Reviews
The Lion King: Out of Toon
THE LION KING
** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Jon Favreau
STARS Donald Glover, James Earl Jones
Flashback: High Tension: Hack Job
HIGH TENSION
* (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Alexandre Aja
STARS Cécile De France, Maïwenn
Charlotte Talks About Summer Movies
Local critics discuss the 2019 film season thus far.
Annabelle Comes Home: Place It in Storage
ANNABELLE COMES HOME
*1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Gary Dauberman
STARS Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
View from the Couch: Night of the Creeps, The Silent Partner, etc.
View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD. Ratings are on a four-star scale.
Holy Lands: Caan Do
HOLY LANDS
**1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Amanda Sthers
STARS James Caan, Tom Hollander
Yesterday: Here Comes the Fun
YESTERDAY
***1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Danny Boyle
STARS Himesh Patel, Lily James
Child’s Play: Chucky Upchuck
CHILD’S PLAY
*1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Lars Klevberg
STARS Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill
Anna: The Spy Who Bored Me
ANNA
** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Luc Besson
STARS Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren
Ophelia: Play Melancholy
OPHELIA
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Claire McCarthy
STARS Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts
View from the Couch: Cinderella, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, MST3K, Us, etc.
View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD. Ratings are on a four-star scale.
Toy Story 4: Time to Put a Fork in the Franchise?
TOY STORY 4
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Josh Cooley
STARS Tim Hanks, Tim Allen
The Dead Don’t Die Never Comes Alive
THE DEAD DON’T DIE
*1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Jim Jarmusch
STARS Bill Murray, Adam Driver
View from the Couch: Can’t Stop the Music, Karloff-Lugosi Collection, etc.
View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD. Ratings are on a four-star scale.
Ranking the Pixar Pix
The studio’s 20 animated features, from the weakest to the best.
Men in Black: International Goes Nowhere
MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL
** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY F. Gary Gray
STARS Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson
Shaft: Jackson High Five
SHAFT
**1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Tim Story
STARS Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher
