Author: John Monson

Trolls Band Together delivers bright animation, catchy music and a sincere family story, but its familiar franchise formula is beginning to show its age.

Babylon A.D. gives Vin Diesel a suitably battered dystopian playground, but striking imagery and a strong supporting cast cannot rescue its compressed story.

Gareth Edwards’ The Creator builds a beautiful science-fiction world, but its thin character development and familiar AI story leave the spectacle emotionally hollow.