WORTH SEEING
Movies to Watch This Weekend
Creed II: The sequel to the 2015 “Creed” doesn’t have the newness of its predecessor, but it does show that the characters and relationships established in the earlier movie will be good for the long haul. This is an entertaining Rocky-type film, with young Adonis Creed fighting the son of the man who killed his father in the ring. Rated PG-13. 130 minutes. —Mick LaSalle
Green Book: Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali are ideally paired as an Italian American driver and an African American pianist on a concert tour through the deep South in 1962. Mortensen completely transforms and is probably on his way to an Oscar nomination. Rated PG-13. 130 minutes. — Mick LaSalle
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle: This adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s stories couldn’t be more different from Disney’s “The Jungle Book.” But the long-delayed film is a good one. Director Andy Serkis channels the sensitivity seen in his “Lord of the Rings” and “Planet of the Apes” motioncapture portrayals into the entire production, offering an often bleak but beautiful look at a well-traveled story. Rated PG-13. 104 minutes. — Peter Hartlaub
Roma: Writer-director Alfonso Cuaron’s memoir of his childhood, as seen through the eyes of a beloved domestic servant, makes up for an almost stagnant narrative — and a near-soporific first hour — through inspired virtuoso filmmaking of the highest order and a story that livens up, somewhat, in its second half. Rated R. 135 minutes. — Mick LaSalle
Shoplifters: This Japanese gem concerns an odd assortment of grifters who live happily together in a cramped, dilapidated residence — until fate intervenes. It’s both a gentle examination of what makes a family tick and a harsh dissection of Japan’s faltering social landscape. Rated R. 121 minutes. In Japanese with English subtitles. — David Lewis