Downspout Based solely on what he created in Downsizing, Alexander Payne must hate everything. Billed as a quirky comedy about tiny people living in a tiny world, Downsizing instead …
Despised The first Despicable Me released to theaters in 2010. An audience for Illumination’s work skews young, making Despicable Me 3’s bizarre affection for ‘80s nostalgia out of place. …
Steak Night There’s an egregious inconsistency to Sausage Party: Either the food’s packaging is alive or the food itself is. The answer isn’t consistent. And if it’s the food, …
Argumentative Overcompensating and certainly curious, Paul Fieg resets Ghostbusters’ lore with only a fizzling pop rather than a bang. A few moments work – particularly some of the action …
Internet Foolishness Bloated and heavy in senseless visual effects sequences, this remake has few smarts – it’s outright childish and demeaning, sad considering the possibilities it presents. A timid …
Disco Boogie Mark Whatney is a tough one. He survives years on a desolate planet – alone – while using improvisation for survival. While the book was a tale …
Matt Damon Looks at Earth with Envious Eyes Inspiring and playful, The Martian is the least cynical of Hollywood’s space epics. Trapped astronaut Mark Watney’s (Matt Damon) bright demeanor …
Welcome to Meh Kristen Wiig plays a women with borderline personality disorder, starring in an absurd, narcissistic television show paid for with her lucky (but not lucky) lottery winnings. …