Snow White, Rewritten in a Minor Key
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
"Black Widow" has strong female characters but sidelines its title character and serves as a launchpad for her successor, Florence Pugh's Yelena.
The film blends reality and the supernatural world together, leaving the viewer unsure of what’s real and what’s merely a figment of Michael’s agitated imagination.
This magical reboot introduces a new set of Charmed ones, much to the ire of fans of the original series.
The trainwreck is hot but tame.
“Reboot” can be crass and has much room to improve, but with investments of time and care, could flower out of the seed of a vision.