‘Not Okay’ warns when it comes to fame, be careful what you wish for

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The particular burning desire for fame, and the way individuals seize upon “causes” often without carrying out their due diligence, provide a meaty foundation to “Not Okay, ” a dark humor about a lie that brings unexpected benefits before, inevitably, spiraling out of control. Bearing parallels to “Dear Evan Hansen, ” it’s a movie that places the influencer age group squarely in its satirical sights.Continue Reading

‘Paper Girls’ wants to be another ‘Stranger Things’ but doesn’t quite deliver

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The latest visual novel from Brian K. Vaughan to make the leap to the screen, “Paper Girls” owns a “Stranger Things”-wannabe vibe, blending coming-of-age elements, time take a trip, nostalgia and science fiction. The result makes for a semi-watchable Amazon series that feels a little too convoluted to satisfactorily deliver.Continue Reading

‘Uncoupled’ features Neil Patrick Harris in show with ‘Sex and the City’ vibes

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Different sex, same city in “Uncoupled, ” original “Sex and the City” maker Darren Star’s take a look at gay life plus love in extremely upper-crust New York, where the most decadent porno is of the pricey Manhattan real-estate variety. Mostly, the Netflix comedy serves as an automobile for Neil Meat Harris as the suddenly single protagonist, while feeling too exhausted to forge a great deal of love connection.Continue Reading

‘Keep Breathing’ starts well as a survival thriller before running out of oxygen

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Melissa Barrera has appeared meant for stardom since “In the Levels, ” and the girl dance card provides certainly been full in the time since, including the latest “Scream” movie. But “Keep Breathing” showcases her in an extremely concentrated way, in a woman-against-the-wilderness limited series that will sends its superstar up a creek without much of a paddle.Continue Reading

‘DC League of Super-Pets’ goes to the dogs in more ways than one

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Who’s a good movie? Not “DC Little league of Super-Pets, ” a big colorful concept that proves promising theoretically — tailor-made to get a two-minute trailer — but a rather tedious slog as a full-length animated film. Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart’s “Jumanji” re-union as the central voices and an intriguing start to serve up a few bones fun-wise, however, not nearly as much as there should be.Continue Reading