Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing’ Is No Small Misfire
The new social satire from normally reliable director Alexander Payne is a well-meaning premise in search of a story.
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‘Diary of a Teenage Girl’ Is Really About Adults in Need of Parenting
We follow the exploits of Minnie (Bel Powley), a 15-year-old aspiring cartoonist in 1976 San Francisco. The first thing she tells us -- “I just had sex. Holy shit!” -- sets the film's tone.
Kristen Wiig Sinks ‘Hateship Loveship’
Infusing Alice Munro's portrait of a lonely woman and her quest for happiness with deadpan comic beats, Kristen Wiig muddies the tone of "Hateship Loveship" and leaves it without a center.
‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ – 51st New York Film Festival
Walter Mitty doesn't sport much comedy. It doesn't plunge into a character's emotional depths. But it has an adventurous spirit. And that may be reason enough to see the movie.