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May 17, 2024 · WokeWoke-O-MeterBased. IF's heart is in the right place, but it suffers from a painfully underdeveloped and ever-so-slowly-moving plot that could have made for a sweet 30-minute short film, characters that were nearly as intangible as the IFs themselves, and an almost oppressively sweet and repetitive score (seriously, you will have diabetes by ...
May 15, 2024 · He's the kind of all-American aw-shucks new dad who dipped his toe into the horror genre, and now wants to make a fun movie that his children can watch. The results, such as they are, play out like a half-baked live-action adaptation of a Pixar picture, from the "Monsters, Inc"-like structure of the IF world and the dramedic coming-of-age tales ...
May 17, 2024 · Movie Review: IF. 00:00 / 02:00. Twelve-year-old Bea is having a tough go of things. You see, she lost her mom when she was little, and now her dad is sick, too. And he has to have an operation at the same New York City hospital that Bea’s mom was in. It’s good that Bea’s grandmother lives nearby, so Bea can stay with her.
7 hours ago · “The Watchers” is the first film directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan, the 24-year-old daughter of M. Night Shyamalan. Its title refers to a race of spindly ash-gray monsters who haunt an Irish ...
May 25, 2024 · John Krasinski’s new family film “IF” means well, but its lack of focus prevents it from earning its heartfelt moments. It’s not as bad as early reviews made it out to be. It’s one of ...
1 day ago · A well-paced supernatural horror movie that’s built atop a high-concept premise, sustained by impressively elegant direction, hobbled by some of the clunkiest dialogue you’ve ever heard (to ...
May 17, 2024 · That said, the film is blessed with an abundance of talent and a positive focus that persists through the movie’s darker moments. I brought my granddaughters to the film (ages 5, 9, and 12) and each enjoyed it at their own level. Even the five-year-old understood what was happening and appreciated the story.
