By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer In Gore Verbinski’s absurdist AI sci-fi satire “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,” a strange unnamed man (Sam Rockwell) steps into a Los Angeles diner and […]
An AI apocalypse in ‘Good Luck’
The undead don’t stay dead
By imdsey Bahr AP Film Writer Movies that begin with a wedding often don’t bode well for the couple. Starting with the so-called happy ending can only really guarantee a reversal of […]
‘Bugonia’: a darkly comic film
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer The twisted filmography of Yorgos Lanthimos has by now trained us to expect darkly comic visions of contemporary life, both savage and mundane. His movies have […]
‘Blue Moon’ is poignant, funny
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer For a filmmaker once synonymous with slackerdom, Richard Linklater has proven to be one of the most prodigious and consistently excellent American filmmakers. A small but […]
‘The Roses’: a dark love story
By Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment Writer “The Roses” begins in a marriage therapist’s office, where Theo Rose has something interesting to say about his longtime wife, Ivy: “I would rather live with […]
Beware blender in ‘Bloodlines’
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer A blender. A lawn mower. A ceiling fan. A garden rake. A vending machine. An MRI scanner. These mundane items are supposed to ease us through life, […]
‘The Gorge’ is deeply ridiculous
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer In the movies, we’ve had green valleys, haunted hills and grand canyons. But only now has the time arrived for a long-overshadowed land formation. “The Gorge,” a […]
‘Kinda Pregnant’ is kinda good
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer We have by now become accustomed to the lengths some movie characters will go to keep a good comedy lie going. But it’s still a special kind […]
With AI, what is humanity?
By Jocelyn Novek/AP National Writer”Iris, wake up!” Early in “Companion,” lovely Iris and her nerdy-nice boyfriend Josh are driving to a secluded lake house for a stay with friends. Iris wakes from […]
Will, Reese collide in ‘Cordially’
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer Are you with the bride or the groom? Hold on, scratch that. Are you with Reese Witherspoon or Will Ferrell? “You’re Cordially Invited,” a new comedy directed […]
