Arts & Culture

Jim Forest has given us an extraordinary biography and memoir of Father Dan Berrigan (1921-2016), the Jesuit priest, poet and peace activist who sometimes went to jail for his convictions.

The oft-repeated tale of a boy and his dog is as old as time — or at least the last Ice Age, the intriguing setting for “Alpha” (Columbia).

The award for the most accurate film title of the year goes to “Crazy Rich Asians” (Warner Bros), a romantic comedy about, well, members of a certain ethnic group who are insanely wealthy.

The plot of “Slender Man” (Screen Gems) is concisely summed up when Wren (Joey King), one of the creature’s victims, screams, “He gets in your head like a computer virus!”

Forty-three summers ago (incredibly), Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” made moviegoers afraid to go in the ocean, for fear of getting bitten (or worse) by a great white shark.

Davenport Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula, an enthusiastic bicyclist, views RAGBRAI as an opportunity to follow Pope Francis’ call to go to the peripheries, to be in the midst of the sheep, to have the smell of the sheep, to be in touch with the world outside church walls.

Written by Elissa Matsueda and Erica Oyama and directed by Ken Marino, the new comedy “Dog Days” (LD Entertainment) is comprised of a number of vignettes, following a variety of Los Angeles residents as they navigate life through a summer of challenges.

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