‘Afraid’ is a Bland Thriller in Familiar Territory

‘Afraid’ is a Bland Thriller in Familiar Territory

Afraid ★ ★ Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the villain in several movies throughout the years, starting with ‘Metropolis’ in 1927, in which a robot takes the place of the film’s main character and wreaks havoc on the city. Many films about AI serve as a...
‘Slingshot’ Lands Short of the Target

‘Slingshot’ Lands Short of the Target

Slingshot ★ ★ ½ ‘Slingshot’ tells the fictional story of three astronauts on a journey to Titan, one of Saturn’s moons. As the movie opens, the crew wakes up from cryogenic sleep on their spaceship, the Odyssey 1. The journey to Titan is supposed to take just over two...