What’s worth your time in movies and TV this weekend?
And did I mention all the Christ stuff?
And the new tragic backstory for carpenter Geppetto (David Bradley)?
The titular Pinocchio from director Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated film.Netflix
AndCate Blanchettvoicing a monkey?
I can only speak for myself and my blubbering mess of parental emotions.
Co-directing with animation vet Mark Gustafson, del Toro teases resonance and hilarity out of every frame.
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He could be a horror-movie creature, but Mann gives him a just-right squeak of precocious zest.
The effect is never not engrossing: less “Little Wooden Head” than “EraserheadSings!”
This Pinocchio is learning about the world in the weirdest possible directions.
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Should he follow the rules of society or do totalitarian rules deserve to be broken?
But it also exudes a constant sweetness, finding endearing grace notes in even the most malevolent characters.
But she’s also furious at the passage of time and the ever-smaller aperture of her royal duties.
The cast of ‘Women Talking,’ including Jessie Buckley (left center), Claire Foy (top center), and Rooney Mara (right center).Michael Gibson/United Artists Releasing
Why won’t the Emperor let her be a real partner in ruling?
And where will she be when her beauty fades entirely?
Yet what do we do with him?
Billie Piper in ‘I Hate Suzie Too’.HBO Max
Put him in aHarry Pottermovie.
He’s somehow the wrong guy for the job.
Nighy, though, is unerringly right, even as he pitches his voice to a whisper.
Can it be over so soon?
But what is forgiveness if it’s not freely given?
“If I’m not perfect, he’s going to take my kid away from me!”
our heroine frets angrily after another trying night at theDance Crazeestudio.
