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'Raya and the Last Dragon' mixes a serious message with its animated action

5 years 6 months ago
The latest Disney animated adventure can be seen two ways: "Raya and the Last Dragon" offers another bold female lead from an underrepresented group and cute (in one case magical) sidekicks, embarking on a stirring quest. The deeper message, however, involves the toll that division and distrust inflicts on a mythical kingdom, which gives the otherwise pretty-good movie a rather timely hook.

'Boss Level' is just an ultra-violent 'Groundhog Day' that's unexpectedly fun

5 years 6 months ago
At first, "Boss Level" seems as familiar and derivative as it is unnecessary -- basically just an insanely-violent version of "Groundhog Day," with Frank Grillo caught in a time loop and trying to fight his way out of it. Stick with it, though, and the Hulu movie sort of grows on you, mindless fun that finds the comic absurdities in its protagonist's highly repetitive plight.

'WandaVision' caps off Marvel's version of a love story in an emotional finale

5 years 6 months ago
If "The Mandalorian" is the "Star Wars" version of a western, "WandaVision" was, finally, Marvel's take on a love story. Yet in keeping with the company's interconnected universe, the finale of the Disney+ show also planted seeds that will bear fruit in future movies, cementing the streaming service's ability to effectively add to those building blocks.

'Coming 2 America' brings Eddie Murphy back, riding a wave of nostalgia

5 years 7 months ago
"Coming 2 America" was clearly designed to be crowd-pleasing back when crowds were possible, and as such it's among the few movies redirected from theaters to streaming that have genuinely lost something because of it. That said, it's still a good deal of fun, reassembling old faces from the 1988 original while adding plenty of new ones.
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