Lagniappe (Mobile, AL)

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Jun 15, 2026 "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" is the essence of silly, perfect summer entertainment. This is a popcorn movie, a pure tale of adventure with lasers, spaceships and creatures both scary and adorable. Even one of the spaceships is adorable. Go to Full Review Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) 60% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Jun 15, 2026 Sally Field anchors the lovable adaptation of the heartwarming novel "Remarkably Bright Creatures," a sentimental story about a no-nonsense older lady, a feckless young man and several twists of fate... it's a little cheesy but basically lovely. Go to Full Review Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) 86% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Jun 15, 2026 "Send Help" is a wickedly entertaining thriller full of the gore we expect from "Evil Dead" director Sam Raimi, and a marvelous, twisty performance from Rachel McAdams ("Mean Girls"). Go to Full Review Send Help (2026) 92% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) May 17, 2026 I was completely on board with "The Bride!" I loved the sets, I really loved the costumes and monster makeup, and I understood the reasoning behind the histrionics. Go to Full Review The Bride! (2026) 57% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) May 14, 2026 I might have been willing to buy into Fennell’s attempt to repackage "Wuthering Heights" for today’s youths — hey, I was in my teens for Baz Luhrmann’s "Romeo + Juliet," and I remain a fan — if the performances had been better. Go to Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 57% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) May 14, 2026 "How to Make a Killing" is definitely amusing and watchable, and if you have an appetite for black comedy, this will do the trick. Go to Full Review How to Make a Killing (2026) 45% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) May 14, 2026 "The Travel Companion" is a refreshingly interesting story about a young man coming into his own as a filmmaker and a person. Go to Full Review The Travel Companion (2025) 93% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Jan 12, 2026 "Wake Up Dead Man" is the most complex of the three films in this series, for better and worse. Go to Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Jan 12, 2026 "Jay Kelly" is a glib, contrived movie star vehicle about a movie star, played by George Clooney, which might have been interesting if the film had succeeded in the kind of deep dive it thinks it takes. Go to Full Review Jay Kelly (2025) 75% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Jan 12, 2026 "One Battle After Another" was easily the best film of 2025. Everything I heard about how good it is did not even go far enough — it was thrilling, compelling, hilarious, enraging, uplifting, stunning. Go to Full Review One Battle After Another (2025) 94% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Dec 11, 2025 I hope more people take a chance on "Roofman" and experience the stealth heartbreak visited upon viewers by a complex and vital director and a simply excellent, committed cast. Go to Full Review Roofman (2025) 87% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Dec 9, 2025 With "Nouvelle Vague," Richard Linklater created a dutiful and elaborate homage to the French New Wave, but failed to make his own meaningful film. Go to Full Review Nouvelle Vague (2025) 92% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Dec 9, 2025 Guillermo del Toro’s "Frankenstein" is a beautiful, faithful, endless adaptation of a story whose cultural impact cannot really be overstated. The character development is as intricate and well thought-out as the utterly splendid sets and costumes. Go to Full Review Frankenstein (2025) 85% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Nov 18, 2025 While the documentary "John Candy: I Like Me" is chock-full of wonderful interviews and history for comedy buffs, it also strikes universal chords and powerful emotions. Go to Full Review John Candy: I Like Me (2025) 89% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Nov 18, 2025 Fiendishly clever and gleefully satisfying, "Weapons" is almost more of a thriller than a horror movie, except when it is a full-on horror movie. Whatever you call it, this film earns every jump scare and freakout and nervous giggle. Go to Full Review Weapons (2025) 93% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Nov 18, 2025 The song remains the same and the pleasures are simple, but while this sequel certainly does not break any new ground, it also does not disappoint. Go to Full Review Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) 66% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Oct 2, 2025 B+ “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is an epic, bloody, intricate tale of the unending battle between demons and demon slayers. It was full of incredible swords and characters and was truly, surprisingly emotional and visually just stunning. Go to Full Review Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) 98% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Sep 27, 2025 B It was a tiny bit corny, but any period biopic like this is going to feel a bit like “Forrest Gump.” You play spot-the-famous-person and judge their resemblance to their real-life counterpart, and they parade through real historical events. Go to Full Review A Complete Unknown (2025) 81% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Sep 27, 2025 B Pamela Anderson is vulnerable and poignant as Shelley Gardner, a Las Vegas dancer clinging desperately to the show she has given her life to, “The Razzle Dazzle." Go to Full Review The Last Showgirl (2024) 83% - -

Asia Frey Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) Sep 27, 2025 B+ While it was appropriately blood-drenched, his [Robert Eggers]version of one of the most central horror stories in the canon was, in fact, a beautiful, faithful, rather stately take on the familiar yet vital tale. Go to Full Review Nosferatu (2024) 85% - -