“Paper Spiders”: What a shame Inon Shampanier’s compassionate drama on the intense relationship between smart daughter Melanie (Stefania LaVie Owen) and her mentally unstable mother Dawn (Lili Taylor) hasn’t received the recognition it deserves. Details: 2½ stars available May 27 on Netflix.
It’s worth catching if you’re looking for a moral booster shot for the family. The sturdy screenplay and direction allows two fine actors, Jimmy Gonzales as Omar, the head of Casa Hogar, and Dennis Quaid as Captain Wade, the crusty, cantankerous fisherman, to shine and give their characters added depth. Quintana shows grace in the retelling how a boys’ home in Cabo San Lucas joined the world’s biggest fishing competition - the Bisbee’s Black & Blue Tournament - to pay off a bank debt that threatens its survival. “Blue Miracle”: While it doesn’t deviate a bit from the faith-based cinematic playbook, director/co-writer Julio Quintana’s family drama, based on a true story, achieves what it sets out to do and tells an uplifting story. Details: 3 stars our of 4 opens May 28 in theaters and is available the same day to Disney+ Premier Access subscribers. With an era-appropriate soundtrack that demands to be pumped up to maximum volume, a delightful supporting cast, gorgeous costumes, striking production designs and cute little dogs, “Cruella” knocks it out of the summer blockbuster park. The two Oscar winners are fabulous, going for each other’s throats as the gone-rogue fashion protege Estella/Cruella (Stone) and her cruel snob of a mentor and boss The Baroness (Thompson). But the real reason to catch the family epic (it runs over two hours and shouldn’t) are claws-out, drag-out catfights between the two Emmas (Stone and Thompson). Inspired by Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” and set amid the 1970s London fashion scene, director Craig Gillespie and screenwriters Dana Fox and Tony McNamara have given the iconic villain a sensational makeover as well as heart and a reason for why she turned so wicked. The result is one of the studio’s best live-action adaptations yet. “Cruella”: Disney carries on its trend of fashioning separate backstories for renowned villains by turning now to the infamous dognapper Cruella de Vil. It is one of the highlights in this week’s releases, along with Netflix’s faith-based “Blue Miracle” a powerful indie drama about mental illness, “Paper Spiders” three horror films and another Netflix find “Dance of the 41.”
The film starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson comes cruelty free, except for some delicious catfights between those two Oscar winners. There’s no need for “all innocent children to beware” the new “Cruella,” out this week.
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