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The Book of Henry

The Book of Henry

A boy named Henry has a crush on Christina, the daughter of an abusive Police Commissioner. To keep her safe Henry comes up with a rescue plan. Henry's mother, Susan, decides to help him carry out this plan.

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‘Star Wars’: Will Colin Trevorrow Be a Force for Good After ‘The Book of Henry’?

‘Star Wars’: Will Colin Trevorrow Be a Force for Good After ‘The Book of Henry’?

A couple of nights ago, when I emerged from “The Book of Henry,” the rather ludicrous turkey that opened the Los Angeles Film Festival (full disclosure: I saw it at a screening room in …

The Book of Henry review –  icky revenge weepie pours syrup over everything

The Book of Henry review – icky revenge weepie pours syrup over everything

Excruciatingly misjudged, insidiously comedic child-abuse death drama in which a dying kid leaves a diary for his family detailing how to take revenge on an abuser. It’s as bad as that sounds and worse

Film Review: ‘The Book of Henry’

Film Review: ‘The Book of Henry’

There’s the kind of bad movie that just sits there, unfolding with grimly predictable monotony. Then there’s the kind where the badness expands and metastasizes, taking on a jaw-dropping life of it…