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'The Little Things' brings a big dose of star power to a grim crime thriller

5 years 8 months ago
"The Little Things" is actually based on a screenplay written in the 1990s, and those dark roots show, in a psychological crime thriller that notably resembles a relic of that era, "Seven." Grindingly slow, the best one can say is that the movie keeps the audience off balance, while offering a big dose of star power in the Oscar-winning trio of Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto.

Cloris Leachman's secret gift

5 years 8 months ago
When I tell you that Cloris Leachman, who died Wednesday at age 94, was one of the greatest American actors, don't arch your eyebrow, writes Gene Seymour. She could be hilarious, but also complex, raw and restrained to make an abandoned forest cry-- and make the bluntest, most forsaken object seem human.

'Resident Alien' casts Alan Tudyk as an E.T. who can't go home

5 years 8 months ago
Turning a concept as old as "My Favorite Martian" into something fresh and funny isn't easy, but "Resident Alien" somehow manages that, fueled by its dark, offbeat tone and Alan Tudyk's otherworldly skill playing the title character as a stranger in his own skin. Regular twists also help, in a serialized dramedy that turns the Dark Horse comic into a wonderfully addictive series.
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