AFTER THE STORM. 2 stars. A soggy family drama from Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda that follows the hapless and rather half-hearted efforts of a gambling addict (Hiroshi Abe) to reassemble his family, torn apart by divorce. In Japanese, with English subtitles. 1 hr. 50 No MPAA rating _ Gary Thompson
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. 3 stars. Live-action version of the 1991 animated classic, starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in the title roles. Competently staged by Bill Condon, but does not improve on the 2D Disney original. With Luke Evans and Josh Gad. 2 hrs. 9 PG (action violence, peril) _ Gary Thompson
BEFORE I FALL. 3 stars. Surprisingly dark, often interesting variation on "Groundhog Day" about a teen girl (Zoey Deutch) who relives the same tragic day, re-evaluating her life in the process. With Jennifer Beals. 1 hr. 39 mins. PG-13 (drinking, sexuality, bullying) _ Gary Thompson
CHIPS. 2.5 stars. Raunchy remake jettisons just about everything from 1970s TV show of the same name. With Dax Shepard, Michael Pena and Kristen Bell. 1 hr. 41 R (crude sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language, some violence, drug use) _ Gary Thompson
COLOSSAL. 2.5 stars. An out-of-control Manhattan woman (Anne Hathaway) loses her job and her boyfriend (Dan Stevens), then ends up back working in the bar run by an old friend (Jason Sudeikis). Meanwhile, a monster shows up in the Far East. An enjoyably outlandish comedy, until it suddenly curdles into something unpleasant and violent. Hathaway, though, is good in a tricky role. 1 hr. 50 R (language) _ 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
FRANTZ. 2 stars. Francois Ozon's black-and-white drama about a young German woman mourning the World War I death of her fiance, probing the mystery of the mysterious Frenchman (Pierre Niney) who visits the dead man's grave. Gorgeous images, but not a great deal of emotional engagement. 1 hr. 53 PG-13 (violence) _ Gary Thompson
GET OUT. 3 stars. Jordan Peele's horror movie about a black man (Daniel Kaluuya) who heads to mansion country to meet the parents (Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener) of his white girlfriend (Allison Williams). Conceptually clever, though not always as scary as it could be, with a winning supporting role for Lil Rel Howery. 1 hr. 43 R (violence, bloody images) _ Gary Thompson
GHOST IN THE SHELL. 3 stars. Stars Scarlett Johansson as a future-world cyborg. It isn't much of a mystery, but it's not meant to be. 2 hrs. PG-13 (sci-fi violence, suggestive content, some disturbing images. _ 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
GOING IN STYLE. 2 stars. Three retired steelworkers (Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin) plot to rob the bank complicit in getting rid of their pensions. Good natured slapstick, but almost infallibly unfunny. With Ann-Margaret. Directed by Zach Braff. 1 hr. 37 PG-13 (drug use, language) _ Gary Thompson
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO. 4 stars. A stunning documentary about William Baldwin's work as an artist and foremost as a civil-rights activist by celebrated Haitian-born director Raoul Peck ("It's Not About Love," "Lumumba"). The film has an ambitious goal: to use footage and narration (read by Samuel L. Jackson) to reconstruct Baldwin's unfinished opus "Remember This House," a study of the life and death of civil-rights activists who had been assassinated, including Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1 hr. 35 PG-13 (disturbing violent images, thematic material, profanity and brief nudity) _ Tirdad Derakhshani
IN SEARCH OF ISRAELI CUISINE (Not formally reviewed). Philadelphia chef Michael Solomonov is the guide for this documentary portrait of the Israeli people told through food. The film will make you hungry as it profiles chefs, home cooks, vintners, and cheese-makers drawn from the more than 100 cultures _ Jewish, Arab, Muslim, Christian, Druze. 1 hr. 59.
KONG: SKULL ISLAND. 3 stars. Rousing matinee-style fun about scientists (John Goodman, Corey Hawkins) and soldiers (Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston) and an Oscar winner (Brie Larson) mapping an island that has a large inhabitant. Things get hairy. With John C. Reilly. 1 hr. 55 PG-13 (sci-fi violence, brief strong language) _ Gary Thompson
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE. 3 stars. Witty animated sequel to the surprise hit original, with Will Arnett providing the voice of lonely recluse Batman, who changes for the better when he falls for the police commissioner's daughter (Rosario Dawson) and adopts an orphan (Michael Cera) who becomes Robin. Fast-paced, full of jokes that draw from the long history of Batman comic books, movies and television shows. Also featuring Zach Galifianakis as the voice of The Joker. 1 hr. 30 PG (rude humor and some action) _ Gary Thompson
LIFE. 2.5 stars. In this "Alien" knockoff, space station astronauts (including Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Rebecca Ferguson) try not to get knocked off by the strange organism their probe has brought back from Mars. Sometimes exciting, never original. 1 hr. 44 R (violence) _ Gary Thompson
LION. 3 stars. Australian TV director Garth Davis ("Top of the Lake") makes his feature debut with this heart-breaking, if sometimes maudlin, true story told in two parts. In the first, a 5-year-old boy in India becomes separated from his impoverished family and ends up being adopted by an Australian couple (Nicole Kidman and David Wenham). In the second part, the boy has grown up to be a young man (Dev Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire") who goes back in search of his lost family. 1 hr. 48 PG-13 (thematic material and some sensuality) _ Tirdad Derakhshani
LOGAN. 2.5 stars. A promising premise has the title X-Man (Hugh Jackman) and Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) stricken with old age, but the movie, which has them guiding Mexican children over the border, becomes relentlessly, gruesomely violent, and the kids get some of the worst of it. 2 hrs. 15 mins. R (strong brutal violence) _ Gary Thompson
SABAN'S POWER RANGERS (Not Previewed). The resurrected kiddie show about teens-turned-superheroes that has a seemingly endless shelf life gets a big-screen reboot with the help of Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks. Distributed by Lionsgate. 2 hrs. 4 PG-13 (sci-fi violence, action and destruction, language, and some rude humor).
T2 TRAINSPOTTING. 3 stars. Danny Boyle's rueful, sometimes ruefully funny, sequel to his 1996 hit about four Scots lads (Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller) and their hedonistic lives, a movie that became an anthem for a generation of U.K. youth. Now, the men are in their 40s, and hard drugs have given way to hard feelings. 1 hr. 58 mins. R (sex, language) _ Gary Thompson
THEIR FINEST. 3.5 stars. Funny and moving period drama about a woman (Gemma Arterton) in wartime London who stumbles into a job as a screenwriter on a propaganda movie. Witty, borderline screwball feminist comedy, wrapped in an emotionally powerful look at the uses of art. With Sam Claflin. 1 hr. 57 PG-13 (violence) _ Gary Thompson
THE TICKET. 3 stars. An intense, visually innovative, and emotionally rich indie starring Dan Stevens, in a blistering performance as a visually impaired telemarketer who miraculously regains his sight only to lose his soul in the process. 1 hr.37 No MPAA rating (adult themes) _ Tirdad Derakhshani
THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE. 2.5 stars. Jessica Chastain stars in this dutiful if sometimes mechanical true story of Antonina Zabinski, a Polish woman who helped save hundreds of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto during the Nazi occupation of World War II. With Daniel Bruhl. 2 hrs. 6 PG-13 (violence) _ Gary Thompson
