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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared This Swedish slapstick version of “Forrest Gump” starts out promising when an ancient resident (with quite a past) escapes from a nursing home. But the film tries too hard to be funny, and eventually goes off the rails. Rated R. 114 minutes. In Swedish, German, Spanish, French, Russian and English, with English subtitles
— D. Lewis
5 Flights Up This agreeable yet bland drama focuses on a Brooklyn couple (played by Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton) who struggle with the idea of selling their house. Real estate is quite topical these days, but this movie never quite gets out of escrow. Rated PG. 93 minutes. — D. Lewis
The Age of Adaline A fascinating concept — a woman stops aging at 29 and looks like Blake Lively at 107 years old — is given weak treatment in this unimaginative movie. The script is unadventurous and unconvincing, and Lively is not actress enough to survive it. Harrison Ford shows up in the movie’s middle and provides some fun as Adaline’s long lost love, but he can’t save it. Rated PG-13. 113 minutes.
— M. LaSalle
Avengers: Age of Ultron The possible destruction of humanity by artificial intelligence becomes an unintentional metaphor for the destruction of cinema by computers in this actionpacked and utterly dead sequel to “The Avengers.” This time, the team unites to de-
feat a robot and his robot army. It’s long, hard to follow and boring. Rated PG-13. 141 minutes. — M. LaSalle
Cinderella Kenneth Branagh retells the old story with most of the fairy-tale magic left intact, but with the addition of a backstory and realistic motives. Every old and familiar element is done beautifully. But the movie grinds down in plot details that fatten the narrative while deflating the spirit. Rated PG. 105 minutes.
— M. LaSalle
Clouds of Sils Maria Juliette Binoche stars as a European stage and screen star who is asked to perform in the play that made her famous 20 years earlier — but this time as the older woman. It’s an effective study of life’s transitions by Oliver Assayas, with Kristen Stewart in the supporting role of Binoche’s assistant. Stewart won a much-deserved Cesar Award for her performance. Rated R. 123 minutes. In English and French with English subtitles.
— M. LaSalle
The D Train Jack Black plays a small-town guy who travels to Los Angeles to persuade a former high school classmate to come to their 20th reunion. What starts as a seemingly gentle comedy goes into some extreme territory, with Black fascinating as a guy operating from impulses and motives of which he’s unaware. The movie is an uncomfortable experience in the best way. Rated R. 100 minutes.
— M. LaSalle
Danny Collins Al Pacino gets his best showcase in years, as an aging pop star who tries to change his life after receiving a letter from John Lennon — finally delivered after more than 40 years. Bobby Cannavale stars as his (much taller) son. Rated R. 106 minutes.
— M. LaSalle
Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World Giger was a Swiss artist who made obsessively sinister and sexual images, and found international fame as the designer of the creature in “Alien.” Fan- boys (and -girls) will love this documentary, which shows him toward the end of his life (he died in 2014). Viewers who find Giger’s art adolescent and repetitive will be less awed. Not rated. 95 minutes.
— W. Addiego
Dior and I The story of Raf Simons’ first collection for Christian Dior makes for a gripping documentary about the creative process and the inner workings of a business. The pressure on Simons is so great he seems to age 10 years in eight weeks. Not rated. 90 minutes. In English and French with English subtitles.
— M. LaSalle
Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll This very good and moving documentary about, of all subjects, Cambodia’s pop and rock music scene in the late 1950s and ’60s, uses performance footage and interviews with musicians and fans. The scene was crushed when the Khmer Rouge came to power
and began its genocidal policies against the Cambodian people. Many of the musicians seen in the film were exiled, imprisoned, tortured or murdered. Not rated. 105 minutes. In English, Cambodian and French with English subtitles.
— W. Addiego
Ex Machina There are lots of sci-fi movies, but few like this one, with intelligent things to say about science itself — in this case, artificial intelligence. Domhnall Gleeson stars as an employee who gets to stay for a week at the home of his employer, an eccentric billionaire tech entrepreneur, played with charm and an edge of menace by Oscar Isaac. Rated R. 110 minutes. — M. LaSalle
Far From the Madding Crowd The casting of Carey Mulligan as a woman of such appeal that every man she meets falls in love with her — a role previously played by Julie Christie — deflates much of the passion in this tale of a woman landowner juggling a series of suitors in the late 19th century. It’s not bad, but not fully realized. Rated PG-13. 118 minutes. — M. LaSalle
Felix and Meira The worlds of a Hasidic housewife (the impossibly beautiful Hadas Yaron) and a secular Jew (Martin Dubreuil) estranged from his father collide in Montreal. This movie — about fitting in, acceptance and sacrifice — seems simple, but isn’t. Rated R. 108 minutes. In multiple languages with English subtitles. — L. Hertz
Furious 7 Co-star Paul Walker died midway through the filming of this seventh installment of the action series, but the filmmakers decided to reanimate him in several scenes, and the result is just creepy. The action comes nonstop, but the spirit is gone, and when the movie isn’t creepy, it’s dull — and long. Rated PG-13. 137 minutes. — M. LaSalle
Hot Pursuit Every single funny moment in this film — about a by-thebook cop (Reese Witherspoon) transporting a drug dealer’s widow (Sofia Verga- ra) into witness protection — was in the trailer. What’s left is a tonally discordant, seriously unfunny movie that overstays its welcome, even at with a run time of less than an hour and a half. Rated PG-13. 87 minutes. — M. LaSalle
Hunting Elephants This little gem — about three old men (including a scene-stealing Patrick Stewart) and a young boy mourning the loss of his father who plan to rob a bank in Jerusalem — is hilarious, but with themes of grief, reconciliation and love that give it more depth than a routine comedy. Not rated. 107 minutes. — L. Hertz
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story For decades, Caroll Spinney has been the puppeteer behind (and inside) “Sesame Street’s” internationally beloved Big Bird. This documentary glances at some of the obstacles he’s faced, but mainly argues that Spinney is as nice a guy as the character he plays — an outsize yellow bird who is innocent and sweet-natured. Not rated. 90 minutes.
— W. Addiego
Insurgent The second installment in the “Divergent” series really moves the story forward, a strong virtue in a book based on the middle installment of a trilogy. But the world of it is so ridiculous — far-fetched without being interesting — that the movie is at best a mixed bag. Rated PG-13. 118 minutes.
— M. LaSalle
Kingsman: The Secret Service An intermittently amusing comedydrama from director Matthew Vaughn (“Kick-Ass”), starring Colin Firth as a British secret agent who takes a novice under his wing, the movie collapses into absurdity in its second half, sloppily careening from silliness to sentimentality. Rated R. 129 minutes.
— M. LaSalle
Mad Max: Fury Road Artful touches and a cleverly imagined future world lift this film somewhat, but the bottom line is that it’s pretty much a two-hour chase scene, with lots of fake-looking special effects. If that sounds great to you, here’s
your ticket Rated R. 121 minutes.
— M. LaSalle
The Mafia Only Kills in Summer An inspired romantic comedy set against the Italian government’s war with the Mafia in Palermo beginning in the 1970s, this is about a boy’s pursuit of a a girl from their time in elementary school classmates to their adult lives as professionals. Director Pierfrancesco Diliberto, who plays the lead as an adult, has been deliriously inspired by historical events, weaving in archival footage of assassinations and funerals. But he never loses sight of the central focus, which is an innocent, unrequited (at least in the beginning) love story. Not rated. 90 minutes. In Italian with English subtitles.
— G. Allen Johnson
Monkey Kingdom Documentary from Disneynature about the dynamics of a group of South Asian monkeys. Narrated by Tina Fey. Not reviewed. Rated G. 82 minutes.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 In this sequel to the 2009 comedy, mall security guard Paul Blart (Kevin James) takes his teenage daughter on a vacation to Las Vegas before she leaves home for college, and he winds up tangling with bad guys. Not reviewed. Rated PG. 94 minutes.
Pitch Perfect 2 Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and the rest of the Barden Bellas are back for this arch and delightful sequel to the 2012 hit. Now the Bellas are seniors, trying to live down a public embarrassment by winning an international a
capella championship. This is one of the most likable films of the season. Rated PG-13. 115 minutes. — M. LaSalle
Saint Laurent The problem with movies about drug addicts is that they’re always the same movie. Once Yves Saint Laurent goes from a functioning designer to a pathetic addict — that takes about 30 minutes — this supposedly epic telling of his life becomes a tedious slog, not worth a 2 1/2-hour investment. Rated R. 151 minutes. In French with English subtitles.
— M. LaSalle
Tangerines This antiwar fable concerns an Estonian immigrant trying to assist two fighters on opposite sides during a post-Soviet Union conflict in Georgia in the 1990s. Though the themes about war and peace will be familiar, this is good, old-fashioned storytelling — with a high-level of craftsmanship. Not rated. 87 minutes. In Estonian and Russian with English subtitles.
— D. Lewis
Unfriended High-school friends are tormented online by a mysterious interloper one year after their bullied classmate killed herself. Stars Shelly Hennig and Moses Jacob Storm. Directed by Levan Gabriadze. Rated R. 80 minutes. Reviewed by Michael Ordoña.
The Water Diviner Russell Crowe does well in his feature directorial debut about an Australian man who travels to Gallipoli, where his three sons were killed in battle, to retrieve their bodies. There are strong
performances throughout, particularly from Crowe, Olga Kurylenko (as a Turkish widow) and Yilmaz Erdogan (as a Turkish major). Rated R. 112 minutes.
— M. LaSalle
Welcome to Me This story of a borderline personality who buys herself a position as a local talk show host after winning the lottery benefits from Kristen Wiig’s funny-eerie lead performance, but the movie uses up all its idea two-thirds into the running time, and the rest is anti-climax. Rated R. 105 minutes.
— M. LaSalle
What We Do in the
Shadows Even if you’re sick of vampire movies, you’ll enjoy this one, a mock documentary from New Zealand that follows, in the style of low-budget cinema verite, four vampires sharing a house in Wellington. It’s funny from start to finish. Very funny. Not rated. 86 minutes.
— M. LaSalle
Wild Tales This collection of six short wild films from Argentina, all written and directed by Damian Szifron, has more energy, wit and invention in any of its sections than most films have in their entirety. These are bizarre tales of revenge, and they’re a demented delight. Rated R. 122 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles.
— M. LaSalle