course, ...
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