Doctor Strange: A Psychedelic, if Somewhat Predictable Addition to the MCU
Flickchart reviews the latest edition of the MCU: the magical Doctor Strange!
Category: New Releases
“Alice Through the Looking Glass” Review: You Can’t Change It, But You Can Learn From It
Having already brought Lewis Carroll’s literary characters to the screen six years ago, this sequel explores an original story that will surely make a lot of money this weekend but may not be appreciated for years to come.
Reel Rumbles: “The Jungle Book” vs. “The Jungle Book”
Can a live-action remake surpass a 50-year-old animated classic? Only a Flickchart face-off can determine the true King of the Jungle.
“Hail, Caesar!” Review: A Loving, Mocking Tribute to 1950s Hollywood
If you love Coen-style comedy and classic Hollywood, you’ll be be saying “Hail, Coens!”
“Crimson Peak” Review: More Fun Than Frightening
CRIMSON PEAK is a stylish del Toro, but is it his best?
“Jurassic World” Review: A Disappointing Devolution
JURASSIC WORLD is stuffed with references to the modern classic on which it is based, but the script and characters can’t save the franchise. Find out why in our review.
“Poltergeist” Review: A Less-Quirky Take on Some Old Familiar Fears
The themes that inspired the original POLTERGEIST work just as well in 2015, but the remake lacks the compelling idiosyncrasies of the 1982 film.
“Far From the Madding Crowd” Review: How to Please a Crowd (Without Standing Out)
Lovers of Victorian romance will find much to appreciate and to critique in this adaptation of a Thomas Hardy tale about a woman named Everdene (not Katniss!)
“Clouds of Sils Maria” Review: Life, The Universe, and Comic Book Movies
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA is an artsy foreign flick with a small natural audience, but its subject matter extends to pop blockbuster territory.
“The Water Diviner” Review: A Sentimental Journey of Folk Magic and Fisticuffs
Russell Crowe directs and stars in this heartwarming, proudly unrealistic, curiously conventional romantic adventure.
