In a new adaptation of the early 1960s Australian childrenās book āStorm Boy,ā the story of a child who raises pelicans is updated to mixed effect.
āAn Acceptable Lossā is an American political thriller that indicates in every frame its intention to take the subject of war seriously. Director Joe Chappelle has heavily filtered the movieās images ā draining the color from his charactersā faces, polishing their features into dull smoothness, dimming even the daylight. And unfortunately, the plot is as lackluster ideologically as the picture is visually.
Far from a fantasy, but not quite a nightmare, āState Like Sleepā is a thriller without thrills, where every setting that was once familiar has become loaded with a sense of dread. It pauses before turning any corner, anticipating horrors that never satisfyingly arrive.
In the amiable animated feature āWonder Park,ā a childās imagination can power an amusement park. Unfortunately, the movie falls shy of providing the same sensory thrill ride. June (voiced by Brianna Denski) is an 8-year-old who displays an unusual aptitude for engineering. She has developed her talent through conversations with her mother (voiced by Jennifer Garner), who talks June through her plans for a park called Wonderland, where animals run the rides and carousels are mounted with fish...
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