Our Brand Is Crisis movie review: unearned (and unneeded) sentiment
A protagonist who revels in the sheer cynicism of her job gets a sentimental redemption out of nowhere; Sandra Bullock’s comedic chops are undercut by it.
Month: January 2016
Where Are the Women? The 33
Women wait, and wail, while men struggle to survive and other men struggle to rescue them.
The 33 movie review: swallowed up by the earth
A missed opportunity to tell what should be a captivating real-life disaster tale that is instead plodding, scattershot, and lacking in dramatic impetus.
London videos: Circus of Light at Lumiere London
In the big plaza called Granary Square, near King’s Cross, the Circus of Light was projected onto a former warehouse.
London photos: “ice floes” at Lumiere London
In the fountain in Trafalgar Square.
London photos: the flying men at Lumiere London
In St. James’s Square, off Piccadilly, there were flying men.
London video: elephant on Regent Street at Lumiere London
The elephant up in the arcade on Regent Street was marvelous.
The 5th Wave movie review: disaster movie, in more ways than one
Lazy and trite, with a passive protagonist. It’s as if no one here understands the appeal of the postapocalyptic YA genre it is attempting to piggyback on.
Ride Along 2 movie review: don’t get in this car
Dubious police procedures, by-the-numbers buddy-cop-comedy shenanigans, and characters who hate one another, none of which is as fun as it sounds.
Lost in Karastan movie review: lost indeed
Snarky humor and a wonderfully put-upon Matthew Macfadyen are the best reasons to see a satire that ultimately seems to forget where it was heading.
