Grown moviegoers with a strong tolerance for mayhem will learn from the edgy creepy-kid tale “The Prodigy” (Orion), if they didn’t already know it, that the technical term for having different colored eyes is heterochromia.
Movie: ‘The Prodigy’
Movie – ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’
Everything is (still) awesome in “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” (Warner Bros.), a spirited and amusing sequel to 2014’s “The Lego Movie.”
Movie: ‘What Men Want’
“What Men Want” (Paramount) examines female empowerment and the constant mutual misunderstandings that beset the sexes. A somewhat high raunch factor, however, necessitates a restrictive rating.
Movie: ‘Miss Bala’
“Miss Bala” (Columbia), director Catherine Hardwicke’s remake of a well-received 2011 Spanish-language film, is meant to be the tale of an ordinary woman discovering her inner toughness when placed in extraordinary circumstances.
Movie ‘Gosnell’ lets the facts speak for themselves, director says
When actor-director Nick Searcy signed on to direct the 2018 film “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer,” he had no intention of turning the fact-based drama into a piece of propaganda.
Movie: ‘Serenity’
As anyone who has ever seen the 1944 film noir classic “Double Indemnity” will know, the answer is an emphatic yes. So much the worse for the cinematically flawed and ethically impoverished romantic thriller “Serenity” (Aviron).
Movie – ‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’
Who needs a roller coaster when you have “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” (Fox), a dizzying Japanese anime film and a headache-inducing assault on all the senses.
Movie: ‘Mary Queen of Scots’
Religion and politics make for a toxic brew in the highly spiced historical drama “Mary Queen of Scots” (Focus).