ALIEN: COVENANT. 2 stars. Katherine Waterston and Billy Crudup head up the latest Alien spacecraft to run into an invasive creature that wreaks havoc on their journey. Same-old, same-old. Too much back story. Enough already. 2 hrs. 2 R (violence, gore) _ Gary Thompson
BAYWATCH. 2.5 stars. Crude, comic remake of the original TV show, which was funny enough without trying for laughs. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is the boss lifeguard who makes fun of Zac Efron while beautiful women run around in bathing suits. Priyanka Chopra ("Quantico") is the villain. 1 56 R (language throughout, crude sexual content, graphic nudity) _ Gary Thompson
CHURCHILL. 2 stars. Brian Cox stars as the former British prime minister in a too-theatrical retelling of Churchill's response to the Allies invasion of Normandy. 1 hr. 38 PG (thematic elements, brief war images, historical smoking throughout, and some language) _ Gary Thompson
CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY. 3 stars. An informative documentary about writer-activist Jane Jacobs, whose innovative ideas about how cities should function put her at odds with powerful, conventional urban planners in the New York of the 1960s, The film quotes Jacobs as saying she developed many of her ideas writing about efforts to revitalize Philadelphia's Society Hill back in the 1950s. 1 hr. 33 No MPAA rating _ Gary Thompson
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS. 2.5 stars. In this stunt-filled sequel, a hacker (Charlize Theron) blackmails Gino (Vin Diesel), while his buddies (Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson) try to extricate and exonerate him. Also starring Tyrese, Ludacris, Helen Mirren and Jason Statham. 2 hr. 15 PG-13 (violence) _ Gary Thompson
GIFTED. 2.5 stars. A custody drama featuring Chris Evans as a bachelor assigned to raise his late sister's math genius daughter (Mckenna Grace). A nice performance by Evans, who elevates the so-so material. With Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate. 1 hr. 41 PG-13 (language) _ Gary Thompson
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2. 2.5 stars. The gang's all here in this somewhat bloated, self-serious sequel, but the irreverent energy of the original is in short supply. 2 hrs. 17 min. PG-13 _ Gary Thompson
THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MAKI. 3 stars. A Finnish boxing movie based on a true story about a fighter who didn't care that much about fighting or winning, but who still enjoyed a shot at a title. The anti-"Rocky." 1 hr. 32 No MPAA rating _ Gary Thompson
HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER (Not previewed) An aging gigolo (Eugenio Derbez) tries to woo a widower (Raquel Welch) with the help of his estranged sister (Salma Hayek). With Rob Lowe. 1 hr. 55 PG-13 (crude humor, sexual references and gestures, brief nudity)
THE HUNTER'S PRAYER (Not Previewed) A hitman (Sam Worthington) spares a teenage girl (Odeya Rush), then joins forces with her to take revenge on the people who murdered her family. 1 hr. 31 R (violence)
IT COMES AT NIGHT. 3 stars. Effective horror movie about a barricaded family (Joel Edgerton, Carmen Ejogo) living warily with another (Christopher Abbott, Riley Keough) after a plague. 1 hr. 31 R (violence) _ Gary Thompson
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD. 2 stars. Guy Ritchie attempts a radically modernized and up-tempo version of the classic story, though ultimately he manages to strip the characters of the mythic stature while offering the small consolation of wisecracks and video game visuals. With Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law and Djimon Hounsou. 2 hrs. 3 PG-13 (violence) _ Gary Thompson
THE LOVERS. 3 stars. Debra Winger beds a young lover (Aidan Gillen) and her old husband (Tracy Letts), who's also having an affair, in this offbeat romantic comedy featuring. 1 hr. 34 R (sexual situations, adult themes) _ Gary Thompson
MEGAN LEAVEY. 3.5 stars. True story of a Marine (Kate Mara) who serves as a bomb detection specialist where she's is wounded, along with the dog she tries to rescue when her tour is over. With Edie Falco, Bradley Whitford. 1 hr. 56 PG-13 (violence) _ Gary Thompson
THE MUMMY. 2 stars. Sputtering attempt to start a new multi-character franchise has Tom Cruise working with Dr. Jekyll (Russell Crowe) in London to contend with a cursed mummy (Sofia Boutella). OK for a while, but it unravels. 1 hr. 50 PG-13 (brief violence) _ Gary Thompson
MY COUSIN RACHEL. 2.5 stars. Faithful, handsome adaptation of Daphne du Maurier novel about an English heir (Sam Claflin) romantically intrigued by the widow (Rachel Weisz) of the relative who raised him. Ends up feeling dated. 1 hr. 46 PG-13 (brief nudity) _ Gary Thompson
NORMAN. 3 stars. Richard Gere gives the most annoying performance of his career _ by design _ in this offbeat movie about a New York nebbish swept up in big-time finance and Israeli politics. Saves its narrative surprises for the very end. 1 hr. 58 R (language) _ Gary Thompson
OBIT. 3 stars. Documentary about the obituary writers at the New York Times, where some of the liveliest prose is about the recently deceased. 1 hr. 33 No MPAA rating (adult themes) _ Gary Thompson
PARIS CAN WAIT. 2.5 stars. While her filmmaker husband (Alec Baldwin) works, Diane Lane takes a tour of France with his friend (Arnaud Viard), who takes her to great restaurants and hits on her. 1 hr. 32 PG (thematic elements, smoking, some language) _ Gary Thompson
PAST LIFE. (Not Previewed) In 1977 two Israeli sisters travel across delving into the dark mystery of their father's life in Poland during World War II. 1 hr. 49 No MPAA rating.
RESTLESS CREATURE: WENDY WHELAN. (Not Previewed) A documentary look at prima ballerina Whelan as she prepares to leave New York City Ballet after three decades with the company. 1 hr. 30 No MPAA rating
SLACK BAY. (Not Previewed) Black comedy from France about a family (led by Juliette Binoche) on a seaside vacation in a community where tourists are going missing. 2 hrs. 2 No MPAA rating.
SNATCHED. 2.5 stars. Party girl (Amy Schumer) drags her straight-laced mother (Goldie Hawn) on a trip to Ecuador, where they are kidnapped. Decent star chemistry gives way to standard action-comedy material, and gross-out laughs that are more gross than funny. 1 hr. 30 R (Language) _ Gary Thompson
THE WALL. 2.5 stars. Taut action gives way to an increasingly far-fetched plot in Doug Liman's movie about a pinned-down American soldier (Aaron-Taylor Johnson) matching wits with an Iraqi sniper. 1 hr. 21 R (Violence) _ Gary Thompson
THE WEDDING PLAN. (Not previewed) In Israel, an Orthodox Jewish woman (Noa Kooler), jilted by her fiance, decides to proceed with her plans, enlisting the help of matchmakers in hopes of finding a suitable groom who will appear before the wedding day. 1 hr. 50 PG In Hebrew with subtitles. (thematic elements)
WONDER WOMAN. 2.5 stars. Surprisingly fun and energetic DC comic book movie that is welcome relief from recent dour Superman movies. Gal Gadot stars as the Amazon princess who leaves her island with WWI pilot Chris Pine to save the world. 2 hrs. 21 PG-13 (superhero violence) _ Gary Thompson
