Why praise a movie that panders, with a symbolic pat on the head, to the audience it is supposed to empower?
Tag: Brie Larson
“The Glass Castle”
Familial dysfunction hits its peak in “The Glass Castle,” a sprawling tale of growing up poverty-stricken in the rural West Virginia mountains.
“Free Fire”
Wheatley does bring some heavy ammunition, but his film fails to measure up as either an action tour de force, genre thriller, or a commentary on gun culture.
“Kong: Skull Island”
All of this dazzling spectacle serves as a flashy distraction from the thin story and flat acting, but this is a wildly entertaining movie that breathes life into the Kong franchise.
