Arts & Culture

“Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga” (Warner Bros.) continues the partnership between a classic sci-fi franchise and a timeless toy brand.

Just when you thought children couldn’t possibly spend more time with their faces buried in a screen, they have done just that.

The anniversary, to be celebrated at the iconic Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, is a tribute to the “humble beginnings rooted in prayer” of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, the Catholic production company’s founder, and his “faith and trust in God.”

The Washington museum’s “Mystery and Faith: The Shroud of Turin” exhibit features the shroud’s history, artifacts and interactive activities to teach visitors about the cloth many people believe is Jesus’ burial shroud.

Rather than looking at what St. Oscar Romero can teach us, the Rev. Julio O. Torres co-opts the Salvadoran martyr’s legacy to push an agenda that is antithetical to the Catholic Church’s teaching on liberation theology.

In crafting this third installment in the franchise that began in 2016 with an adaptation of Rowling’s 2001 novel “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” returning director David Yates takes viewers on a trot around the globe of the early 1930s and marshals imposing special effects.

Close to four decades after “Miami Vice”, Mann has directed the first episode of a variation on the theme, “Tokyo Vice.”

The entanglement of personal and professional interests lends complexity to the espionage thriller “All the Old Knives” (Amazon).