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PAGE 21 THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2018 THE HERALD

Fun, but less incredible than first film RICHARD ROEPER

Wham bang pow! It’s been 14 years since we last spotted the sensationally entertaining “The Incredibles,” and

Incredibles 2 êêê Voices: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huckleberry Milner, Eli Fucile, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, Samuel L. Jackson Rating: PG for action sequences and some brief mild language.

yet original cast members Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Vowell, et al., manage to look and sound exactly as they did back in 2004. That’s because they’re not just superheroes. They’re cartoon superheroes. Writer-director Brad Bird’s long-anticipated second chapter in the story of America’s favorite superhero family is a nifty blend of loudly chaotic amusement-ridetype action pieces and domestic comedy-drama — all of it popping with Pixar-vibrant colors. As Pixar sequels go, “The Incredibles 2” doesn’t reach the heights of the two “Toy Story” follow-ups or “Finding Dory,” but it’s better than “Cars 2” or “Monsters University.” It’s a solid double and that’s just fine, but I’ll admit to a feeling of mild disappointment that it wasn’t a grand slam, given the greatness of the first adventure and the grand and creative mind of Mr. Bird. At times the action sequences feel repetitive; on three different occasions, the Incredibles team up to stop a giant, destructive runaway vehicle. And the plot machi-

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Helen (a.k.a. Elastigirl), Bob (Mr. Incredible) and their three children are back in “Incredibles 2.” The film opens Friday at Jasper 8 Theatres. nations keep Holly Hunter’s Helen Parr/Elastigirl apart from the rest of the family for a good chunk of the story, and that’s a disappointment, because for all their satirical jabs and jazzy-cool mid20th-century vibe, the “Incredibles” movies are foremost about a nuclear unit of a loving mother and father, a rebellious teenage daughter, a wiseacre adolescent son and a baby with a whole lot of personality. Sure, they can do all sorts of, well, incredible things, but they’re also dealing with the same challenges and setbacks and communication gaps and day-to-day problems faced by non-superhero families the world over. It’s more interesting when they take on those opponents as a complete unit. But there’s plenty to smile about and cheer for as well, from the universally wonderful voice

performances from the outstanding cast to the absolutely gorgeous animation to the ways in which various family members put aside their squabbles and rise to the occasion when one of their own is at risk. “Incredibles 2” picks up right after the events of the first movie. Bob and Helen Parr (Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter) and their children — 14-year-old Violet (Sarah Vowell), 10-year-old Dash (Huckleberry Milner) and the baby Jack-Jack (Eli Fucile) — are living an outwardly quiet life under the Superhero Relocation Program. (A worldwide ban on “supers” is in effect.) When a villain called the Underminer starts ripping up the city from underground (hey, he’s the Underminer!), the Incredibles see no choice but to spring into action, which leads to a meeting with Winston Deavor (Bob Oden-

kirk) and his sister, Evelyn (Catherine Keener), a billionaire business duo determined to eliminate the ban on supers and restore the Incredibles and their peers to respected, invaluable members of the global community. Helen/Elastigirl becomes the face (and action star) of the movement, while Bob stays home with the kids and tries to juggle Violet’s door-slamming teen resentment, Dash’s struggles with math homework and Jack-Jack’s newly discovered superpowers, which appear to be more impressive and more daunting than the gifts of the other family members put together. (In one strange and wickedly funny and mildly disturbing sequence, “Incredibles 2” earns its PG rating when Jack-Jack gets into a prolonged battle with a nasty raccoon. Yes, a baby capable of transforming himself into a de-

Hereditary  (Jasper 8 Theatres) Toni Collette deserves Oscar consideration for her great work as a woman convinced her mother is trying to reach out from beyond the grave to destroy her family. The shock moments in this horror film are truly stunning, and grotesque, and bizarre — and they will stay with you long after you’ve gone home for the night. (Horror, R, 2 hrs. 3 min.)

Donald Glover). A prequel as a space Western summer movie, entertaining as hell but not particularly deep. (Scifi adventure, PG-13, 2 hrs. 23 min.)

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monic creature fights a garbagepicking raccoon in a Pixar movie, and it kinda freaked me out.) There’s something dated about the storyline involving a bumbling stay-at-home dad who quickly resents the mom who’s out there earning and getting all the glory, but then again, the Incredibles’ adventures are set in a kind of parallel-universe early 1960s, when such an arrangement would have been highly unusual. (The score and the sets and the cars in “Incredibles 2” give off a 1962 feel. Other elements are straight out of present day, or even the future. It makes for a fantastic anachronistic mash-up.) Samuel L. Jackson (very funny) returns as Lucius Best/Frozone, who has a knack for showing up at the right time and also gets a tremendous kick out of seeing his best pal Bob overmatched by a teenage girl, an adolescent boy and an infant. There’s also a whole new set of superheroes from around the world, an endearing bunch of wonderfully different misfits who have been living as outcasts but now have cause for hope, thanks in great part to their heroes, the Incredibles. Just when things are looking up for the superheroes of the world, a new villain called “The Screenslaver” emerges, infecting the minds of all who look into a computer or TV screen when the Screenslaver is in command. Things get a little tedious when the Screenslaver controls Elastigirl (among others) and turns her against her family, but “Incredibles 2” regains its momentum in the final sequences and leaves us feeling good about this family and good about a world in which Bob, Helen, Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack are free to don the uniforms and answer the call to action whenever danger appears. Well. We better keep our eye on Jack-Jack. He’s a wild one.

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Current cinema Currently playing Adrift ½ (Jasper 8 Theatres) This is the fact-based drama of what happened to Tami Oldham (now Tami Oldham Ashcraft) when she set sail in 1983 from Tahiti to San Diego with her fiancé, Englishman Richard Sharp. Their craft was a 44-foot yacht; their adversary was Hurricane Raymond, which they met a few weeks into their planned 4,000-mile trek. “Adrift” works on two timelines: As flashbacks move ever-closer to the hurricane itself, the presenttense action progresses, ticking off the days and weeks of the yacht adrift, ultimately revealing certain truths about Tami’s predicament. It makes for a fairly gripping and refreshingly small-scale disaster movie. But there’s a “but.” The “but” is everything designed to get us interested in these two before the heavy weather. The breezy courtship sequences feel stiff; the writing’s generic in the extreme. (Action/ adventure/drama, PG-13, 2 hrs.) Deadpool 2 ½ (Jasper 8 Theatres) Ryan Reynolds’ second turn as the cynical, witty superhero is wicked, dark fun from start to finish, with some twisted and very funny special effects, cool production elements, terrific ensemble work — and for dessert, perhaps the best end-credits “cookie” scene ever. (Comic book/action-adventure, R, 1 hr. 51 min.)

Hotel Artemis  (Jasper 8 Theatres) Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella and Jeff Goldblum are among the actors playing criminals seeking help at an underground hospital for the lawless, run by The Nurse (Jodie Foster) in 2028 Los Angeles. Positive points for trying to achieve something original, but the analogies and life lessons are all too predictable and familiar. (Sci-fi thriller, R, 1 hr. 33 min.) Ocean’s 8 ½ (Jasper 8 Theatres) Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett star in a solid if somewhat underwhelming caper similar in tone and style to the “Ocean’s” trilogy of the early 2000s. But while the gifted cast has firepower and charisma, “Ocean’s 8” is more of a smooth glide than an exhilarating adventure. (Crime adventure, PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.) Solo: A Star Wars Story ½ (Jasper 8 Theatres) One of the “lighter” of the “Star Wars” adventures, with a number of massive, rapid-fire CGI action sequences and a terrific ensemble cast (Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson and a scene-stealing

IMAX Showplace Cinemas East, 1801 Morgan Center Drive, Evansville: “The Incredibles 2,” now showing. www.showplacecinemas.com

Events Attractions Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus: Hours (CT); Spashin’ Safari opens one hour after and closes one hour before the rest of the park): 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday-June 15, 17-22 and 24-28; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. June 16 and 29; and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. June 23 and 30. Special events: “Rock the World” Christian Music Fest, Aug. 25, For King & Country, We Are Messengers, 7eventh Time Down and Ginny Owens. www.holidayworld. com Indiana Railway Museum, French Lick. Excursion trains depart from the former Monon Railroad Passenger Station. The two-hour, 20-mile trip takes passengers though several limestone rock cuts, part of the Hoosier National Forest and the 2,200-foot Burton Tunnel. Train rides: 1 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through June 30; and 4 p.m. Saturday. Special events: Wild West Holdups, 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday-Monday, June 30 and July 1 and 1 p.m. July

Jasper City Mill, 160 Third Ave. The mill features cornmeal ground on site, craft items, old-fashioned candy and local products. Exhibit (changes every six months): Dubois County Art Guild Gallery Walk — works by Abby Laux; artist’s reception, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday; items from artisans available in the gift shop. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City (all times CT). Park

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hours: Memorial Visitor Center, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; farm, 8 a.m.5 p.m. daily through mid-August; nature center, open, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays; Colonel Jones Home, noon-4 p.m., ThursdaysSundays, June-August. www.nps.gov/ libo/ or 812-937-4541 Spirit of Jasper: Jasper to French Lick Express, Jasper Train Depot, 201 Mill St., July 14, Sept. 8 and Oct. 27. The train ride takes 1 hour and 45 minutes each way; passengers spend about 3½ hours in French Lick. A cash bar in available and beverages and light snacks are sold. www.spiritofjasper. com or 482-9229. Spirit of Jasper: Ride and Dine,

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Jasper Train Depot, 201 Mill St., Saturday and June 23; July 7, 21 and 28; Aug. 18 and 25; Sept. 15 and 22; and Oct. 6. The train travels to Cuzco, where it will be “held up by robber, the good guys will arrive and a gun battle will take place.” Passengers can leave the train to watch the battle. A catered meal and beverage from the Schnitzelbank Restaurant are served and a cash bar is available. $55; $75 for the Monon Passenger Car, a 30-seat private car that features table-side dining. Reservations preferred. www. spiritofjasper.com or 482-9229. Wilstem Ranch, Paoli: Giraffe, Kargaroo and Elephant Encounters, through Nov. 4. www.wilstemranch. com or 812-936-4484



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and other pieces used by bishops and abbots for the celebration of a pontifical Mass, through Aug. 31; and a pectoral cross with a large amethyst, through Aug. 31. Hours: Call 357-6401 or 800-987-7311 or visit www.saintmeinrad.edu/library/ hours/

the original Santa Claus Post Office and 1935 Santa Claus Statue.

Dubois County Museum

Museum: exhibits on the history of Santa Claus, including the beginnings of the town, its post offices, Candy Castle and the evolution of Santa Claus Land to Holiday World and free letters to Santa. The museum is at 69 N. State Road 245. Gift shop, museum and village hours (CT): 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 8-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Aug. 11; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 12-31; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, SeptemberNovember. 812-544-2434 or www. santaclausmuseum.org

Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 7. Tying a Fly Fishing Fly, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saturday. Preregistration required. Exhibit: Auto Indiana, June 30July 26. On loan from the Indiana Historical Society. Exhibit: One Shot, July 28-Aug. 31. Features World War II photography of John A. Bushemi. On loan from the Indiana Historical Society.

Night Life Dances

Strassenfest exhibits and programs, Aug. 2-5.

Heimatfest, Friday-Saturday Ferdinand. Renaissance Fair, noon-5 p.m. CT., Wesselman Park, Evansville.

Upcoming events Celestine 175th Celebration, June 28-July 1. Thunder Over Patoka, 9 p.m. June 30, Patoka Lake. YMI Picnic and Car Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 4, Huntingburg. 



Exhibits

Krempp Gallery Pamela Deaton and Joyce Gottlieb: Figurative Sculptures and Installations, through June 29. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays.

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Library Portraits and Sculptures by Bob Lockhart, through June 30; Miters

Military Appreciation Day, Sunday, Aug. 12. Hours: The museum, 2704 N. Newton St., is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Admission charged. Can be found on Facebook and at www.duboiscountymuseum.org. 812-634-7733

Tropicana, Evansville: The Beautiful Ones: A Tribute 2 Prince, FridaySaturday; Rock ’N Soul, June 22-23; and McKenzies Mill, June 29-30. www.tropicanacasinos.com Horseshoe Casino, Elizabethtown: Showroom: REO Speedwagon, Nov. 16 (originally scheduled for Feb. 10; all tickets will be honored). www. ticketmaster.com

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Jasper Riverwalk: SweetWater Band, 7-9 p.m. June 30; 38th Infantry Division Band Indiana National Guard, 6-7:30 p.m., July 5; and Linda Smith, 7-9 p.m. Aug. 25. Free; bring lawn chairs or blankets.

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Astra Theatre, Jasper: “Rock Lotto” with Wade Baker, Jeff Crandall, Michael Cummings, Evan Elrod, Nathan Harman, Danny Luegers, Joe Luegers, Kyle Lueken, Shauna Lueken, Devin Sorrells, Mark Sparrow and Steven Wagler, 7 p.m. July 21, $10, www. RockLottoAtTheAstra.eventbrite.com; Pokey LaFarge, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 6; and Rodney Crowell, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 3. www.TheNextAct.org

Orange County Senior Citizens Center, 8497 W. Main St., French Lick: 7-9:30 p.m. Fridays, dance with live band.

Gaslight, Huntingburg: Keep on Trail: Michael Wilmes and Will Gudorf, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., June 23.

The museum is in Huntingburg City Hall, 508 E. Fourth St. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays unless City Hall is closed and by appointment. Closed major holidays. 683-2211.

Area concerts

French Lick Resort, Hoosier Ballroom: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, July 5. www.frenchlick.com or www.ticketmaster.com

Bars

On exhibit: Commercial, manufacturing, military, school and social club memorabilia; the Geiger bedroom, family Bible and other belongings; a dollhouse inside a grandmother clock; a pony cart; and a 1950s kitchen.

On stage

American Legion Post 147, Jasper: 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, line and couples dancing. $5, 482-5426 for information.

William Tell Center, 1301 11th St., Tell City, 7-10 p.m. CT Saturdays. Open to all ages; smoke and alcohol free. $5, includes snacks. Sponsored by the William Tell Senior Citizens.

Huntingburg Museum

French Lick Casino: Casino Lounge (8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.) — DJ Clayton, Friday; The Devonshires, Saturday; DJ Rishi, June 22-23 and 29-30; Radiotronic, July 5.. 888936-9360 or www.frenchlick.com/ entertainment/concerts

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Lincoln Amphitheatre, Lincoln City: KIST: a Tribute to KISS, June 23; Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, July 2; Soul Pocket — a Tribute to Motown and R&B, July 28; 7 Bridges — the Ultimate Eagles Experience, Aug. 11; The Guess Who, Aug. 25; Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Sept. 1; and Hard Day’s Night — a Tribute to the Beatles, Sept. 29. Season tickets available. www. lincolnamphitheatre.com

Other concerts Abbeydell Hall at the Legend of French Lick, 7328 W. County Road 100 W, West Baden Springs: The Thomas Brothers, next Thursday; Twist the Night Away: A ’50s and ’60s Musical Production, June 28, July 12 and 19 and Aug. 12, 2018; and I’ve Got the Music

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Other plays Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W. Main St.: “Dracula,” Sept. 7-Oct. 31; “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” Sept. 18Oct. 10; and “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” Oct. 2-Nov.4. 502-584-1205 or www.actorstheatre.org/visit/ ticketing-options/ Derby Dinner Playhouse, Clarksville: “Over the River & Through the Woods,” through July 8; and “Rapunzel,” through July 7; “The Little Mermade,” July 11-Aug. 19; “The Church Basement Ladies: Rise Up O Men,” Aug. 22-Sept. 30; “Web of Murder,” Oct. 3-Nov. 11; and “Holiday Inn,” Nov. 14Dec. 31.. 812-288-8281 or www. derbydinner.com.

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