Movie Reviews

A strong sense of deja vu hovers over “The Darkest Minds” (Fox), a dystopian thriller about gifted teens running for their lives.

It’s always dangerous to tamper with perfection. And, if there were ever a perfect world, it must be that of the Winnie the Pooh literature created by author A.A. Milne and illustrator E.H. Shepard in the 1920s.

Given its blend of genres, director and co-writer Susanna Fogel’s fish-out-of-water action comedy “The Spy Who Dumped Me” (Lionsgate) is surprisingly violent.

Though a mixed bag of good values and a bit of dodgy humor renders it acceptable but not ideal for kids, sharp satire makes the witty animated comedy “Teen Titans Go! To the Movies” (Warner Bros.) a hoot for their elders.

Tom Cruise’s by-now iconic American agent Ethan Hunt is at the top of his game in the engrossing espionage sequel “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” (Paramount).

The exuberant kitsch that was the trademark of the Swedish band Abba lives on in the musical romance “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again” (Universal).

omputer hackers are sometimes just like the slashers of 1980s horror films, “Unfriended: Dark Web” (BH Tilt) shows us.

Reprising his role as dispenser of do-it-yourself justice Robert McCall, Denzel Washington once again imagines that vengeance is his in “The Equalizer 2” (Columbia), director Antoine Fuqua’s follow-up to his 2014 thriller.