Jared Hess, the director of "Napoleon Dynamite," brings his indie-camp absurdist cred to this adaptation of the blockbuster ...

Jack Black acting crazy! Jason Momoa being campy! The director of 'Napoleon Dynamite' bringing the cheesy irony! Also, like, stuff from the game!

Jared Hess' mega-budget video game adaptation works best whenever you can tell that it was made by the director of "Napoleon ...

L.H. Katniss Everdeen ( Jennifer Lawrence) didn't want to be a hero. She didn't wake up one morning determined to take down ...

Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in this adaptation of the megahit video game that leans into the mindless silliness of ...

Director Jared Hess took on "A Minecraft Movie" and manages to create a visually great film, but too many characters keep it ...

Alfred Hitchcock had blondes, MacGuffins, and director’s cameos. Spike Lee has dolly shots, New York settings, and ...

The oddball spirit and sensibilities of Jared Hess shine through in "A Minecraft Movie" and help carry it through its rough patches, particularly those where it is required to be a "Minecraft" movie.

If you wanted to be cynical, there's also the movie's main message about creativity being hard, but worth it in the end. A ...

A Minecraft Movie, director Jared Hess's live-action adaptation of the hugely popular video game, is a laugh-a-minute riot ...

A Minecraft Movie immediately creates a sticky paradox for itself. Clearly hoping to follow in the footsteps of a project like The Lego Movie, this video-game adaptation wants to pay tribute to the ...

And there are, in fact, early stretches of A Minecraft Movie that seem to justify the hiring of Jared Hess, director of the ...