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Movie Review: Sally Field, Lewis Pullman and an octopus in ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’
It was only a matter of time before “that octopus book” became “that octopus movie” (or, at least, “that other octopus movie” ). Shelby Van Pelt’s “Remarkably Bright Creatures” was a kind of slow-burn, word-of-mouth literary sensation in the years since it was first published in 2022. With its octopus narrator, sentimental story and quirky […]
Daniel Dae Kim explores booming South Korean pop, film, cosmetics and food influences for CNN series
NEW YORK | Not too long ago, Daniel Dae Kim had an unusual encounter with a salmon. It had nothing to do with dinner. The actor, director and producer lay down in a doctor’s office in Seoul and underwent microinjections into his face of DNA from salmon sperm. The hope was to reduce inflammation and […]
Movie Review: In ‘The Sheep Detectives,’ the private eyes have wool over their eyes
Maybe out of fear of putting filmgoers to sleep, the sheep has not been much of a mainstay at the movies. There’s Charles Burnett’s lyrical classic “Killer of Sheep.” You could get creative and cite Chris Farley’s “Black Sheep.” But, really, this is the domain of “Shaun the Sheep,” the uber-charming Aardman Animation about the […]
In a low period for comedy films, these were the best of the last decade
NEW YORK | The last decade has not been good for big-screen comedies. Hollywood studios nearly stopped making them. Horror became the in vogue genre. Laughs were out. Good comedies have kept being made, of course — it’s just taken a little more effort to find them. This month marks the 10th anniversary of “The […]
In a low period for comedy films, these were the best of the last decade
NEW YORK | The last decade has not been good for big-screen comedies. Hollywood studios nearly stopped making them. Horror became the in vogue genre. Laughs were out. Good comedies have kept being made, of course — it’s just taken a little more effort to find them. This month marks the 10th anniversary of “The […]
Ten years later, the cult of ‘The Nice Guys’ keeps growing
NEW YORK | When “The Nice Guys” debuted 10 years ago, the writing was on the wall for the big-screen comedy. It came out sandwiched between “Captain America: Civil War” and “X-Men: Apocalypse.” It opened against “Angry Birds.” The cartoon birds, Ryan Gosling has lamented, “just destroyed us.” “They’re just so angry,” Gosling once sighed. […]