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Freeze Frame: “The Adam Project” (PG-13), “Turning Red” (PG)

As time travel movies go, they don't get much sunnier than the Netflix action thriller, "The Adam Project." Ryan Reynolds plays Adam, a pilot from the future who crash lands in 2022 and winds up having to recruit his 12-year-old self to thwart some baddies who are using time travel...

“The Batman” (PG-13), “Lucy and Desi” (PG)

The Dark Knight continues to get darker and darker. In his first appearance as "The Batman" Robert Pattinson takes the brooding caped crusader to a new level of bleakness.   "The Batman" is an extremely well-made movie that plays more like a gangster film noir than a superhero flick. In addition to...

Freeze Frame: “Cyrano” (PG-13), “Studio 666” (R)

There have been at least eleven film adaptations of Edmond Rostand's classic romantic play "Cyrano de Bergerac" and at least eleven others that were inspired by the story. The latest cinematic version is different in a couple of major ways. "Cyrano," starring Peter Dinklage, is a full-blown musical and the lovestruck...

Freeze Frame: “Uncharted” (PG-13), “Dog” (PG-13), “The Worst Person in the World” (R)

Someday, someone will make a really good movie adaptation of a video game. It has to happen, eventually, right? "Uncharted," based on the PlayStation title, is the latest attempt. It’s an adventure yarn in the mold of Indiana Jones that has a likable cast, spectacular production values and plenty of...