Movie Reviews

What do you get when you combine composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen Sondheim, playwright Arthur Laurents and choreographer Jerome Robbins, then throw director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner into the mix?

Several stage works by composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who died Nov. 26 at age 91, have been adapted for the screen over the years.

An urgent call to action to address global warming, the 90-minute movie premieres Monday, Nov. 29, on Amazon Prime.

“The Wheel of Time” moves, unfortunately, at a snail’s pace in a ponderous new fantasy series overstuffed with familiar-looking wizards, warriors and monsters.

Is “House of Gucci” (MGM) the real article or a trashy knock-off? Whether considered artistically or morally, the answer would have to be, something in between.

In 2002, director Paul W. S. Anderson presided over the first big-screen adaptation of the zombie-themed videogame series “Resident Evil.”

Will viewers be charmed by “Encanto” (Disney)? For the most part, the answer is probably yes, though this vivacious animated musical does include content that could be of concern for the parents of impressionable kids.

Will Smith aces it in “King Richard” (Warner Bros.).