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Freeze Frame
Freeze Frame is a weekly show reviewing the latest movies from Hollywood's best films to independent and arthouse movies.
The segment airs at the following times:
Mondays 12:30pm
Tuesdays 9:30am
Thursdays 11:58am
Fridays 10:58am
Saturdays 10:58am
After 45 years and eight previous “Alien” movies, is it possible for yet another installment to be exciting, suspenseful and fresh? In the hands of director Fede Alverez, the answer is “Yes.” In “Alien: Romulus” the action takes place between the events of the first and second movies. Springfield, Missouri native Cailee Spaney stars in the tale of space miners who encounter a dangerous life form on a derelict space station. The screenplay and execution are smart and the movie adds some genuine surprises. “Alien: Romulus” is a sturdy and welcome addition to the “Alien” franchise.
“The Union” is a harebrained but mildly entertaining Netflix spy comedy starring Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg. Secret agent Berry kidnaps construction worker and former high school flame Wahlberg to recruit him into an unlikely international espionage operation. It’s derivative and doesn’t make a lick of sense, but the game cast makes “The Union” bearable.
“My Penguin Friend” is an amateurish but harmless family film inspired by a true story that made waves on the internet. Jean Reno plays a Brazilian fisherman who rescued a wounded penguin. They bonded and the penguin made regular 3000-mile swims from his home in Argentina to visit his Brazilian pal. The filmmaking plods but the sweet story carries the day.
If you haven’t read the novel “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” and watch the Hulu adaptation, you may wonder what’s missing. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan and Uzo Aduba play lifelong friends who endure considerable pain and joy over the years. It’s sincere, but the soapy storyline meanders and the movie has a sheen of artificiality that it can never quite shake.
