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‘Plane’ Review: Flight, Camera, Action

In this thriller, Gerard Butler and Mike Colter have to avoid a hostage situation and deliver a plane full of passengers to safety.

‘Last Resort’ Review: A Martial Arts Hostage Mission

In this action film set in Bangkok, a special forces guy goes in to rescue his wife and daughter.

‘A Man Called Otto’ Review: Tom Hanks Learns Life Lessons

Going against nice-guy type (at first), the star plays a misanthrope who’s pulled into caring for a neighboring family in need.

‘Jurassic Punk’ Review: Making Digital Dinosaurs Walk

This documentary looks at the computer animation innovator Steve Williams.

Review: ‘The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo’ Delights

A documentary by Bruce Weber about a nonagenarian Italian photographer is sprinkled with la dolce vita, our critic writes.

‘Sr.’ Review: The Downeys, Father and Son, Compare Notes

This documentary highlights Robert Downey Sr.’s charisma and curiosity even when it shows him in decline.

‘Slumberland’ Review: A Land of No Enchantment

This ostensible family entertainment stars Marlow Barkley and Jason Momoa, and is directed with the delicacy of a flying mallet.

‘Paradise City’ Review: John Travolta and Bruce Willis Reunite

Almost 30 years after “Pulp Fiction,” these kings of cool team up for a Hawaii-set action feature that isn’t as much fun as it sounds.

‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ Review: New York’s Last Rock Renaissance

The post-post punk New York rock scene gets an archival retrospective in this documentary.