Alien at the Movies

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It’s “Hansel & Gretel” meets “Scheheherazade” in modern fairytale update about a boy, a girl, a witch, & a unicorn girl. An upset Alex, who writes his own scary stories, sneaks out of his apartment to burn his story books in the basement boiler room when he is lured into & trapped in a magical apartment. He is forced to read his stories each night or else. He & another victim Yazmin plot to escape but twists initially foil their attempts. Krysten Ritter plays Natasha the evil one who lures in these children. This action/fantasy film is targeted for the younger audiences. A clip at the end hints that this nightmare fairytale may not be over yet.

Alien gives it 2½ “margin notes” stars out of 4.