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Our critics pick what’s new to streaming and VOD for the weekend of April 9, and list everything new to VOD and streaming platforms.
Willy’s Wonderland
(Kevin Lewis)
Willy’s Wonderland is the movie that pits Nicolas Cage against a horde of malevolent animatronic animals, sort of like if
Evil Dead was set in a Chuck E. Cheese instead of a cabin in the woods. It doesn’t work as horror, which isn’t entirely surprising, but it doesn’t work as comedy, either. And that’s shocking. Stuck in a town in the middle of nowhere after a blowout, Cage’s nameless, silent character is offered a chance to earn the cash that’ll get his car fixed if he spends the night cleaning up the eponymous theme restaurant. But it’s a setup: every night, Willy the Weasel and his musical pals come to life, thirsting
Movie reviews: The Courier is a welcome addition to the Cold War genre
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OW critics pick what’s new to streaming and VOD for the weekend of April 9. Plus: Everything new to VOD and streaming platforms.
Willy’s Wonderland
(Kevin Lewis)
Willy’s Wonderland is the movie that pits Nicolas Cage against a horde of malevolent animatronic animals, sort of like if Evil Dead was set in a Chuck E. Cheese instead of a cabin in the woods. It doesn’t work as horror, which isn’t entirely surprising, but it doesn’t work as comedy, either. And that’s shocking. Stuck in a town in the middle of nowhere after a blowout, Cage’s nameless, silent character is offered a chance to earn the cash that’ll get his car fixed if he spends the night cleaning up the eponymous theme restaurant. But it’s a setup: every night, Willy the Weasel and his musical pals come to life, thirsting for blood. (Also, some local kids are trying to burn the place down.) With its episodic structure that pits Cage against one monster at a time between bouts of cleaning and the oc
Also: The Earth showing off its best, a race-based tragedy, and a crowded melodrama.
We’ve got two special days coming up. Thursday is Earth Day and Disney again allies with National Geographic for two notable series. I write about one today; the second, next week.
Wednesday is Canadian National Film Day and many outlets (now streaming only) are giving you free access to key films. At least three, including VIFF Connect, are showing an early Christopher Plummer film,
The Silent Partner, in which he played a villain. Another is showing his Oscar-winning performance in
Beginners.
Heater (1999) and Ellie Epp’s “avant-garde landmark”
GODZILLA VS. KONG
(in theaters and on HBO Max)
These monsters aka the alpha Titans somehow remain immortal, even after being attacked by every weapon mankind has to bear during many decades in moviedom. Nonetheless, they are back.
In filmmaker Adam Wingardâs sequel to âGodzilla: King of the Monstersâ (2019), Kong resides in an artificially created jungle, âthe Kong Containment Domeâ on Skull Island where he is watched over by Dr. Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall) and her deaf adopted daughter Jia (Kaylee Hottle), who can communicate with Kong.
While Kong gets affection, olâ spikey Godzilla lacks a winning personality and just shows up to create mayhem.
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