Movies
Just when third installments begin to lag, the Sonic series has found a way to turbo-charge itself, doubling the Jim Carrey content and cutting him loose.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson tries his best in a supervillain offshoot that, like Sony’s “Madame Web,” may work better for comics fans looking for a campy hate-watch.
Reuniting Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, stars of “The English Patient,” this pared-down telling of a soldier’s return simmers, never quite reaching a boil.
Making his directorial debut, ‘SNL’ vet Kyle Mooney marshals a period-rich script (and the participation of Fred Durst) into a project for a targeted audience.
Original voice cast members Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson return, as does the first film’s laudable commitment to repping Polynesian culture and empowerment.
Mounting a risqué novella by William Burroughs, filmmaker Luca Guadagnino finds an expressive way forward for the former James Bond, who finds a new register.
Director Ridley Scott returns to the site of one of his greatest triumphs with a belated sequel that follows the same beats, giving Denzel Washington a forum to scheme.
The first part of a planned two-film epic musical will delight obsessives of the Broadway show and is ably carried by co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
Starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, the film uneasily splits the distance between fizzy family-targeted comedy and “Mission: Impossible”-style team action.
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