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China’s one-child policy. (R, 90

minutes, contains some disturbing

images and brief strong language.

In English and Mandarin with

subtitles. (The movie is distributed

by Amazon Studios. Amazon chief

executive Jeff Bezos owns The

Washington Post.)

[NR] PAVAROTTI

A documentary by Ron Howard

about Luciano Pavarotti, the late

opera singer. (PG-13, 114

minutes, contains brief strong

language and a war-related image.)

 THE PEANUT BUTTER

FALCON

Sweetly comic yarn puts a

contemporary spin on “The

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

(PG-13, 98 minutes, contains

mature thematic material, strong

language throughout, some

violence and smoking.)

[NR] SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN

THE DARK

Based on a series of books by Alvin

Schwartz, a horror film about a

group of teenagers who are being

stalked by supernatural forces.

(PG-13, 107 minutes, contains

terror and violence, disturbing

images, mature thematic

elements, coarse language

including racial epithets and brief

sexual references.)

 THE SECRET LIFE OF

PETS 2

Animated sequel about talking

animals has some decent jokes,

but it’s forgettable. (PG, 86

minutes, contains some action

and rude humor.)

 SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM

HOME

This Marvel sequel is the best kind

of superhero film: Playful and self-

effacing. (PG-13, 129 minutes,

contains sci-fi action violence,

some strong language and brief

suggestive comments.)

[NR] SUPERPOWER DOGS

A documentary, narrated by Chris

Evans, about disaster rescue dogs

and other service canines who

work to help people. (G, 116

minutes, contains nothing

objectionable.)

 TEL AVIV ON FIRE

A movie about the Israeli-

Palestinian conflict that’s

lighthearted and entertaining? Yes.

(Unrated, 97 minutes, contains

weapons and a brief scene of

threatened violence. In Arabic,

Hebrew and English with subtitles.)

 TONI MORRISON: THE

PIECES I AM

Toni Morrison was a great

storyteller, in her books and in this

new documentary. (PG-13, 120

minutes, contains some disturbing

images and mature thematic

material.)

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 FAST & FURIOUS

PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW

The action spinoff hits the sweet

spot between the silly and the

satisfying. (PG-13, 137 minutes,

contains prolonged sequences of

action and violence, suggestive

material and some strong

language.)

 GOOD BOYS

This R-rated comedy about 12-year-

old boys is raunchy, vulgar, funny —

and surprisingly sweet. (R, 89

minutes, contains strong crude

sexual content, drug and alcohol

material and crude language

throughout, all involving tweens.)

 HONEYLAND

Award-winning documentary is

both fly-on-the-wall anthropology

and an ecological fable. (Unrated,

87 minutes, contains some crude

language. In Turkish, Bosnian and

Macedonian with subtitles.)

 THE KITCHEN

Tiffany Haddish, Melissa McCarthy

and Elizabeth Moss star in this

tepid comic-book-based crime

drama. (R, 103 minutes, contains

violence, strong language

throughout and some sexuality.)

 THE LAST BLACK MAN IN

SAN FRANCISCO

Winner of a directing prize at

Sundance is a poetic look at male

friendship and personal

mythmaking. (R, 120 minutes,

contains strong language, brief

nudity and drug use.)

 THE LION KING

Photorealistic CGI animation adds

visual heft and emotional

resonance to the tale. (PG, 118

minutes, contains sequences of

violence and peril and some

mature thematic elements.)

 LUCE

The title character of this

frustratingly ambiguous drama is a

high school golden boy who may be

hiding a dark secret. (R, 109

minutes, contains crude language

throughout, sexuality, nudity and

some drug use.)

 MAIDEN

The tale of the first all-woman crew

to sail the Whitbread Round the

World Race thrills and educates.

(PG, 93 minutes, contains strong

language, mature thematic

melements and brief smoking

images.)

 ONCE UPON A TIME IN

HOLLYWOOD

Quentin Tarantino’s latest is a

misty-eyed valentine to La La Land

— with just a touch of B-movie gore.

(R, 161 minutes, contains crude

language throughout, some strong

graphic violence, drug use and

sexual references.)

 ONE CHILD NATION

This disturbing documentary

reveals the deadly implications of

Nickelodeon’s animated TV series

is all over the map. (PG, 102

minutes, contains action and

some impolite humor.)

 THE FAREWELL

A Chinese family hides the truth

from a dying relative in the name of

compassion. (PG, 98 minutes,

contains mature thematic material,

brief strong profanity and some

smoking. In English and Mandarin,

with subtitles.)

[NR] CRAWL

A Florida woman tries to rescue her

father during a hurricane, only to

find that his flooded home has

become infested with alligators. (R,

87 minutes, contains bloody

creature violence and brief strong

language.)

 DORA AND THE LOST

CITY OF GOLD

This live-action version of

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[NR] 47 METERS DOWN:

UNCAGED

A group of teenage girls is trapped

by sharks in an underwater cave.

(PG-13, 89 minutes, contains

creature-related violence and

terror, some bloody images and

brief rude gestures.)

 AFTER THE WEDDING

The drama is a gender-flipped

remake of an Oscar-nominated

2006 Danish film. (PG-13, 112

minutes, contains mature

thematic material and some strong

language.)

 ALADDIN

Disney’s live-action remake

charms, in a clumsy sort of way.

(PG, 128 minutes, contains some

action and peril.)

 THE ANGRY BIRDS

MOVIE 2

The animated sequel delivers a

good message: If we put aside our

differences, we might save the

world. (PG, 96 minutes, contains

rude humor, cartoon violence and

mild mature themes.)

 APOLLO 11

The documentary has a wealth of

sensory experiences for audiences.

But the story is actually told

through mundane details. (G, 93

minutes, contains smoking.)

 THE ART OF RACING IN

THE RAIN

Kevin Costner plays a dog in this

sappy tear-jerker. (PG, 109

minutes, contains strong

language, mild violence and a bad

dog going to the bathroom where it

shouldn’t.)

AVENGERS: ENDGAME

The long-running Infinity Saga

comes to a close with a rousing

conclusion. (PG-13, 182 minutes,

contains sequences of sci-fi

violence and action and some

coarse language.)

 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

This ode to Springsteen and the

power of music may be the feel-

good movie of the summer. (PG-13,

114 minutes, contains mature

thematic material and strong

language, including some ethnic

slurs.)

 BRIAN BANKS

Aldis Hodge shines in the title role

of a man fighting to prove his

innocence against long odds. (PG-

13, 99 minutes, contains mature

thematic material, violence and

strong language.)

New on DVD

The Biggest Little Farm

Brightburn, below

A Dog’s Journey

The Hustle

The Sun is Also a Star

1. Pokémon: Detective
   Pikachu, above


2. Avengers: Endgame


3. Long Shot


4. The Curse of La Llorona


5. The Intruder

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