AVClub: It’s no secret that the process of adapting young-adult fantasy book series into a blockbuster film franchise has become somewhat ritualized: Start with a screenplay that sticks as close to the source material as possible, hire a competent journeyman with a good eye for casting to start the first movie or two, eventually settle on a more technically polished journeyman to take the series home, and split the final installment into two films. The Divergent Series, as the sequels to Divergent refer to themselves in ads, has trudged through this routine with grim determination, receiving neither the hearty box office and critical reinforcement of the Harry Potter or Hunger Games films nor the kind of utter indifference that lets these franchises die on the vine. Even their behind-the-scenes shifts seem halfhearted: Director Robert Schwentke replaced Neil Burger on the second installment, remains in place for the penultimate Allegiant, and was presumably expected at some point to return for the fourth, but has been traded out for Lee Toland Krieger.
Dinner with the Parents Review: It's a family comedy series following the Langers, who often turn their family dinners into a disruptively chaotic affair.
Bros Review: The series, as the title suggests, is about two adult men who want to behave like children and we are not here for that.
Going Home With Tyler Cameron Review: This is a simple, no-nonsense but cliched watch, with Cameron's boyish charms taking centre stage.
