Both Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney know they’re above this quaint movie, but as consummate showbiz pros, they admirably don’t phone in their performance.
Blockbuster firecrackers used to blow kids’ hands off. Then along came ‘Jaws,’ hijacked the name from fireworks, and transplanted it into showbiz forever.
It’s a safe bet to say that as long as there are cineplexes and summer blockbusters, there will always be movie stars no matter how sophisticated AI gets.
Stephen King’s version of Einstein’s quote, ‘There are two ways to live: You can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.’
Both Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney know they’re above this quaint movie, but as consummate showbiz pros, they admirably don’t phone in their performance.
Despite a pose of satirical neutrality about America’s political divide during the pandemic, Aster’s quietly on the side of the young masked-up progressives.
It gets 1.5 stars for being stylistic Kryptonite and a multiverse-portal to adult-boredom. On second thought, it’s a kid movie. Let’s just give it 3 stars.
Nick Offerman’s portrayal of tragic, real-life Jerry Kane as a dangerous political zealot and a devoted father rolled into one makes ‘Sovereign’ worth a look.
