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 HOPE GAP

annette bening and bill nighy star

in a meh version of “marriage

story.” (PG-13, 10 0 minutes,

contains some mature thematic

elements and brief strong

language.)

 THE INVISIBLE MAN

universal’s latest attempt to

refresh its monster-movie franchise

forgoes psychological horror for

matthew mcconaughey as a social

climbing drug dealer. (R, 113

minutes, contains violence, crude

language throughout, sexual

references and drug content.)

 GREED

steve coogan may be a funny guy

but his new toothless satire of

wealth and social-climbing isn’t

good. (R, 10 4 minutes, contains

pervasive crude language and brief

drug use.)

[NR] HARLEY QUINN: BIRDS OF

PREY

margot robbie plays the title

character, a dc comics supervillain

seen in 2016’s “suicide squad” as

the girlfriend of the Joker. (R, 104

minutes, contains strong violence

and crude language throughout,

some sexual scenes and drug

been sent to the enchanted

kingdom of straight-to-video. (PG,

10 3 minutes, contains action,

peril and some mature thematic

elements.)

 THE GENTLEMEN

the comedic crime caper features

cheap special effects. (R, 110

minutes, contains strong, bloody

violence and coarse language.)

 JUMANJI: THE NEXT

LEVEL

dwayne Johnson and kevin Hart

carry the action-comedy, which

sticks closely to formula. (PG-13,

123 minutes, contains adventure

action, suggestive material and

some strong language.)

 JUST MERCY

michael b. Jordan and Jamie Foxx

shine as lawyer and client in this

fact-based film. (PG-13, 137

minutes, contains mature

thematic material including some

racial epithets.)

 KNIVES OUT

daniel craig heads up a terrific

ensemble cast in this mystery-

comedy/social satire. (PG-13, 120

minutes, contains mature

thematic elements, including brief

violence, some strong language,

sexual references and drugs.)

 LITTLE WOMEN

greta gerwig’s adaptation of the

beloved novel is true to its period

and utterly of the moment. (PG,

135 minutes, contains mature

thematic elements and brief

smoking.)

[NR] MY HERO ACADEMIA:

HEROES RISING

a Japanese animated feature

about heroes-in-training who must

protect the populace from powerful

villains. (PG-13, 116 minutes,

contains violence and strong

language.)

 ONCE WERE BROTHERS

music doc about the band captures

a time when something golden,

incendiary and wistfully beautiful

took place. (R, 10 2 minutes,

contains some profanity and drug

references.)

 ONWARD

pixar’s latest may not be their

finest, but this funny tale of

teenage elves will do. (PG, 97

minutes, contains action, peril and

some mild thematic elements.)

 PARASITE

class warfare is on full display in

director bong Joon-ho’s provocative

blending of con-man story with

suspense thriller. (R, 132 minutes,

contains strong language, some

violence and sexuality. in korean

with subtitles.)

[NR] THE PHOTOGRAPH

a romantic drama about two

middle-class millennial

professionals living in new york

city. (PG-13, 10 6 minutes,

contains sexuality and brief strong

language.)

 PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON

FIRE

in 18th-century Fr ance, a portrait

see movies on 36

material and brief strong

language.)

[NR] BRAHMS: THE BOY II

a horror sequel where a boy makes

friends with a creepy life-size doll.

(PG-13, 86 minutes, contains

terror, violence, disturbing images

and mature thematic elements.)

 BURDEN

movie tells the true story of a

klansman who found redemption

through a black preacher. (PG-13,

117 minutes, contains violence,

intimidation and racist epithets.)

 THE CALL OF THE WILD

Harrison Ford stars in an

adaptation of Jack london’s tale of

the human-dog bond. (PG, 105

minutes, contains some violence,

peril, mature thematic elements

and mildly coarse language.)

 CORPUS CHRISTI

the oscar-nominated film is an

absorbing, spiritually attuned

drama. (Unrated, 116 minutes,

contains obscenity, violence,

sexuality, nudity, smoking and drug

use. in polish with subtitles.)

 DOOLITTLE

the hybrid of live action and talking

cgi critters is unspeakably bad.

(PG, 10 1 minutes, contains some

action, rude humor and brief

coarse language.)

 EMMA

anya taylor-Joy brings a wide-eyed

intensity to Jane austen’s

meddlesome matchmaker. (PG,

122 minutes, contains a brief

glimpse of a bare bottom or two.)

[NR] EXTRA ORDINARY

the feature debut by irish writer-

directors mike ahern and enda

loughman is a comedy about a

woman whose psychic abilities are

in demand from people beset by

ghosts. (R, 94 minutes, contains

strong language, sexuality and

some horror violence.)

[NR] FANTASTIC FUNGI

a documentary, narrated by brie

larson, that extols the

environmental, medical and

psychic benefits of mushrooms.

(Unrated, 81 minutes.)

 FROZEN II

disney’s so-so sequel should have

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