Cutting-edge technology tells a story of primal power in Disney’s new version of “The Lion King.” It’s the studio’s third reworking of an animated classic this year, following an overstuffed “Aladdin” and a weighed-down “Dumbo,” but get ready: “The Lion King” is a whole different animal. It may not capture hearts like the 1994 original, […]

After the success of his directorial debut, last year’s defining horror film “Hereditary,” there’s almost impossibly high expectations swirling around writer/director Ari Aster’s sophomore feature, “Midsommar.” With this kind of anticipation, what other choice does Aster have than simply to defy expectations? Where there was dark, now there is light. “Midsommar” is set in the […]