PG-13 (for language, some drug use and sexual references). Also starring Taylour Paige, Dustin Milligan and Martin Short. (C) MACK AND RITA After a wild weekend at a bachelorette party, a 30-year-old writer (Elizabeth Lail) awakens to find that she has transformed into a 70-year-old (Diane Keaton) in this nonsensical story that ditches character establishment and a clear conflict for fish-out-of-water physical comedy and some vaguely affirmative lessons about learning to be yourself. PG-13 (for intense sequences of action, some violence and language). As a goodbye note to the franchise, it’s heartfelt - if a bit limpid - giving preference to references over storytelling. The film is laden with nostalgia, made up of nods to the original films and other action-adventure classics. (B-) JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION The casts from two generations of Jurassic Park films - Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill - unite for the first time in a world where dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the globe. HANSAN: RISING DRAGON This prequel to the South Korean hit movie The Admiral: Roaring Currents depicts the Battle of Hansan Island in 1592. PG-13 (for bloody images, strong language and intense peril). Just keep telling yourself: “It’s only a stupid movie.” Also starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan. ![]() The film ratchets up the tension to an almost unbearable degree before releasing it in a torrent of nausea and nerves. (C) FALL If sweaty palms were the sole measure of a film’s greatness, then this thriller - which centers on two young women (Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner) stranded atop a rickety 2,000-foot-tall TV tower in the middle of nowhere - could be some kind of masterpiece. R (for violence, bloody images, drug use, sexual references and pervasive language). Starring Amandla Stenberg, Pete Davidson, Chase Sui Wonders, Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott and Lee Pace. The deeply self-aware film reinterprets traditional horror tropes to send up Generation Z, perfectly capturing this bleak, absurd moment in time. ![]() (A) BODIES BODIES BODIES In this silly-smart and wildly entertaining horror comedy, wealthy 20-somethings head to a remote mansion for a hurricane party that turns deadly. R (for violence, bloody images, language and some drug use). It also has one of the most satisfying endings of a horror-thriller in recent years. The Black Phone is a satisfying balancing act of a movie that has elements of supernatural, psychological suspense and horror. (B) THE BLACK PHONE After being abducted by a serial killer (Ethan Hawke) and locked in a basement, a 13-year-old boy (played by newcomer Mason Thames of McKinney) starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the spirits of the killer’s previous victims.
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