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Capsule reviews of feature films

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY. 2.5 stars. Brian Singer directs this tame, cliched biopic on Freddy Mercury and Queen. With Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton and Gwilym Lee. 2 hrs. 15 PG-13 (suggestive material, profanity, drug content) _ Dan DeLuca

CAPERNAUM. 3 stars. An imprisoned boy sues his parents for neglect. Arabic with subtitles. Nominated for a Best Foreign Film Academy Award. 2 hrs. 3 R (violence) _ Gary Thompson

COLD PURSUIT. 2.5 stars. In this latest Liam Neeson vehicle, a grieving father seeks revenge against the drug lord responsible for his son's death. 1 hr. 58 R (violence) _ Gary Thompson

COLD WAR. 3.5 stars. Two people embark on a most unlikely of romances amid the backdrop of 1950s Poland. Another marvel from director Pawel Pawlikowski (Ida). 1 hr. 29 R (sex) _ Gary Thompson

THE FAVOURITE. 3 stars. A new servant (Emma Stone) makes a favorable impression on the woman (Rachel Weisz) running early-18th-century England while Queen Anne suffers from a series of ailments. 1 hr. 59 R (sex, profanity) _ Gary Thompson

FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY. 3 stars. A former professional wrestler (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) tours small venues with his family while his children dream of WWE stardom. 1 hr. 47 PG-13 (violence) _ Gary Thompson

GLASS. 2.5 stars. M. Night Shyamalan directs this sci-fi thriller with Bruce Willis as a security guard who uses his special abilities to track a deeply disturbed man with multiple personalities. Samuel L. Jackson also stars. 2 hrs. 9 PG-13 (violence, bloody images, thematic elements, profanity) _ Gary Thompson

GREEN BOOK. 3.5 stars. A working-class bouncer bonds with an African-American classical pianist while they travel the South together during the early 1960s. 2 hrs. 10 PG-13 (profanity) _ Gary Thompson

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD. 2.5 stars. In this animated family sequel, Hiccup, now ruler of Berk, seeks a secret dragon utopia. 1 hr. 45 PG (action, rude humor) _ Gary Thompson

THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART. 3 stars. Lego invaders from outer space wreck havoc in this animated sequel. While not as fun as the original, the animation is top notch. 1 hr. 46 PG-13 (rude humor) _ Gary Thompson

MARY POPPINS RETURNS. 2.5 stars. Very stylish continuation of the P.L. Travers story, with Emily Blunt in the title role, coming back to take care of the Banks children (Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer) now grown, and in danger of losing their family home. Professional throughout _ songs, choreography, special effects _ but missing some of the magic of the original. With Lin-Manuel Miranda. 2 hrs. 10 PG _ Gary Thompson

MISS BALA. 2 stars. A young woman with dreams of being a beauty pageant queen is sucked into the world of cross-border drug smuggling. Loosely based on the 2011 Mexican film of the same name. 1 hr. 43 PG-13 (violence) _ Gary Thompson

NEVER LOOK AWAY. 3 stars. A West German artist is tormented by memories from his past in East Germany and the Nazi era. German with subtitles. 3 hrs. 9 R (graphic nudity, sexuality, brief violent images) _ Gary Thompson

STAN & OLLIE. 3 stars. Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star as the legendary comedy duo in this funny, affectionate, and surprisingly touching film. 1 hr. 37 PG (some language, smoking) _ Gary Thompson

THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD. 3.5 stars. Director Peter Jackson turns his talents to this documentary on World War I that uses state of the art technology, including the addition of color to old film footage, to observe the war from the soldiers' point of view. 1 hr. 39 R (violence) _ Gary Thompson

THE UPSIDE. 2.5 stars. Competent if pat remake of the French hit "The Intouchables" about a streetwise guy (Kevin Hart) who bluffs his way into a job as caregiver to a wealthy man (Bryan Cranston) who paralysis has left him depressed. The story is predictable, but the two leads work well together, and Hart gets to add emotional sincerity to his brand of antic comedy. With Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies. 2 hrs. 6 PG-13 (language) _ Gary Thompson

WHAT MEN WANT. 1.5 stars. A female sports agent (Taraji P. Henson) picks up a career boost when she gains the ability to hear men's thoughts. 1 hr. 57 R (profanity) _ Gary Thompson

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