(*JASO*)) ALL EYES ON
DISNEY PLUS THIS WEEKEND
PLUS THIS WEEKEND AS THE
STREAMING PLATFORM IS SET TO
PREMIERE "MULAN" TODAY
(*JACLY*)) OUR DEAN
RICHARDS OFFERS A REFLECTION
OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT THIS
WEEKEND IN HOME MOVIES CHECK
IT OUT
{AFTER SEVERAL PANDEMIC DELAYS,
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S MUCH
ANTICIPATED, "TENET" IS
FINALLY HITTING SELECT
THEATERS THIS WEEKEND. LIKE
ALL OF HIS MOVIES, IT'S
VISUALLY STUNNING...BUT IS THE
STORY TOO COMPLEX FOR IT'S OWN
GOOD? HERE'S MY DEAN'S LIST
REVIEW.} START OFF THINKING
ABOUT THE NEW CHRISTOPHER
NOLAN MOVIE AS, SORT OF A
JAMES BOND MOVIE ON STEROIDS.
AT IT'S CORE IT'S GOT THAT
KIND OF FEEL. JOHN DAVID
WASHINGTON IS A CIA AGENT
TRACKING DOWN VERY BAD GUYS
WHO HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO
INVERT ENERGY...OR MAKE TIME
GO BACKWARDS...A THREAT TO
WORLD PEACE MUCH LESS CAPTURE.
DECORATING THIS BASIC PREMISE
IS SOME OF THE MOST
IMAGINATIVE CINEMATOGRAPHY
THAT YOU'VE EVER SEEN...BUT
ALSO, A STORYLINE THAT IS
UNECESSARILY COMPLEX...WITH
THE ADDITION OF DIRECTOR
NOLAN'S PREFERENCE TO USE
UNENHANCED, NATURAL SOUND THAT
IS OFTEN VERY DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND. BOTH THINGS MAKE
THE PLOT DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW.
I GUESS IF I SAW THE MOVIE
SEVERAL MORE TIMES, I'D GET
IT...BUT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
SEE A MOVIE SEVERAL TIMES. YOU
SHOULD ALSO "FEEL" FOR
WASHINGTON AND HIS CO-STARS,
KENNETH BRANAUGH, ELEZABETH
DEBECKI AND ROBERT PATTINSON .
THE WARMTH OF "TENET" IS
"LUKE" WARM, AT BEST. I LOVE
BEING VISUALLY DAZZLED...BUT
AT 2 AND HALF HOURS, AT LEAST
MAKE THINGS CLEAR AND KEEP ME
ENGAGED. IT'S A DEAN'S LIST "B
MINUS" AND, BY NOLAN'S
REQUEST, IS SHOWING ONLY IN
THEATERS. DISNEY HAS GONE
AHEAD AND TURNED ANOTHER OF
THEIR ANIMATED HITS INTO A
LIVE-ACTION ADVENTURE. IT'S
1998'S "MULAN", ABOUT A YOUNG
WOMAN WHO POSES AS A BOY IN
THE IMPERIAL ARMY TO SAVE HER
FATHER'S LIFE AND BRING HONOR
TO HER FAMILY. EXCEPTIONALLY
WRITTEN AND PRODUCED, "MULAN"
WIND SUP BEING ONE OF DISNEY'S
BEST ADAPTATIONS...BALANCIN G
AN EXCITING MARTIAL ARTS
ADVENTURE...WITH A STORY
CHINESE TRADITION, OF FAMILY,
LOYALTY AND LOVE...BUT
ESPECIALLY, AN EMPOWERING TALE
OF A WOMAN'S SPIRIT TO DO
WHATEVER SHE SETS HER MIND TO
DO. FAMILY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES
WILL LOVE THIS DEAN'S LIST "B
PLUS"...SHOWING ONLY ON DISNEY
PLUS. FOR OTHER HOME VIDEO
PICKS, IF YOU'VE WONDERED WHAT
EVER HAPPENED TO THE GOOD OLD
FASHION ROM-COM, THERE'S "LOVE
GUARANTEED" ON NETFLIX ABOUT A
CASH STRAPPED ATTORNEY WHO
TAKES ON A CLIENT LOOKING TO
SUE A DATING SITE GUARANTEEING
IT'S USERS WILL FIND LOVE.
RACHEL LEIGH (LEE) COOK AND
DAMON WAYANS JR, STAR. THERE'S
ALSO THE ROBIN WILLIAMS
DOCUMENTARY, "ROBIN'S WISH"
THAT WILL BREAK YOU HEART
ABOUT THE FINAL DAYS OF THE
COMEDIAN THAT TOOK HIS OWN
LIFE IN 2014. IT'S A PAINFUL
BUT ENLIGHTENING PROFILE TOLD
BY THE PEOPLE CLOSET TO
HIM...THAT TAKES YOU INSIDE
THE WORLD OF DEPRESSION,
DEMENTIA AND PARANOIA. SEE IT
ON AMAZON PRIME, I-TUNES,
GOOGLE PLAY AND VUDU. AND FOR
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.... I STILL
CAN'T BELIEVE THAT CHADWICK
BOSEMAN IS NO LONGER WITH
US...BUT HE LEAVES US A BODY
OF WORK THAT'S
STUNNING...INCLUDING "BLACK
PANTHER", "GET ON UP",
"MARSHALL" AND THE JACKIE
ROBINSON BIOPIC, "42." THEY'RE
ALL STREAMING EVERYWHERE. "42"
IS BACK ON BIG SCREENS IN
SELECT THEATERS. IN CHICAGO,
