Take Two: “Strays” (R)
Will Ferrell ("Barbie") and Jamie Foxx ("The Burial") lend their voices to the R-rated farce, "Strays." It's a talking dog movie where the pooches use language that would make a sailor blush.
Freeze Frame: “Blue Beetle” (PG-13), “Strays” (R), “Landscape with Invisible Hand” (R), “The Monkey King” (PG)
"Blue Beetle" is the latest superhero movie from the DC Comics universe that's notable mainly for its Hispanic cast and production staff. Xolo Maridueña from "Cobra Kai" plays a young man whose body is invaded by an alien scarab giving him powers he uses to take down an evil corporate entity. Susan Sarandon...
Freeze Frame: “She Said” (R), “Spirited” (PG-13), “Disenchanted” (PG), “The Menu” (R), “A Christmas Story Christmas” (PG)
"She Said" is a timely journalist procedural in the fashion of "All the President's Men" and "Spotlight." It depicts the efforts of two New York Times reporters, played by Carrie Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, to expose the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Their discoveries helped spark the...
Freeze Frame: “Irresistible” (R), “Eurovision Song Contest” (PG-13), “My Spy” (PG-13), “Nobody Knows I’m Here” (Not rated)
Comedian and commentator Jon Stewart steps behind the camera for the second time with the political satire, “Irresistible.” Steve Carell stars as a big time Democratic strategist who gets involved in a small-town mayoral race. The oversized role of money in politics is the movie’s main target. While it generates...
Freeze Frame: “Downhill” (R), “The Photograph” (PG-13)
“Downhill” is an American remake of “Force Majeure,” a critically acclaimed Swedish film from 2014. Will Farrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus star in the story of a family on a ski vacation in the Alps. Their marriage is strained to the breaking point when Ferrell’s character engages in an act of...
