ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL. 3 stars. Manhattan DA mounts a shaky mortgage fraud case against a family-run Chinatown bank, gets more than he bargained for from close-knit Chinese-American family. From director Steve James ("Hoop Dreams"). 1 hr. 30 No MPAA rating (adult themes) _ Gary Thompson
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
BAND AID. 3 stars. Star Zoe Lister-Jones also produced, wrote, and directed this rom-com about a married couple (also Adam Pally) who save their marriage by turning their arguments into songs. First movie made with a virtually all-female crew. 1 hr. 31 R (language) _ 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
BEATRIZ AT DINNER. 3 stars. A Mexican-American nurse ends up at a dinner among wealthy California swells (John Lithgow, Connie Britton) causing friction-filled conversation that crosses lines of class and culture. From director Miguel Arteta and writer Mike White. 1 hr. 23 R (adult themes, language, class warfare) _ Gary Thompson
CARS 3. 2.5 stars. So-so Pixar outing has racer Lightning McQueen contending with younger rivals, helping another racer learn the ropes. Featuring the voices of Armie Hammer and Bonnie Hunt. Preceded by a top-notch animated short called "Lou." 1 hr. 47 G _ Gary Thompson
CHASING TRANE: THE JOHN COLTRANE DOCUMENTARY: 3 stars. John Scheinfeld's film probes the spiritual sources of Coltrane's ethereal jazz, with input from fans as diverse as Bill Clinton and Carlos Santana. 1 hr. 30 Unrated _ Gary Thompson
CHUCK. 3 stars. Funny, poignant and true story of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner (Liev Schreiber), whose 15-round bout with Muhammad Ali became the inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky." 1 hr. 41 R (Language) _ 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
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
THE HERO. 2.5 stars. Sam Elliott stars in a fictional movie based on his own career as a western icon, here wrestling with a serious illness and trying to reconcile with his wife (Katherine Ross) and daughter (Krysten Ritter). Elliott is very good, even when the movie is less so. With Laura Prepon. 1 hr. 37 R (drug use, language, some sexual content) _ 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.
ROUGH NIGHT. 2.5 stars. Five women _ Scarlett Johansson, Ilana Glazer, Kate McKinnon, Zoe Kravitz, Jillian Bell _ have a bachelorette beach party that goes bad. Awkward mix of black comedy and slapstick, but has its moments. 1 hr. 41 R (language, adult themes, sexual situations, crudeness) _ Gary Thompson
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT. 2 stars. The usual noisy Michael Bay mess, starring Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Hopkins as guys who protect good Transformers from pesky governments and bad Transformers. More ludicrous than usual, if that's possible. 2 hr. 37 PG-13 (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
