Movies David Gordon Green’s Halloween Is Mostly Scary for the Wrong Reasons By Todd Jorgenson | 5 days ago Just ignore those last nine sequels and reboots. Forty years later, this new follow-up to John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic can't conjure the same scares.
Movies Different Attitude, Same Result for Hapless Humans Facing The Predator By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago This attempt to introduce a more tongue-in-cheek approach to the material fails in part because it indulges in the same action clichés it seeks to satirize.
Movies Escape Room: The Papillon Remake Plays It Too Safe By Todd Jorgenson | 2 months ago This stylish retelling of the 1973 Steve McQueen-Dustin Hoffman vehicle seems mostly unnecessary, a well-crafted epic that's more exhausting than exciting.
Movies The Dystopian Fantasy Darkest Minds Isn’t Worth Thinking About By Todd Jorgenson | 3 months ago All setup and no payoff, this adaptation of the popular novel features familiar thematic ideas and marks a transparent attempt to launch another YA franchise.
Movies Tepid Journalism Drama Shock and Awe Is Neither Shocking Nor Awesome By Todd Jorgenson | 3 months ago This earnest but heavy-handed period piece chronicles a worthwhile true-life account of investigative reporting in the face of post-Sept. 11 public outcry.
Movies Despite a Great Cast, the Latest Adaptation of The Seagull Doesn’t Take Flight By Todd Jorgenson | 5 months ago It’s so difficult to sympathize with this self-absorbed collection of stuffy artistic types regardless of the language or the setting.
Movies Turn the Page: Book Club Is Not Worthy of Discussion By Todd Jorgenson | 5 months ago Four legendary leading ladies can only do so much to elevate a flat comedy with a generic message about sassy seniors making the most of their golden years.
Movies Amy Schumer Sermonizes About Body Shaming in the Wrinkly I Feel Pretty By Todd Jorgenson | 6 months ago Despite some worthwhile sentiment, when you dig beneath the surface of this gimmicky female-empowerment comedy, the screenplay needs a makeover.
Movies Hamm Can’t Solve Decades of Political Strife in Beirut By Todd Jorgenson | 7 months ago Although it provides modest insight, this muddled and formulaic thriller tends to oversimplify the sociopolitical conflicts in its titular setting.
Movies The Crowd-Pleasing Comedy Love, Simon Fails to Dig Deeper By Todd Jorgenson | 7 months ago By adhering to coming-of-age formula and relying on plot contrivances, it downplays the internal struggles of its closeted protagonist.
Movies Why A Wrinkle in Time Might Leave You Looking at Your Watch By Todd Jorgenson | 8 months ago The visual resplendence outpaces the emotional pull in Ava DuVernay's ambitious but overwrought adaptation of the classic Madeleine L'Engle fantasy novel.
Movies Lawrence Grows Up, But Red Sparrow Remains Grounded By Todd Jorgenson | 8 months ago Her performance as a sultry Russian spy is the most appealing element of this mostly familiar, ultraviolent thriller about lingering Cold War hostilities.
