‘Adam Project’ adds Reynolds’ riffing to kiddie plot
Movie review: Ryan Reynolds’ charm is in place, but the time-travel plot is so basic one wonders if this was conceived as a kids’ film.
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‘Adam Project’ adds Reynolds’ riffing to kiddie plot
‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021) sets ’em up, knocks ’em down
Movie review: Adam McKay satirizes almost everything about modern culture in a film that’s watchable but not consistently hilarious.
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ still has meat on its bones
Movie review: This third try at a direct sequel to the 1974 classic is a smart mix of old-school horror grit with the current zeitgeist.
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 4 (2021) goes down to the wire
TV review: This latest batch of 10 episodes features many great characters, but it’s dinged slightly by not having one that stands out from the pack.
Kids, lore grow in ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ Season 4
TV review: The kids’ experiences, the dinosaur roster and the “Jurassic Park” mythology expand in these 11 entertaining episodes.
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2021
2021 television: Mystery miniseries dominated 2021. But at least one reliable old standby cracks my list of the year’s 10 best TV shows.
‘Army of Thieves’ a ‘safe’ ‘Army of the Dead’ prequel
Movie review: An appealing bunch of thieves makes this zombie-prequel-without-zombies into an enjoyable throwaway romp.
‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’ mixes old and new
Movie review: This Netflix slasher is a fun but ultimately tame Gen-Z statement on social issues and the direction of the genre.
Flanagan master of emotional horror in ‘Midnight Mass’
TV review: His two “Hauntings” were adaptations, so Mike Flanagan’s third Netflix series is a revelation for its beautiful original writing.
‘He’s All That’ a cute modern riff on the old story
Movie review: This gender-swapped reimagining of “She’s All That” is not a straight-up replay. Still, it’s less substantial than the original.