Capsule reviews for Aug. 16
Close to You Despite the heartfelt intentions, this Canadian melodrama about acceptance and fractured family…
Todd Jorgenson
Jackpot
A winning lottery ticket doesn’t offer the usual prosperity and financial security in Jackpot, a…
Borderlands
There’s no reset button to hit while watching Borderlands, an incoherent comic thriller that makes…
It Ends with Us
She might not have designs on saving the world with superpowers, but the protagonist of…
Capsule reviews for Aug. 9
Cuckoo Constantly creepy and consistently confounding, this offbeat horror saga from German director Tilman Singer…
Trap
Buying into the far-fetched premise behind Trap feels pricier than splurging for floor seats at…
The Instigators
Matt Damon and Casey Affleck return to the crime-ridden streets of their native Boston in…
Harold and the Purple Crayon
The book has charmed children for generations, but the new film version of Harold and…