Barry Wurst

Body horror yarn makes us face uncomfortable questions about eating, self image Natalie Erika James' “Saccharine” stars Midori Francis as Hana, a medical student who signs up for a fitness class.

Heartfelt autism drama delivers too many recycled elements to truly soar

This Reagan-era 'misfire' deserves a second chance despite bad publicity

Dustin Hoffman gives great support, but young leads carry unconventional indie

Travis Knight’s “Masters of the Universe” is a mighty mixed bag, full of rousing action and choice moments. It’s also suffering from an identity crisis that matches the struggles of He-Man, the film’s hero. https://www.youtube/watch?v=X21JsHLHnY8 The story: Adam Glenn/He-Man (Nicholas Galitzine) works at a joyless cubicle job (shades of “The Matrix”) and just-barely hides his secret past from puzzled co-workers. What we know from an elaborate prologue is that Glenn is Prince Adam, the son of Eternia, a magical world that was taken over by the Evil Skeletor (Jared Leto). Prince Adam was a boy when he and the Sword

Paul Newman anchors auteur's risky look at global cooling run wild

Oscar-nominated Demi Moore is equally strong in unsung drama with then-husband

'Deliverance' director served up bloody good tale too many have forgotten

Iconic New York director's forgotten film powered past odd casting choices In Sidney Lumet's “Night Falls on Manhattan” (1996), Andy Garcia stars as Sean Casey, a newly appointed New York district attorney.

Early into “Supergirl,” the second feature-length adaptation of the DC Comics character, someone asks why it’s ‘Supergirl’ and not ‘Superwoman.’ The answer is never given, proving the question, like the film itself, to be entirely pointless. In this version of the character, which first appeared in 1959, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, is a miserable, burnt-out […]