Quick Flicks
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Sci-fi drama looks at a Chicago neighborhood occupied by extra-terrestrial forces. (PG-13 — 109 minutes) V, P, D.
What happens to a group of dancers who drink some sangria mixed with LSD? You don’t want to know. (R — 97 minutes) S, N, P, V, D. Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse play teens with cystic fibrosis who embark on an oppositesattract romance. But the film is way too melodramatic to be effective. (PG-13 — 116 minutes) P.
Longtime best friends see their relationship change after a drunken party in this high-school drama. (R — 93 minutes) S, P, D. Middle-aged free spirit Gloria Bell (Julianne Moore) visits clubs to dance her troubles away. One night she meets fellow divorcé Arnold (John Turturro), and they spark a new romance filled with joys and struggles. (R — 102 minutes) D, N, P, S. Film looks at 10 years in the life of a woman beginning at age 16. Rajisha Vijayan stars. (Not rated — 141 minutes)
Matt Smith plays photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in this biopic. (Not rated — 102 minutes)
Carolyn Keene’s teenage sleuth returns to the big screen, this time played by Sophia Lillis. (PG — 89 minutes) P.
An undertaker (Emile Hirsch) profits when outlaws take over a small frontier town in the Old West. (R — 100 minutes) V, P, S, D.
An ex-conturned-teacher and his nerdy fiancée break up at the altar — will they get back together? Funnyman Omar Chaparro returns in this sequel to the 2016 hit, and almost makes it worthwhile. (R — 100 minutes) P. A man assumes the identity of a dead author. (Not rated — 101 minutes)
A young girl discovers an amusement park she created in her mind. (PG — 85 minutes) A man (Aml Ameen) is torn between the worlds of drugs and music. Idris Elba directs. (Not reviewed — 101 minutes)
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A futuristic cyborg girl discovers she is a powerful ancient warrior in this over-the-top Robert Rodriguez/James Cameron popcorn film. The visuals are amazing. The rest is not. (PG-13 — 122 minutes) P, V. Documentary uses newly uncovered footage to explore the 1969 NASA mission. (G — 93 minutes)
A family becomes involved in the drug trade in this period drama set in the 1970s. (Not rated — 125 minutes) The latest Marvel adventure has girl power to spare, but the end result is less than the sum of its parts. (PG-13 — 124 minutes) P, V.
Riveting tale about a kidnapping that occurs during a family wedding, and the secrets that are gradually revealed. Tense and engrossing, with outstanding work from Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz. (R —132 minutes) P.
The life of WWE wrestler Paige inspires this comedic drama. (PG-13 — 108 minutes) S, P, V, D.
A naive New Yorker (Chloë Grace Moretz) befriends a lonely widow (Isabelle Huppert) hiding sweets and secrets in her cookie jar in this thriller. (R — 98 minutes) V. Rebel Wilson gets a bonk on the head and wakes up in a rom-com. It’s part send-up of the genre, part celebration – and not good at being either. (PG-13 — 88 minutes) P, S. Western involves the hunt for Billy the Kid. (R — 99 minutes) P, V.
Tyler Perry bids farewell to the feisty matriarch in this An exploration of art and what it means, and an artist coming to terms with his past. (R — 188 minutes) N, S, V.
A woman fears that her young son has been overtaken by an evil force. (R— 92 minutes). V, N.
Artist and animator Milorad Krstic’s feature debut, about a therapist (Ivan Kamaras) haunted by works of art that his patients steal, is visually outstanding, though the story doesn’t live up to the look. (R — 96 minutes) N, V.
Two brothers in a small Southern town must lean on each other to survive their problems. (PG — 101 minutes) rated — 98 minutes) N, S.
A woman’s solo sailing trip turns into a fight for survival after a deadly storm. (PG — 94 minutes)
Dev Patel stars as a man paid to abduct a bride-to-be before her wedding. Patel’s not convincing as a brooding man of mystery, and the film fails as a suspense yarn. (R — 94 minutes) P, V, N.