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Film Review: “Twisters”

Powell’s charm almost saves lackluster Twister follow up

Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones), Tyler (Glen Powell, middle) and Javi (Anthony Ramos) survey the weather.

Director Lee Isaac Chung, who garnered well deserved attention and a Best Director Oscar nomination for his affecting indie family drama Minari back in 2020, tries his hand at a big summer blockbuster with Twisters, a sequel of sorts to Twister, the box-office success that opened way back in 1996. Lee should stick to indie fare. Twisters is at best a serviceable piece of entertainment, and, at worst, an uninspired and unimaginative virtual reboot of the original.

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Film Review: “Where the Crawdads Sing”

Edgar-Jones, Strathairn bright spots in otherwise forgettable bestseller adaptation

Tate (Taylor John Smith) and Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones) spend a lot of time sitting dreamily in gently waving grass.

Readers of the massive (over 12 million copies sold!) 2018 bestseller Where the Crawdads Sing have likely been eagerly anticipating the Reese Witherspoon produced adaptation of her book club phenom. To prep for the movie, I read the Delia Owens novel, and can tell you up front that the movie does indeed capture the gist of the book. Some small plot details have been eliminated or changed slightly, and longer sections have been compressed, but the book’s themes and emotional underpinnings remain intact. The novel’s readers will have an inherent interest in the film, just for the curiosity of seeing how the story and characters translate to the big screen.

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