Reviews
NOT MONKEYING AROUND
ICONS STAY WINNING
The latest in the “Alien” franchise finds new ways to scare and unsettle while staying true to the monstrous original movies. Another win for the series.
KLEENEX ALERT
The new Netflix documentary “Daughters” provides an unflinching look at young girls reuniting with their incarcerated fathers in a poignant, wrenching experiment.
TRUE-ISH CRIME
The satirical film, co-starring Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Lewis Pullman, is fun and twisty, even if it could stand to be more outrageous.
DETECTIVE WORK
Vaughn plays a wisecracking, rule-breaking detective who is exasperated by the illogical niceties of contemporary society. In other words, “Bad Monkey” is tailor-made for the star.
CAPITAL GAINS
Finally, there’s good TV to watch again: Kit Harington joins the new season of HBO's great finance drama, which continues to send its characters down spectacularly dark paths.
MUST-SEE
After its well-received debut at the Sundance Film Festival, “Good One” is getting its theatrical release—and ranks among the best movies in theaters this summer.
PLAYING BALL
The basketball MVP stars in the new Peacock comedy from the director of “Wet Hot American Summer.” Are his comedy skills on par with his court game?