Movie Reviews

Nearly three decades on from that second teen outing, Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves — return for “Bill & Ted Face the Music” (Orion/United Artists).

Billed as the 13th and final installment of the “X-Men” film series, “The New Mutants” (20th Century) slams the lid on the coffin of a once-mighty franchise with a resounding thud.

In 1956, Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, established a program designed, in part, to expose young city dwellers to the glories of the wilderness which provides the premise for the wretched British comedy “Get Duked!” (Amazon).

“The 24th” (Vertical) is the rare historical drama that succeeds best in giving names, faces and context to the participants in what became known as the Houston Riot of 1917.

“Fatima” (Picturehouse), a fact-based drama from director and co-writer Marco Pontecorvo, recounts what may rank as the most remarkable series of religious events of modern times.

Much like the early-’90s R.E.M. song “Everybody Hurts,” the somber drama “Chemical Hearts” (Amazon) aims to send young people the message that being a teenager is an experience that can be survived and a condition from which recovery is possible.

“Words on Bathroom Walls” (Roadside) is a touching drama about a teen suffering from mental illness.

Real-life father and son Liam Neeson and Micheal Richardson team up to play a fictional parent-grown-child duo in “Made in Italy” (IFC), a blend of comedy, drama and romance.