ONE- MINUTE MOVIE CRITIC

The live- action remake of Disney’s 1991 animated classic is almost overwhelmingly lavish, beautifully staged and performed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast headed by Emma Watson and Dan Stevens. ( PG- 13, 126 min.) — Richard Roeper Alec Baldwin is hilarious as the voice of a baby who’s really a corporate exec on a mission to boost the popularity of infants. The many zingers provide continuous laughs, and it might be argued there is more here for adult appreciation than for the kids. ( PG, 97 min.) — Bill Zwecker Dax Shepard ( also the director) and Michael Peña suit up as motorcycle cops in an unfortunate mishmash of a film that feels as though it was written and filmed on the run. As TV reboots go, this is the raunchiest and, in many ways, most offensive redo to date. ( R, 101 min.) — Bill Zwecker There are some uplifting moments in this story of one dog living several lives through reincarnation, but the overall mood of Lasse Hallstrom’s puppoint-of- view film is … melancholy, sometimes even grim. It just wears you down. ( PG, 100 min.) — Richard Roeper When a black man meets the parents of his white girlfriend, it’s the start of a cutting- edge mashup of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” and “The Stepford Wives.” Director Jordan Peele pays homage to horror while carving out his own fantastically creative path. ( R, 105 min.) — Richard Roeper Scarlett Johansson is in full badass mode as a cyborg equipped with the brain of a badly injured terrorism victim. Just about every scene is a visual wonder but the plot machinations and the action in the foreground are largely of the ho- hum retread variety. ( PG- 13, 106 min.) — Richard Roeper A wealthy woman learns her granddaughter is a math prodigy and tries to wrest custody away from the girl’s working- class uncle ( Chris Evans). It can be too sentimental and builds to a routine court battle, but that’s OK because I care so much about the characters. ( PG- 13, 101 min.) — Richard Roeper Playing old friends drawn into bank robbery when they lose their pensions, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin throw around some wellscripted zingers in a delightful comedic romp updated to match 2017 economic challenges. ( PG- 13, 96 min.) — Bill Zwecker You might find yourself applauding during moments of dramatic triumph in the unabashedly sentimental and wonderfully inspirational story of three black female mathematicians ( Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae) who worked for NASA in the 1960s. ( PG, 127 min.) — Richard Roeper With the stylish “John Wick” in 2014 and this equally entertaining and even more action- jammed thriller, Keanu Reeves’ stoic, black- clad, one- man killing machine has become THE go- to bad guy/ action hero of the 2010s. Who would have guessed? ( R, 122 min.) — Richard Roeper John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson and the rest of the A- list cast members seem like they’e having a heckuva time fighting lethal creatures in a wildly entertaining monster movie that also has a sense of humor about itself. ( PG- 13, 118 min.) — Richard Roeper I’d rank Will Arnett’s alternately heroic and ridiculous version of the Dark Knight as one of the top three Batman performances of all time. The hero/ villain dynamic is explored in a funny and sweet manner, through a constant explosion of candy- colored visual treats. ( PG, 104 min.) — Richard Roeper Despite an A- list cast headed by Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson and one very cool spaceship, this stylish and at times fantastically gory monster thriller crashes and burns due to a script that requires smart people to act like dopes far too often. ( R, 104 min.) — Richard Roeper As much a Western as it is a sci- fi thriller, James Mangold’s darkly entertaining “Logan” affords Hugh Jackman the opportunity to reinvent his “X- Men” character as brutal and bitter. The result is one of the most impressive superhero movies of this decade. ( R, 141 min.) — Richard Roeper Kristen Stewart rises to the next level with her startlingly great work as a celebrity’s assistant receiving mysterious text messages. It’s a haunting psychological thriller, a hell of a ghost story — and one of the most memorable viewing experiences I’ve had in the last few years. — Richard Roeper A reboot of the ’ 90s TV show takes a lot of angsty teen- superhero origin story before it figures out that it requires a ridiculous action climax. The last half hour is filled with cheeseball visual effects and enjoyably hammy villainy by Elizabeth Banks. ( PG- 13, 124 min.) — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY This twisty tale of time and memory owes most of its compelling nature to Jim Broadbent’s performance as a divorced man having possibly inaccurate recollections ( depicted in flashbacks) of a love triangle from his youth. ( PG- 13, 108 min.) — Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY Network The three bodies of the Holy Trinity ( Octavia Spencer, Avraham Aviv Alush, Sumire Matsubara) help a grieving man ( Sam Worthington) confront his past in a well- acted and sometimes moving but far too often slow- paced and unconvincing spiritual journey. ( PG- 13, 132 min.) — Richard Roeper A much- needed course correction veers the franchise away from the union of animation and live action and the resulting juvenile humor. This fully animated reboot creates a brightly colored, age- appropriate adventure for young children. ( PG, 89 min.) — Barbara VanDenburgh, USA TODAY Network James McAvoy does wonders with the role of a man with 23 personalities who abducts three teenage girls. With this chilling and sometimes bat- bleep absurd thriller, writer- director M. Night Shyamalan serves notice he’s still got some nifty plot tricks up his sleeve. ( PG- 13, 117 min.) — Richard Roeper Now living the straight life, Mark Renton ( Ewan McGregor) returns to Edinburgh to find his former best mates still seriously messed up. In this sequel to the 1996 hit, everything old feels new again, and everything new has the look of an original and blazing piece of art. ( R, 117 min.) — Richard Roeper The latest story of unsung World War II heroes tells of Antonina Zabinski ( a glowing performance by Jessica Chastain) and her husband Jan, who risked their lives as they helped funnel Jews to safety. It’s powerful, gauzy, sentimental and almost too restrained. ( PG- 13, 126 min.) — Richard Roeper