‘Everything Went Fine’: Marceau and Dussollier are more than fine in this challenging French family drama

“Everything Went Fine” (2021) – Emmanuele Bernheim (Sophie Marceau) is typing away on her PC in her Parisian apartment on an ordinary day when she’s interrupted by a call from her sister, Pascale (Geraldine Pailhas).  Emmanuele immediately stands up and says, “Where are you?  Be right there.”  She rushes out the door and heads down the stairs, which seem blurry because she forgets her contacts.  So, Mme Bernheim stops, marches back up the stairs, puts in her contacts, finally leaves her place, gets on the Metro, and is captured with…

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is super-nostalgic but not super-fun

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (2023) – Mario and Luigi! These siblings are worldwide household names.  Literally, because millions of kids – and adults – played Super Mario Bros. on Nintendo video game consoles, beginning in the 1980s. Mario’s first appearance was 1981’s Donkey Kong, an arcade staple during the Ronald Reagan years, but Nintendo Co., Ltd. also created several home gaming offshoots featuring the famous animated brothers. The home game presented the mustached fellas running through a never-ending wonderland of blue skies, walking mushrooms, and cubes of bricks suspended…