“Wonka,” a sugary prequel to Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” delivers not so much a world of pure imagination as a land of constant cuteness.

The new 'Wonka' film manages to not be too sweet Bob Mondello shares his thoughts on Timothee Chalamet's rendition of a young Willy Wonka in the new prequel to the Roald Dahl film classic Willy ...

Since my childhood familiarity and partial affection for the wonky, clunky ’71 “Willy Wonka” counts for only so much (the 2005 Tim Burton/Johnny Depp remake, even less), ...

Warner Bros’ original 1971 Mel Stuart-directed Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, based on Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is a cult family classic and received an Oscar ...

In a year of “Barbie,” Harry Styles and Taylor Swift, we now get Timothee Chalamet as Willy Wonka. Wonka, of course, was created by the now problematic British author Roald Dahl in his 1964 ...

Directed by Paul King, “Wonka” turns back the clock to when Willy was a striver with near-empty pockets and a suitcase filled with enchantments. After years of sailing the world, ...

Willy Wonka arrives singing, an unambiguous announcement that this is, in fact, a straight-faced movie musical. The songs are by the pop artist Neil Hannon, though none quite reach the heights of ...