Calvin’s role is purely one of support, and he neither saves Meg nor provides the answer required to fulfill her emotional journey. This relationship alone sets A Wrinkle in Time apart from ...

Well, we did while watching the new movie “A Wrinkle in Time.” In this spectacular science fiction tale, a girl named Meg Murry (played by Storm Reid) searches for her father throughout the ...

A Wrinkle in Time (★★★☆☆) runs through July 20 at Arena Stage, 1101 6th St. SW. Tickets are $69 to $209, with discount options available. Call 202-488-3300, or visit www.arenastage.org.

“A Wrinkle in Time” follows prickly Meg, her brilliant younger brother Charles Wallace and their friend Calvin as they search the universe for Meg and Charles’s physicist father, aided by ...

A Wrinkle in Time,” a new musical based on the young adult novel by Madeleine L’Engle, begins performances June 12 at Arena and runs through July 20.

Yet in trailers for A Wrinkle in Time, these flaws that form the core of Meg’s strengths in the book seem washed away in preference for more familiar Hollywood storytelling devices.

That said, the film has its impressive moments. In one scene, Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin fly on the back of a transmogrified Mrs. Whatsit, and the soaring aerial shots are wide-eyed and dazzling.