Author: THEDHK

  • Director Chris Appelhans Interview: Wish Dragon

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    Welcome director Chris Appelhans for the new animated film Wish Dragon. We chat about the challenges of making a film under severe constraints, hilarious language misadventures in China, and the great Jackie Chan. More about Wish Dragon: In Sony Pictures Animation’s Wish Dragon, Din, a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and…

  • Review: In the Heights and Wish Dragon

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    Lots of expectations on In the Heights and somehow Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu, and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ film soars above them. Plus the new animated film Wish Dragon on Netflix. More about In the Heights: Lights up on Washington Heights…The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st…

  • Review: A Quiet Place Part 2 and Sweet Tooth

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    It’s a post apocalyptic double feature (again?) with John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part 2 and the new Netflix series Sweet Tooth which is based on the DC Comic by Jeff Lemire. More about A Quiet Place Part 2: Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must…

  • Review: Cruella

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    Sure Cruella has style, but does it have substance for anyone but a Disney superfan? More about Cruella: Academy Award® winner Emma Stone (“La La Land”) stars in Disney’s “Cruella,” an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella…

  • Review: Army of the Dead, The Dry, and Dream Horse

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    Zack Snyder + zombies = formulaic fun? in Army of the Dead. Eric Bana in The Dry is a relatively dry thriller. Plus yes Dream Horse is the real name of a movie that is not aimed at children. More about Army of the Dead: Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of…

  • Review: Those Who Wish Me Dead, Riders of Justice, and Hacks

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    Angelina Jolie’s latest has her fighting fires and logic in Those Who Wish Me Dead. Mads Mikkelsen stars in Riders of Justice which might be a revenge film, or a comedy? Thankfully Hacks on HBO Max is definitely a comedy, and one you should watch! More about Those Who Wish Me Dead: Oscar winner Jolie…

  • Mike Rianda for The Mitchells vs. The Machines

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    Welcome director Mike Rianda to chat about the power and perils of feedback, first films, explaining working in animation to your family, and of course his feature directorial debut, The Mitchells vs. The Machines. More about The Mitchells vs the Machines From the humans who brought you the Academy Award®-winning Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse…

  • Review: Wrath of Man and Together Together

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    Is toxic masculinity ruining all the stakes in action movies? Jason Statham seems dead set on proving that in Wrath of Man. Meanwhile, Together Together explores single-dom in an unexpected and refreshing way. More about Wrath of Man: A mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard (Jason Statham) surprises his coworkers during a heist…

  • Review: Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, The Mitchells vs The Machines, and Four Good Days

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    Michael B. Jordan brings his acting chops to the Ryanverse (is that even a thing?) but does Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse even deserve him? The Mitchells vs. The Machines is an animated delight. Four Good Days also wastes the potential of its stars. More about Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse: An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an…

  • Review: Mortal Kombat and Stowaway

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    2021’s Mortal Kombat is on the cusp of cult terrible-greatness and Stowaway on Netflix is a bunch of very smart characters acting very stupid (in space!) More about Mortal Kombat: In “Mortal Kombat,” MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage—or why Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung has…