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‘The Monkey King’ Review: Wrenching the Zen of the Gods

There’s enough gags in this animated fable from Anthony Stacchi that a dozen land.

‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Review: Keep Calm and Pine On

This film, about an American president’s son who falls for a British prince, starts with a giddy premise and has the derring-do to succeed.

‘Passages’ Review: A Toxic Triangle

In Ira Sachs’ latest wince-inducing romance, Tomas (Franz Rogowski) has wedged himself into a love triangle with Ben Whishaw and Adèle Exarchopoulos.

‘War Pony’ Review: The Sad Absurdities of Reservation Life

Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s stellar debut, starring many first-time actors, takes a deadpan look at a Lakota-Sioux reservation in South Dakota.

‘Theater Camp’ Review: Cabin Into the Woods

In this bitterly-funny mockumentary set at a drama institute, the actors feel their characters in their bones.

‘Biosphere’ Review: It’s the End of the World. Two Men Survived.

What happens when a petulant, anti-intellectual president destroys the planet and he and his childhood buddy, the brainy one, are the only survivors?

‘Nimona’ Review: Fright the Power

A zingy, chintzy, idea-driven animated feature based on the ND Stevenson comic.

‘World’s Best’ Review: Straight Outta Calculus

A math prodigy channels the spirit of his rapper father in this lively musical.

‘Stan Lee’ Review: For the Cameo King, a Struggle to Hold the Spotlight

Disappointingly, this creation story of Lee gives way to the characters he helped create.

‘Elemental’ Review: In Pixar’s New Movie, Sparks Fly

The latest movie from Disney/Pixar tucks a romantic comedy inside a high-concept premise. It’s smoldering and splashy.