The lively and colorful animated adventure “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Disney) teaches viewers that trust is the necessary basis of peaceful coexistence while showcasing the ills produced by greed and aggression.
Movie: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon”
Movie: ‘Boogie’
Sports films often try to inspire through a fictional story the same enthusiasm raised in the stands by whatever real-life pastime they happen to be portraying.
The arduous birth pangs of ‘Roe v. Wade’
The independent drama “Roe v. Wade” had its red-carpet premiere, billed as the first large-scale movie opening since the pandemic began, on Feb. 26 at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando.
Movie: ‘Tom & Jerry’
Cat and mouse remain natural-born enemies in “Tom & Jerry” (Warner Bros), starring the eponymous animated characters created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
Movie: ‘The House That Rob Built’
“The House That Rob Built” (1091 Pictures) is an hourlong profile of University of Montana longtime women’s basketball coach Robin Selvig and is currently streaming on several platforms.
“Superman & Lois,” Feb. 23, The CW
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s “Superman & Lois,” the latest take on the DC comics superhero from the planet Krypton and his true love, the star reporter for the Daily Planet.
Movie: ‘Nomadland’
Writer-director Chloe Zhao blends real-life and fictional ingredients in what might be called a loose riff on Jessica Bruder’s book. The result is a poignant drama pervaded by a sense of loneliness.
Pele,’ Feb. 23, Netflix
Arguably the greatest soccer player of all time, and said to have been, at one stage of his career, the highest paid athlete in the world, Edson Arantes do Nascimento is the subject of a two-hour profile under the name by which he’s far better known: Pele.