Time Bandits: Taika Waititi Picks Terry Gilliam’s Pocket But It’s Still His Film
ReviewJim SlotekTime Bandits, Remake, Reboot, Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Apple TV, Streaming series, Sci fi
Presumed Innocent: Jake Gyllenhaal in Another Throwback Erotic Thriller Reboot
ReviewJim SlotekPresumed Innocent, Apple TV +, JJ Abrams, David E. Kelly, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Renate Reinsve, O-T Fagbenle, Peter Sarsgaard, Bill Camp, Reboot, Remake, Series, Streaming series, Scott Turow, adaptation
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Live-Action Remake Achieves Success with Added Gravitas
ReviewJim SlotekAvatar: The Last Airbender, Remake, young adult, Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio Tarbell, Ian Ousley, Arden Cho, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Danny Pudi, Daniel Dae-Kim, Dalla James Liu, George Takeii, Amber Midthunder, Tamlyn Tomita, Netflix series, Netflix, Fantasy, Live-action
Irma Vep Encore: Olivier Assayas Circles Back to Dig Deeper
ReviewJim SlotekHBO, Remake, Irma Vep, Olivier Assayas, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Macaigne, Jeanne Balibar, Devon Ross, Carrie Brownstein, Paris
Nightmare Alley: Guillermo del Toro Noir Epic Lovely to Look At, Dreary to Behold
ReviewJim SlotekNightmare Alley, Guillermo del Toro, Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Richard Jenkins, Toni Collette, Rooney Mara, Thriller, Noir, Remake
The Guilty: Hollywood Remake of Danish Thriller Recreates the Original’s Edgy Vibe
Rebecca: New Take on Classic Daphne du Maurier Tale Haunted by Hitchcock Original
Review, PreviewJim SlotekDaphne Du Maurier, Gothic Romance, Thriller, Armie Hammer, Lily James, Kirstin Scott Thomas, Ben Wheatley, Rebecca, Netflix movies, Ann Dowd, Alfred Hitchcock, Remake
The Jesus Rolls: Ambitious Big Lebowski Spinoff (and Oddball Remake) Aims High, Lands Low
The Jesus Rolls, The Big Lebowski, Spin-off, Remake, Going Places, John Turturro, Pete Davidson, Jon Hamm, Audrey Tautou, Susan Sarandon, Sonia Braga, Christopher Walken, Coen Brothers, Bobby Cannavale
Dolittle: Third Time No Charm for Pointless Remake Neither Stars Nor CGI Can Save
ReviewDolittle, Remake, Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, Jim Broadbent, Michael Sheen, Jessie Buckley, Selena Gomez, John Cena, Steven Gaghan, Octavia Spencer, Marion Cotillard
Little Women: Greta Gerwig’s Snappy Telling of Classic Story Makes the Case for a Remake
ReviewLittle Women, greta gerwig, Saoirse Ronan, Remake, Classic story, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern, Chris Cooper, Meryl Streep, Fiona Plugh, Bob Odenkirk
Charlie’s Angels: Silly Reboot Fails to Capture Pizzazz of its Many Precursors
Shaft: Lame Reboot Sucks the Cool Out of the Sassy Original (and Its Followups)
ReviewIsaac Hayes, Shaft, Tim Story, Ride Along, Remake, Samuel L. Jackson, Regina King, Richard Rowntree, Regina Hall, Blaxploitation
The Hustle: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Remake Falls Short (Surprise!) of the Mark
Miss Bala: Female-Led Action/Thriller Needs More Clarity... and Maybe Shorter Heels
The Grinch: Reboot of Beloved Classic Isn’t Ho-Ho-Horrible But Definitely Pointless
ReviewThe Grinch, Animated, Reboot, Remake, Christmas, Children's films, Dr Seuss, Scott Mosier, Yarrow Cheney, Benedict Cumberbatch, Keenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury, Rashida Jones, Cameron Seely, Pharrell Williams, Tyler the Creator, Illumination Entertainment
Halloween: Clever Reboot Revives the Chills, Boosts the Thrills of Original Slasher Film
ReviewHalloween, Horror, David Gordon Green, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Myers, slasher flick, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, TIFF 2018, Reboot, Remake, Haluk Bilginer, Terminator, homage, Will Patton, Blumhouse Productions
