There are more laughs than chills to be garnered from the horror tale “Ma” (Universal).
Movie: ‘Ma’
Movie: ‘Booksmart’
The high school romance film gets a makeover in “Booksmart” (Annapurna), and the results are not pretty.
Movie: ‘Brightburn’
Lives there a parent of a sulking 12-year-old boy on the cusp of adolescence who has not uttered out loud to their spouse the following words: “He’s not our son. We found him in the woods.”
Movie: ‘Aladdin’
Though the magical tale of Aladdin is centuries old, it’s probably best known to contemporary audiences through two relatively recent products of pop culture: the 1992 animated film with Robin Williams and the Broadway musical derived from it, which continues a run that began in 2014.
Movie – ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum’
“Life is suffering,” declares a character in “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” (Lionsgate).
Movie: ‘A Dog’s Journey’
Bailey (voiced by Josh Gad), the beloved pet featured in 2017’s “A Dog’s Purpose,” returns for another adventure in “A Dog’s Journey” (Universal).
Movie: ‘The Sun Is Also a Star’
The easily identifiable purpose of the adolescent romance “The Sun Is Also a Star” (Warner Bros.) is to make teenage girls swoon by presenting them with the beau ideal of a beau.
Movie: ‘Poms’
Moviegoers turning to the senior-themed comedy “Poms” (STX) in the hope of being treated to the kind of zingy dialogue and amusing antics that made the NBC sitcom “The Golden Girls” so popular will come away sadly disappointed.