Tag - Netflix

Freeze Frame: “Civil War” (R), “La Chimera” (Not rated), “Scoop” (PG-13)

Contemporary political divisions and paranoia add an uneasy edge to filmmaker Alex Garland's chilling speculative nightmare, "Civil War." Kirsten Dunst is solid as a famed photojournalist who races with colleagues to get to Washington, DC before rebel forces attack the White House.  And KC native Stephen McKinley Henderson scores as an...

Freeze Frame: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (PG-13), “Late Night with the Devil” (R), “Shirley” (PG-13), “Cabrini” (PG-13), “The Crime is Mine” (Not rated)

Kansas City native son Paul Rudd is joined by originals Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson for another comically spooky go-round, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.” The old team up with the new to combat a malevolent spirit bent on polarizing New York City. Admittedly, we've pretty much seen it all before,...

Freeze Frame: “Spaceman” (R), “Kung Fu Panda 4” (PG), “Damsel” (PG-13)

In the Netflix sci-fi flick "Spaceman," Adam Sandler plays a cosmonaut who befriends a giant space spider. No, this ain't a comedy. "Spaceman" is a slow-moving but thoughtful drama from the director of the acclaimed series, “Chernobyl.” It attempts to tackle some thorny existential questions. Sandler plays a Czech cosmonaut...

Freeze Frame: “Dune: Part 2” (PG-13), “Io Capitano” (Not rated), “Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa” (R)

The delay is over Dunatics. Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic "Dune: Part 2" has finally arrived on the big screen and it's a sweeping saga that arguably tells Frank Herbert’s intricate messianic tale better than any of the previous film and TV adaptations. Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya are back on planet...