'The Last Voyage of the Demeter' sails into mostly charted waters as an uninspired take on Dracula lore
Universal Pictures prides itself as the home of the classic monsters, like 1931's classic "Frankenstein," directed by James Whale, or "Dracula," starring Bela Lugosi. More recent attempts to capture the dark magic of those iconic creatures has proven disastrous for the studio -- one need only recall the 2017 Tom Cruise-starring misfire "The Mummy" -- and this week's "Last Voyage of the Demeter," although at times intriguing, fails to elicit any lasting chills either.
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Google’s Waymo, Cruise Get Nod to Expand San Francisco Robotaxis
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Murder, Cocaine and Tears: Ecuador Confronts a Perilous Descent
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NFL Rumors: Kyle Shanahan confirms 49ers wild QB plan if they’d made Super Bowl
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Mexico Poverty to Keep Falling on Impact of Aid, Yorio Says
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Ares-Led Group Provides $521 Million Loan for InvoCare Buyout
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Singapore Narrows GDP View After Second Quarter Growth Slows
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Microsoft’s Role in Email Breach to Be Part of US Cyber Inquiry
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3 Braves on thin ice with team’s cold start to August
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Blackstone-Backed Solar Company Esdec Seeks US IPO at $5 Billion Value
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