remake

In "The Little Mermaid," Halle Bailey swims to superstardom while the rest of the cast treads water in a slight improvement over other Disney remakes.

The "Hellraiser" remake is a gory and visually striking reimaging of Clive Barker's original, but is so focused on ripping off flesh it never burrows under it.

Robert Zemeckis' "Pinocchio" is a slick and soulless telling of the beloved story, and one of the most forgettable of Disney's recent remakes.

"Firestarter," the latest adaptation of Stephen King's 1980 novel, has an eerie soundtrack and some effective atmosphere, but the spark just is not there.