X-Men: Apocalypse fails to use its female characters well but takes an intelligent look at death and violence.
Kodi Smit-McPhee
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ParaNorman
But while Coraline sustained a masterful level of Grimm-like creepiness, ParaNorman is only fitfully brilliant. The premise is promising. Eleven-year-old Norman Babcock (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee, Let Me In) has a familiar problem: He sees dead people. Lots of ’em, actually, which makes him something of a pariah in the hamlet of Blithe Hollow, Mass. […]
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Let Me In
His cover claim that “Let Me In” represents “the best American horror film in the last 20 years” is high praise, but also overstating things. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong with the film, as it’s a terrific tale. It’s just that audiences paid it no attention upon its theatrical release. What has this […]