Alien: Covenant blends the concepts of Prometheus with the terror and excitement of the best Alien films.

The Lovers feels like an uninspired musical without the songs.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword takes the elegance, mystery, power and romance of a timeless classic and spits on it.

The Wall is a Grandmaster chess match played on a sand-covered, heat-tempered battlefield.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 blends comedy, effects and hit (Earth) songs for another awesome mix.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is like a Thanksgiving Day feast for the senses.

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is a repetitive, mildly curious documentary.

Norman is a flaccid, mediocre bore of a film.

The Lost City of Z is more lost than the fabled city.

Free Fire is Mozart on meth.

The Promise is a land-based version of James Cameron’s Titanic.

The Fate of the Furious capitalizes on stunts and familiar characters and still manages to surprise.