SDG Reviews ‘Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker’
Disney’s conclusion to the expanded Skywalker saga goes long on nostalgia, short on surprises.
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SDG Reviews ‘The Two Popes’: Papal Bull Starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce
Are savvy performances enough to save a caricature pitting God’s Rottweiler against the People’s Pope?
SDG Reviews ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,’ Which Doesn’t Live Up to Its Title
Angelina Jolie returns as the iconic Disney villainess-turned-heroine and battles Michelle Pfeiffer for the fate of the world, or something.
SDG Reviews ‘Aquaman’: A Ridiculous, Glorious Mess
This fish tale may be overstuffed and undercooked, but at its best it’s wondrous and poetic like few Hollywood popcorn movies.
SDG Reviews ‘First Reformed’
‘Diary of a Country Priest’ meets ‘Taxi Driver’ in Paul Schrader’s brilliant, disturbing film starring Ethan Hawke as a troubled pastor trying to serve a seemingly distant God in an indifferent world.
SDG Reviews ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi’
‘The Force Awakens’ offered humor, excitement and spectacle, with space battles and lightsaber duels. ‘The Last Jedi’ does the same — as well as bringing fresh story beats and new ideas.
SDG Reviews ‘Coco’
Pixar’s first film with a nonwhite cast is visually spectacular and has some charm and heart, but the story is too familiar — and there’s a grave problem.
SDG Reviews ‘Kong: Skull Island’
Hollywood’s first classic monster looks better than ever, but pretty much all the characters, even the creatures, are forgettable — with one notable exception.
