Capsule reviews for Aug. 24
Arizona A fine state deserves better than this lackluster thriller that fails both as a…
Todd Jorgenson
Mile 22
Relations between the United States and Russia won’t be helped along by Mile 22, although it’s another transparent attempt to lure moviegoers from the lucrative Southeast Asia market.
Alpha
More than just a prehistoric primal survival saga, Alpha also is a heartwarming tale of…
Capsule reviews for Aug. 17
Billionaire Boys Club Familiar subject matter and pedestrian execution minimize the impact of this poor…
Crazy Rich Asians
You can appreciate it from a casting perspective, but shouldn’t the bar be set higher…
The Meg
Take the lesser entries in the Jaws franchise, toss in a bit of Sharknado, and…
Capsule reviews for Aug. 10
Elizabeth Harvest A stylish attempt to recombine horror and science-fiction tropes, this thriller from Venezuelan…
The Darkest Minds
The Darkest Minds is mostly laying the groundwork while forgoing the payoff. Withholding some of the key developments from the source material — which has expanded into a six-book series thus far — is essentially a gamble that the series will continue.