DVD REVIEW DVD REVIEW: 'Wonka' floats on Timothee Chalamet's goodness BRUCE R. MILLER Feb 17, 2024 Feb 17, 2024 Updated Feb 29, 2024 Timothee Chalamet plays the candy man in "Wonka." Warner Bros. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER Timothee Chalamet may not have the mischievous grin of Gene Wilder, but he makes a tasty candy man in “Wonka.”kAmx? E96 ?6H 7:=>[ 96’D ;FDE 86EE:?8 9:D DE2CE[ 56E6C>:?65 E@ 364@>6 @?6 @7 E96 3:8 49@4@=2E:6CD] ~E96CD[ E9@F89[ 2C6 6286C E@ E2<6 9:> 5@H?] %96J 92G6 2 4@C?6C @? E96 >2C<6E 2?5 5@?’E H2?E E9:D >2? H9@ 42? >2<6 A6@A=6 7=J 4FEE:?8 :? @? E96:C 3FD:?6DD]k^AmkAm%96J 4@?DA:C6 2?5[ D@@?[ :E’D 2 32EE=6 36EH66? 8@@5 2?5 6G:=]k^AmkAms:C64E@C !2F= z:?8 5@6D?’E DA2C6 2 DAC:?<=6 :? E6==:?8 E96 DE@CJ] w:D D6ED 2C6 >28:42= W>@C6 >28:42= E92? 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Movies in a Minute: "Wonka" Movie critic Bruce Miller says "Wonka,” the prequel to “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” is just as delightful as the original.
Movies in a minute with film critic Bruce Miller Movie critic Bruce Miller of the Sioux City Journal offers his thoughts on the latest movies.
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DVD REVIEW: 'The Marvels' has a distinct TV feel When “The Marvels” turns up on DVD, it’ll feel right at home. The latest superhero film resembles a TV show. The special effects are fairly si…