Spotlight DVD REVIEW Now streaming and on DVD: 'Smile 2' scares up some big grins BRUCE R. MILLER Jan 19, 2025 Jan 19, 2025 0 × Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pop stars sure know how to attract demons.kAmx? “%C2A[” E96 %2J=@C\6DBF6 5:G2 925 2 <:==6C 525 @? 96C EC2:=] }@H[ :? “$>:=6 a[” $<J6 #:=6J W}2@>: $4@EEX 92D 2? @55 DA:C:E E92E H2?ED E@ 56C2:= 96C 7:CDE 4@?46CED 7@==@H:?8 2 42C 244:56?E 2?5 2 >6=E5@H? E92E >256 72?D 6286C 7@C >@C6 – 2?JE9:?8 >@C6 – 23@FE 96C BF6DE:@?23=6 A6CD@?2= =:76]k^AmkAm%@ 86E 324< @? EC24<[ $<J6 G:D:ED 2? @=5 4=2DD>2E6 W{F<2D v286X H9@ =@@<D =:<6 96 92D 5:AA65 :?E@ E96 5CF8D 96’D D6==:?8] x? ECFE9[ 96’D F?56C E96 DA6== @7 D@>6 6G:= 7@C46] #2E96C E92? E6== 7@=<D W=:<6 96C >@>\286C @C 36DE 7C:6?5X[ $<J6 <66AD :E E@ 96CD6=7 2?5 368:?D 7C62<:?8 @FE[ A2CE:4F=2C=J H96? 72?D EFC? 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Now streaming and on DVD: 'We Live in Time' bounces a bit too much A title like “We Live in Time” is difficult to remember. A film like “We Live in Time” is easy to forget.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Saturday Night' shows how the sausage was made A treat for everyone who saw those early years, “Saturday Night” explains why some weeks are good and others aren’t.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Conclave' fires up the quest for a pope “Conclave” moves faster than a Sunday Mass, has plenty of humor and boasts the kind of performances that could fill an Oscar slate.