Freeze Frame: "Nobody 2" (R), "Fixed" (R), "East of Wall" (R)

Freeze Frame

If the uber-talented assassin John Wick had been a family man, his movie might have looked a bit like "Nobody 2." Bob Odenkirk returns in the sequel to his surprise 2021 hit that blended bloody stunt work and cheeky humor. RZA, Christopher Lloyd and Connie Nielsen also return for round two. This time out, Bob takes the family on vacation to an aging amusement village where he manages to cross a notorious and ruthless crime boss, played by Sharon Stone. “Nobody 2” is a wild ride that goes a bit too far but is bolstered by terrific stunt work and a likable cast. The Netflix comedy "Fixed" may be animated but is definitely not for the kiddies. This lude and painfully obvious farce is about a dog that has one aggressively decadent night before he is to be neutered. Adam Devine, Idris Elba and Kathryn Hahn lend their voices to what is essentially a one-joke movie overloaded with excessively crass and grossout scatological elements. “Fixed” is made for adults, but the humor is strictly juvenile. The gritty slice-of-life drama "East of Wall" was one of the winners at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It’s a docu drama inspired by the hardscrabble lives of South Dakota horse trainer Tabitha Zimiga and her teenage daughter Porshia. They play themselves as filmmaker Kate Beecroft dramatizes Tabitha's attempts to care for wild horses as well as a passel of wayward teenagers all while navigating multiple personal tragedies. While the pacing is a bit sluggish and the dialogue iffy, "East of Wall" is strengthened by its unapologetic realism.