Timothee Chalamet rolls out the charm offensive to play a young version of Willy Wonka. His fresh-faced candy man is not at all sour. Instead, he's a bit too sweet and desperately in need of a dash of ...

The new “Wonka” works considerably better than its reasons for existence would suggest. It exists because, why not? It’s one more brand-familiar origin story, the easiest thing in the movie world to ...

Timothée Chalamet in 'Wonka' Warner Bros. You might not be able to tell it from the trailers but Wonka, the latest movie inspired by Roald Dahl‘s classic 1964 children’s story “Charlie and the ...

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An insouciant girl named Violet sticks a wad of gum in her mouth. Her skin turns azure with each bite, nearly earning her namesake. She starts to inflate, barely even able to waddle. To move she must ...

Before there was Elf on a Shelf, looking down on children to punish the bad and reward the good, there was Willy Wonka. In the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and in the film Willy Wonka & ...

The cheery prequel “Wonka” imagines the origin story of Roald Dahl’s chocolatier while celebrating “the knockabout joys of unfettered high spirits,” our critic says. “Wonka,” the latest movie musical ...