Katie Walsh

As spy thrillers go, this one is suspense-free and generic, wasting a decent cast that includes Jon Bernthal, Laurence Fishburne and Rachel Brosnahan.

The show was called ‘Press Your Luck’ and, in 1984, an Ohio man won a windfall on it, as dramatized in this retro-styled media satire starring Paul Walter Hauser.

Supremely dry and subtle, Steve Coogan saves this real-life story, about an adopted penguin and an academic rescued from his loneliness, from sentimental excess.

‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Casino’ screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi brings a wealth of Mafia knowledge to a movie that traffics in constant nods to other gangster classics.

Based on the memoir by Scott LeRette, the movie takes on subjects including autism and brittle-bone disease with a faith-based foundation in church and family.

The third installment of the live-action/animation hybrid remains a reliable source of high-caliber children’s entertainment, but its witty spark is diminished.

The screenplay of the latest movie in the MCU tries to be too many things to too many prior adventures, but at its core is a resonant story about Black heroism.

The debut of Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel arrives with some unfair expectations — his grandparents are film legends — but finds a confidence and flair of its own.

Adapted from the popular children’s series by Dav Pilkey, this animated version finds just the right tone: a simple aesthetic for kids, with empathy for adults.

Husband-and-wife filmmaking team Andy and Sam Zuchero create a sci-fi romance that’s well cast but frustratingly shallow about online influencer culture.