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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2019

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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.)

 THE KITCHEN

Tiffany Haddish, Melissa McCarthy

and Elizabeth Moss star in this

tepid comic-book-based crime

drama. (R, 10 3 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

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mind. (Unrated, 115 minutes,

contains some mature thematic

material. In English, Fr ench,

Swedish, Bemba and Danish with

subtitles.)

 DORA AND THE LOST

CITY OF GOLD

This live-action version 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.)

 FAST & FURIOUS

PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW

The action spinoff hits the sweet

spot between the silly and the

satisfying. (PG-13, 137 minutes,

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.)

 COLD CASE

HAMMARSKJOLD

This disturbing yet oddly delightful

documentary about Dag

Hammarskjold may blow your

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.)

 AQUARELA

This documentary has a message:

Water is scary, but climate change

is scarier. (PG, 90 minutes,

contains some disturbing thematic

material. In Russian, Spanish and

English with subtitles.)

 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

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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.)

 AMERICAN FACTORY

What happens when a Chinese

billionaire opens a factory in

Dayton, Ohio? This

documentary’s answer might

surprise you. (Unrated, 115

minutes, contains nothing

objectionable. In English and

Mandarin with subtitles.)

 ANGEL HAS FALLEN

Secret Service thriller skewers

contemporary political paranoia,

but it is dull and boring. (R, 114

minutes, contains violence and

crude language throughout.)

 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

1. Avengers: Endgame, left


2. The Hustle


3. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu


4. Brightburn


5. A Dog’s Journey

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