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'Over the Moon' doesn't succeed in lifting Netflix into Disney's orbit

5 years 11 months ago
With Disney invading Netflix's streaming turf, turnabout is fair play, as "Over the Moon" overtly tries to emulate Disney animation without occupying its orbit. Although the movie is visually impressive, the Chinese-American co-production suffers from a too-thin story, built upon a heavy-handed message soaked in that oldest of Disney tropes: a dead mom.

'The Queen's Gambit' doesn't make all the right moves, but Anya Taylor-Joy does

5 years 11 months ago
If Anya Taylor-Joy is on the cusp of major stardom -- with a "Mad Max" prequel in her future, and "The New Mutants" and "Emma" in her recent past -- "The Queen's Gambit" should advance her several moves ahead. The tale of a troubled chess prodigy, Taylor-Joy's magnetic presence is enough reason to watch this handsome Netflix limited series, even if the seven-part production gets dragged out about three episodes too long.

'The Witches' brews up a weak remake of Roald Dahl's dark story

5 years 11 months ago
"The Witches" serves up a strange brew that doesn't work, but it's mildly fascinating for the reasons why, from the people responsible for making it to contrasting this movie with the graphic novel and 1990 film based on Roald Dahl's dark children's tale. The Warner Bros. release has been swept over to stream on HBO Max, which is probably where it rightfully belongs.

'Borat' sequel somehow still manages to serve up audacious surprises

5 years 11 months ago
Like any sequel, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" faces the challenge of what to do for an encore, 14 years and a big box-office haul later. Somehow, though, Sacha Baron Cohen hasn't lost the power to deliver audacious surprises, with enough explosive, not-suitable-for-anywhere laughs to power through the flatter patches this sort of exercise inevitably yields.
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