Spotlight REVIEW Movie review: 'Mickey 17' toys with politics, unearthly delights BRUCE R. MILLER Mar 14, 2025 Mar 14, 2025 Updated May 29, 2026 0 × BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter Bruce Miller says "Mickey 17" director Bong Joon Ho skates on the edge of Stanley Kubrick's best work. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dying is easy, comedy is hard.kAm{F4<:=J[ “!2C2D:E6” 5:C64E@C q@?8 y@@? w@ >2?286D 3@E9 :? “|:4<6J `f[” 2 H:=5=J :?G6?E:G6 7:=> 23@FE 9F>2?D ECJ:?8 E@ 6DE23=:D9 2 32D6 @? 2 A=2?6E 42==65 }:7=96:>[ 4:C42 a_dc]k^Am Robert Pattinson plays a man who is duplicated several times over to test the environment on a planet in "Mickey 17." Warner Bros. 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Movies & TV 'Deal or No Deal Island' continues legacy of reality game shows | Streamed & Screened BRUCE MILLER and TERRY LIPSHETZ Sioux City Journal & Lee Enterprises
Now streaming and on DVD: If you missed 'Moana 2,' you're welcome The plucky adventurer is a little older but still on a mission to help her island, reconnect with Maui and try to sound like she’s singing son…
The ones to see: 10 summer films you shouldn't have missed Before we get the fall films, here are 10 movies that best represent the first half of the year.
Movies in a Minute: "Mickey 17" Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter Bruce Miller says "Mickey 17" director Bong Joon Ho skates on the edge of Stanley Kubrick's best work.
Review: 'Righteous Gemstones' returns with more outrageous behavior While Season Four is stuffed with four-letter words and nudity, it doesn’t skimp on commentary, particularly when attention turns to the “Top …
Movie review: Oscar-winning 'Flow' should inspire young filmmakers If you have a desire to make animated films, look at “Flow,” the Oscar-winning feature from Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis.
Movie review: 'Last Breath' mines familiar situation for harrowing drama It’s a nail-biting experience, even if you know the outcome and may have seen the documentary that preceded this fictionalized version.
Movie review: 'Novocaine' gives chase films a different kind of punch If “Novocaine” had been made 20, 30 years ago, Tom Hanks definitely would have been its star.
Movie review: 'Snow White' remake borrows a little too much “Snow White” isn’t the woke screed you’ve heard it is. In truth, it’s like a greatest hits release from Disney.
