‘Do Revenge’ links teen strangers on a train that runs out of steam

“Do Revenge” offers you all the makings associated with attention-generating machine, pairing a “Mean Girls” vibe with the actors of two famous teen franchises through Camila Mendes (“Riverdale”) and Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”). That it is too bad the Netflix movie doesn’t match those qualities, offering some mishmash of hints that’s mildly diverting but can’t schoolmate the final.Continue Reading

‘Confess, Fletch’ lets Jon Hamm show off his lighter side without Chase-ing the past

Jon Hamm hasn’t discovered many roles to rival his breakthrough “Mad Men” part, and “Confess, Fletch” certainly doesn’t either. Yet this rejuvenated version of the smart-alecky character Chevy Run after played in the eighties has a certain breezy charm, not worthy of rushing to a theater but hardly the waste of one’s digital-viewing time.Continue Reading