Movies starring Hugh

As a comedy, Wicked Little Letters hits many of the right notes, although the satirical elements are often presented too bluntly to lacerate with maximum effect. As a mystery, however, it is less than impressive. The whodunnit? aspect is revealed ...

Sometimes just having a clever idea isn’t enough. Not nearly enough. Take Return to Horror High. If I was being generous, I’d admit there’s something in the premise that could make for an entertaining horror-comedy/parody with a blurring of ...

Even though it is rather obviously trading on a familiar and beloved brand, Wonka is nevertheless a fun and imaginative family film – certainly better than one might expect from a production crassly viewed by some as a “cash grab.” While the...

In order to be successful, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves needed to achieve at least three objectives: remain sufficiently faithful to its source material not to alienate the core audience, offer a broad enough story to attract non-gamers...

Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre represents the second consecutive collaboration (and fifth overall) between director Guy Ritchie and actor Jason Statham. My main complaint about their 2021 effort, Wrath of Man, was related to the somber tone. For...

When one contemplates the amount of Oscar talent associated with The Son, the result can’t be considered anything less than a disappointment. A story of mental illness and the associated feelings of guilt and inadequacy visited upon the loved on...

The term “fan service” is often used in association with popular genre projects: Marvel films, Star Trek, Star Wars, and the like. The two Downton Abbey films (the first, released in 2019, and its sequel, A New Era) illustrate that even Ma...

Calling a movie a “fairy tale” and having Julie Andrews provide “Once Upon a Time…” bookend narration are not sufficient reasons to abandon things like intelligent plotting and compelling character development. For years, various Disney ...

One has to wonder whether Marvel Studios’ reputation as the industry’s King Midas might be in jeopardy. The post-Infinity War continuation has limped along without providing a compelling reason to return to theaters (although millions have...

For her feature-film debut, Lisa Joy (Jonathan Nolan’s partner-in-crime on the HBO Westworld series) has attempted to graft futuristic elements onto an old-fashioned noir detective story. The result is disappointingly drab with contrived act...