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The autumn of Austin Abrams marches on with Whalefall, his second one-man genre exercise in the span of a month. The belle of the fall’s emotional survival tale joins Resident Evil in theaters as the latter continues to build on its $324 million worldwide box office gross. In Whalefall, co-written and directed by Brian Duffield, Abrams plays college student Jay Gardiner, who reluctantly returns home to California’s Central Coast a year after his estranged father, Mitt (Josh Brolin), responds to his terminal mesothelioma diagnosis by taking his own life at sea.

Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin star in Whalefall, an ambitious survival thriller with a wild premise that struggles to sustain its nearly two-hour runtime. The post Whalefall Review: A wild premise that struggles to stay afloat but has powerful moments appeared first on JoBlo .

If ever there were a movie to see without any knowledge whatsoever of what was to come, Whalefall would certainly prove to be one harrowing thrill ride. Now, I was quite aware of the premise going in. In fact, much of my high anticipation for this film was based entirely on what seemed like the level of effort going into making this impossible situation look as realistic as possible. How could one deal with being swallowed by a sperm whale? And what could a film do to maintain that level of tension for a reasonable runtime? The answers are more nuanced than some may expect, as Whalefall draws strength from its emotional core and strong performances from everyone involved, which support the amazing visuals of this thrilling adventure. That said, the various cinematic universes featuring Austin Abrams are having a rough go of it lately. Last month he was evading zombies by the skin of his teeth in Zach Cregger’s wildly enjoyable Resident Evil. Now, here he is as Jay Gardiner, an ordinary college kid whose grieving activity to help him deal with the death of his father (Josh Brolin) is upset by the craziest set of events that one could conceive of enduring.

EntertainmentThe new Sense and Sensibility adaptation brings Elinor and Marianne Dashwood’s bond to the foreground, using its natural landscapes and grounded style to give Jane Austen’s classic story a fresh perspective. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles star in the latest adaptation of Jane Austen's classicListen to this articleEstimated 6 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The sisterhood at the heart of Sense and SensibilityOctober 16|Duration 1:51Stars Daisy Edgar-Jones (Elinor) and Esmé Creed-Miles (Marianne) discuss how their longtime friendship helped shape the bond between the Dashwood sisters. It is the eternal question of the prestige drama. Do we really need another period piece? Do we really need another Jane Austen adaptation? More specifically, do we need another version of Sense and Sensibility? For audiences familiar with director Ang Lee's 1995 Sense and Sensibility, the question might feel pointed.

Movie reviewEvery beloved book lives forever in the mind of its reader, and sometimes if we’re lucky, it becomes a beloved movie, too. Jane Austen’s tale of two sisters, “Sense and Sensibility,” was made into a funny, lovely and entirely perfect movie about 30 years ago, adapted by Emma Thompson (who also memorably played older sister Elinor Dashwood) and directed by Ang Lee. I have watched Lee’s movie more times than I can say; it’s a perpetual source of comfort and joy. So it was with trepidation that I approached Georgia Oakley’s new “Sense and Sensibility,” adapted by Diana Reid — could genteel literary lightning strike twice? Well, not quite — the world is, apparently, not that generous — but the new movie brings plenty of pleasure of its own. Oakley’s version, plotwise, is more or less as equally faithful to Austen as Lee’s (though it does add a late scene from the book involving John Willoughby that gives his character some redemption).