Two New Films Flop, Apex & Exit 8 Shine

0:00It's April 24th. You're listening to Entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered entertainment coverage. Two new films hitting theaters are drawing mixed buzz, starting with Mother Mary, rated 15 for viewers and running 112 minutes. It gets 2 out of 5 stars for being an over-the-top psychodrama about a pop superstar modeled after big names like Taylor Swift and Hathaway Stars as the troubled icon needing a comeback dress from her ex-designer, played by Michaela Coel, but it piles on too much weird horror. And ghost stuff. Meanwhile, Michael, rated 12A and clocking 127 minutes, also lands 2 out of 5 stars as a sanitized biopic of Michael. Jackson. His nephew, Jafar Jackson, leads with spot-on looks and moves, tracing the early career from Gary Indiana through solo fame and hits like the Pepsi, Fire Incident. But it skips any dark rumors, focusing on the shine with a huge $200 million budget.

1:03Critics call out Mother Mary for tiresome dialogue and forced drama that drowns the style story, while Michael's glossy take feels like. Family-approved karaoke, ignoring tougher parts of the King of Pop's life up to 1988. On a brighter note, check out Apex on Netflix, rated 15 in 96 minutes, earning 4 stars. Charlize Theron hunts thrills in Australia's Blue Mountains as a widow facing off with Taran Eagerton in a tense cat and mouse game. Exit 8. Another 15 rated 95-minute gym with 4 stars delivers stylish horror from a Japanese game, trapping you an endless subway. Dread. And Ultras brings upbeat soccer fan vibes across cultures. They're out now. Worth your time if you're skipping the flops.