Mother Mary ends up ringing hollow, as scene after scene unravels with unnecessarily heightened dialogue, and the core relationship between the titular Lady Gaga-esque artist (Hathaway) and her dressmaker (Coel) never coheres. No matter how many bold colours and theatrical scene transitions are thrown at us, the basic information we need to help us sympathize with the characters is held at a remove.
Read MoreI’m probably among the ideal adult audience members for a movie based on those games. I recently played through both Galaxy re-releases for Nintendo Switch, so I was primed for any of the visual references the studio would include. And visuals are definitely where The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is at its strongest. But no matter how ready I was to see games I knew so well get blown up on a big screen, the movie struggles on a story level at every turn.
Read More“Am I smart?!?” is one of the first things Ryan Gosling’s character in Project Hail Mary yells out when he wakes up from an induced coma. It’s the opening sequence of the movie, and Ryland Grace (Gosling) finds himself, unshaven and amnesiac, aboard a spaceship heading for the star system of Tau Ceti. He’s not quite sure why he’s there but he knows he’s scared, alone, and on a mission of some kind.
Read MoreBautista in particular has spent the last few years of his career looking for opportunities to challenge himself with roles that balance dramatic heft with his undeniable tough-guy image. Momoa, meanwhile, is happy to coast with a version of his Aquaman character, knocking people around and guzzling as much Guinness as his brand ambassador deal can get him.
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