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'Slumberland' strands Jason Momoa in a nightmare of a movie

3 years 10 months ago
A movie about dreams becomes the stuff of nightmares in Netflix's utterly misguided "Slumberland," an attempt to build a sprawling fantasy adventure from the bones of the early-20th-century newspaper comic strip. Most notable as a vehicle for Jason Momoa, this wannabe spectacle from "The Hunger Games" director Francis Lawrence serves up lots of special effects desperately in search of a story.

'Bones and All' serves up a strange stew with its fine young cannibals love story

3 years 10 months ago
"Bones and All" mashes up a lot of genres, coupled with the promise of a "Call Me By Your Name" mini-reunion of director Luca Guadagnino and Timothée Chalamet, until now the star less likely to appear in a story with the word "cannibal" in it. A road movie about youthful flesh-eaters finding love (the title "Fine Young Cannibals" comes to mind), it's a strange and intriguing but ultimately unsatisfying stew.

Mike Birbiglia's Broadway show explores life's big questions with big laughs

3 years 10 months ago
At one point during Mike Birbiglia's new Broadway show, "The Old Man and The Pool," he jokingly scolds the audience for laughing over a story about the death of a man in a YMCA pool. He stares, he admonishes, he reminds the crowd what, exactly, they're laughing at. And then he pauses. The crowd can't stop laughing. One after another, someone's howl becomes contagious, and the laughter keeps going for several minutes as Birbiglia watches.

Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds try their hands (and feet) at musical comedy in 'Spirited'

3 years 10 months ago
For those wondering who would build a giant holiday musical-comedy around Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, the "produced by Will Ferrell" credit provides a helpful clue. "Spirited" tries turning "A Christmas Carol" on its head, and while it's big and boisterous, the movie (hitting theaters before Apple TV+) isn't consistently irreverent enough to feel like much more than a streaming stocking stuffer.
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