With the surprisingly inviting neo-noir Bad Times at the El Royale, writer/director Drew Goddard panders to jaded moviegoers' secular disillusionment for the sake of making a larger (though ultimately vague and tidy) point about Americans' struggle for meaning in a post-'60s world. More like 'AB Times at the El Royale,' am I right?: Chris Hemsworth stars in writer/director Drew Goddard's Bad Times at the El Royale.
