Adam Sandler delivers another excellent dramatic role in a unique film about love and loneliness in the depths of outer space. PLOT: An astronaut realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth.Desperate to fix things with his wife, he is helped by a mysterious ancient … Read more
With director Johan Renck’s “Spaceman,” which had its World Premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, a surprisingly subdued Sandler takes a swing at the sad boy space odyssey genre. These are films — “Ad Astra” and “First Man” — about stoic men who use a journey to the outer limits to resist confronting homegrown … Read more
I think we need a kitschy McConaissance-type term for what’s going on with Adam Sandler’s career over at Netflix. Sure, not everything he makes these days is great. But quietly, the guy has turned into a surprisingly good, surprisingly understated actor, and rather than churn out one carbon copy comedy after another he keeps trying to … Read more
Adam Sandler’s deal with Netflix didn’t get off the strongest start. Remember The Ridiculous 6? Remember The Do-Over? Maybe you’ve tried to forget them. But over time, I have to say: I’ve started to look forward to these Sandler Netflix films. They’re not all winners, but they’re also not all the same old thing, with Sandler playing … Read more