There are some very different movies that can be seen on the big screen during the Memorial Day Weekend now that movie theaters are open.
“Cruella” Grade 2 ½ stars: The Walt Disney Company continues to go into the vault of its animated productions to find inspiration for live-action films. We have seen it so far with “Cinderella,” “The Jungle Book,” “Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Maleficent.”
Most of the adaptations have tried to stay true to the original animated offering. “Maleficent” changed direction, opting to focus more on the film’s villain than the Sleeping Beauty.
That’s the case now with “Cruella.”
Academy Award winner Emma Stone takes on the role of the puppy-hunting villain Cruella De Vil from the 1961 animated tale “One Hundred and One Dalmatians.” This live-action feature film charts the rise of…
