

Amy Nicholson
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‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Review: Here Come the Grease Monkeys
Things start out fun with this prequel, but frantic plot mechanics might steer your interest into a ditch.

‘Reality’ Review: An Unusual Suspect
A new docudrama starring Sydney Sweeney as Reality Winner is gripping, even as it strips a true story of its political context.

‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ Review: A Prince Throws Off His Privilege
Or, at least, he kinda-sorta tries to rebel in this romantic, futuristic fable from the Portuguese director João Pedro Rodrigues.

‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’ Review: A Tip of the Hat to the Tossed Hat
This charming documentary aims to peek under the smile of a groundbreaking television star.

‘Moon Garden’ Review: Malice in Wonderland
The director Ryan Stevens Harris brings a young girl’s subconscious to eerie life in this unnerving feature.

‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ Review: Cinema Pinot Grigio
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen take a trip to Italy and don’t read as much in this comedy sequel.

‘Unrest’ Review: The Times Are Not A-Changin’
A factory worker joins with a group of anarchist watchmakers in this marvelously crisp drama.

‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ Review: A New Girl in Neverland
The filmmaker David Lowery updates the classic tale with his own pixie dust, saving what’s good and scuttling the rest.

‘Polite Society’ Review: Pride and Plenty of Fists
This exuberant genre mash-up borrows from everything — westerns, musicals, heist capers, horror, Jane Austen and James Bond — to tell the story of two...

‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’ Review: Call of Duty
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this furious and discomfiting war film that tugs on your conscience for days.