![Filmmaker Lee Daniels is less interested in terrifying viewers and more concerned with nudging them to find faith with “The Deliverance.” Filmmaker Lee Daniels is less interested in terrifying viewers and more concerned with nudging them to find faith with “The Deliverance.”](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TNH-L-FilmReview-TheDeliverance-WBOX-083024-01.jpg?w=132)
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Mark Meszoros
Mark Meszoros reviews movies, writes features and is a features/entertainment editor in Ohio for the News-Herald and the Morning Journal.
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![Filmmaker Lee Daniels is less interested in terrifying viewers and more concerned with nudging them to find faith with “The Deliverance.” Filmmaker Lee Daniels is less interested in terrifying viewers and more concerned with nudging them to find faith with “The Deliverance.”](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TNH-L-FilmReview-TheDeliverance-WBOX-083024-01.jpg?w=132)
Filmmaker Lee Daniels is less interested in terrifying viewers and more concerned with nudging them to find faith with “The Deliverance.”
![October alone brings ‘Joker: Folie a Deux,’ ‘Saturday Night’ and lots of scares. October alone brings ‘Joker: Folie a Deux,’ ‘Saturday Night’ and lots of scares.](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TNH-L-FallMovies-082524-03.jpg?w=132)
Fall movie preview: ‘Gladiator II,’ ‘Wicked’ and much more
October alone brings ‘Joker: Folie a Deux,’ ‘Saturday Night’ and lots of scares.
![“The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” is the latest straight-to-streaming release from Searchlight Pictures, the adaptation of Edward Kelsey Moore’s best-selling 2013 novel debuting this week on Hulu. “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” is the latest straight-to-streaming release from Searchlight Pictures, the adaptation of Edward Kelsey Moore’s best-selling 2013 novel debuting this week on Hulu.](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TNH-L-FilmReview-Supremes-Earls-WBOX-082324-01.jpg?w=140)
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‘The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat’ review: Novel’s adaptation a sustaining meal
“The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” is the latest straight-to-streaming release from Searchlight Pictures, the adaptation of Edward Kelsey Moore’s best-selling 2013 novel debuting this week on Hulu.
![It’s not easy to think of a much sweeter story than that of a man who rescues and cares for a penguin he finds, which in turn not only befriends him but swims thousands of miles each year to spend several months with him. It’s not easy to think of a much sweeter story than that of a man who rescues and cares for a penguin he finds, which in turn not only befriends him but swims thousands of miles each year to spend several months with him.](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TNH-L-FilmReview-MyPenguinFriend-WBOX-081624-03.jpg?w=132)
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‘My Penguin Friend’ review: Tale of unusual long-distance bond is touching
It’s not easy to think of a much sweeter story than that of a man who rescues and cares for a penguin he finds, which in turn not only befriends...
![The fifth installment in the “Alien” saga, “Romulus” takes us back to the far future after the two Scott-directed prequels, “Prometheus” (2012) and “Alien: Covenant” (2017), to a time when human colonies have popped up on other planetary bodies. The fifth installment in the “Alien” saga, “Romulus” takes us back to the far future after the two Scott-directed prequels, “Prometheus” (2012) and “Alien: Covenant” (2017), to a time when human colonies have popped up on other planetary bodies.](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TNH-L-FilmReview-AlienRomulus-WBOX-081624-04.jpg?w=140)
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‘Alien: Romulus’ review: A largely scary tribute to what’s come before it
The fifth installment in the “Alien” saga, “Romulus” takes us back to the far future after the two Scott-directed prequels, “Prometheus” (2012) and “Alien: Covenant” (2017), to a time when...
![Three people in a car Three people in a car](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TNH-L-FilmReview-TheInstigators-WBOX-080924-01.jpg?w=140)
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‘The Instigators’ review: Actors, director elevate so-so crime-comedy script
The movie is better than it has any right to be thanks largely to the chemistry of stars — and ol’ Boston pals — Matt Damon and Casey Affleck.
![Mutant tandem punish their enemies — and each other — in yet another messy multiverse tale. Mutant tandem punish their enemies — and each other — in yet another messy multiverse tale.](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TNH-L-FilmReview-Deadpool-Wolverine-WBOX-072624-04.jpg?w=132)
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ review: Disney’s fun team-up romp retains R-rated zest
Mutant tandem punish their enemies — and each other — in yet another messy multiverse tale.
![Director Lee Isaac Chung has made a well-crafted, consistently entertaining sequel that benefits both from stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell. Director Lee Isaac Chung has made a well-crafted, consistently entertaining sequel that benefits both from stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell.](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TNH-L-FilmReview-Twisters-WBOX-071924-05.jpg?w=140)
‘Twisters’ review: Sequel delivers big thrills and nice character moments
Director Lee Isaac Chung has made a well-crafted, consistently entertaining sequel that benefits both from stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell.
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‘Young Woman and the Sea’ review: Ridley stars in stirring Disney sports drama
Don’t be too hard on yourself if the name Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle doesn’t ring any bells.
![Actor Scarlet Johansson adjusts actor Channing Tatum's tie. Actor Scarlet Johansson adjusts actor Channing Tatum's tie.](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/STP-Z-FLYME-01.jpg?w=132)
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‘Fly Me to the Moon’ review: Johansson, Tatum team for decent space race rom-com
"As a tandem, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum are … fine," the reviewer writes.