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‘Thursday Murder Club’ Review: A Whodunit With Helen Mirren

The ever charming actress, plus Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan, solve cold cases from a retirement home. What, did you think they’d knit?

‘Eden’ Review: Twilight of the Europeans

In Ron Howard’s new historical drama, set in the Galápagos Islands, there are erotic shenanigans galore and harrowing acts of violence.

Review: ‘Night Always Comes,’ Whether You Have a Home or Not

Vanessa Kirby plays a woman who has 24 desperate hours to scrape up the $25,000 that will buy a measure security for her and the…

‘The Pickup’ Review: Endless Car Chases to Nowhere

In this Amazon Prime Video action-comedy, Keke Palmer hijacks an armored truck driven by Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson.

‘The Bad Guys 2’ Review: A Wolf, a Shark, a Snake and a Sequel

This animated movie about animal bank robbers, voiced by Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz and others, is goofy fun.

‘Smurfs’ Review: Don’t Stop the Music

The lovable blue guys (and one gal) go on a mission to save Papa Smurf in this colorful romp with an impressive voice cast.

‘Madea’s Destination Wedding’ Review: Hellur, Bahamas

Tyler Perry returns as a series of characters, and this time, the real struggle for the family is boarding a plane.

‘Heads of State’ Review: John Cena and Idris Elba Are Assassins’ Targets

This action movie about U.S. and British leaders, also featuring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, plays like a silly version of a BBC political satire series.

‘Stealing Pulp Fiction’ Review: A Lowbrow Homage

A couple of loser cinephiles concoct a dumb heist plan, and hilarity is the last thing that ensues.

‘Shanghai Blues’ Review: Slapstick Fun in a 1984 Tsui Hark Picture

This newly restored screwball comedy is a buoyant romp. The director revisits and refines the techniques used here in his later work in other genres.