“Smallfoot” delivers a bright, positive message about curiosity and asking questions for younger audiences, a soundtrack full of catchy tunes, and lots of fall-down-go-boom style humor.
Once again, the Wachowskis dare to dream big and deliver dazzling visuals in “Jupiter Ascending”, but compared to other genre-defining space opera of our time, this one’s tone deaf.
In every measurable way, “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” is a vast improvement over the film it serves as a sequel to, 2009’s “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.” It’s a genuinely fun, well-directed and well-paced action yarn that should make adult movie goers happy while still selling plenty of toys.
“Side Effects” is well-acted, elegantly shot, and riveting through its first hour, but after one or two too many plot twists in the film’s later acts, the whole thing feels entirely too clever for its own good.
Thanks to an excellent cast and a script that gives equal, honest weight to the whole range of emotions and scenarios that people might imagine when they think about high school reunions, “10 Years” is engrossing, enjoyable, and at all times genuine.