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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ puts a wobbly franchise back on track with superb installment

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ puts a wobbly franchise back on track with superb installment

If you’ve lately been feeling that the “Jurassic Park” franchise has jumped an even more ancient creature — the shark — hold off any thoughts of extinction. Judging from the latest entry, there’s still life in this old dino series.

 
‘40 Acres’ reinvigorates an old action genre with provocative new blood

‘40 Acres’ reinvigorates an old action genre with provocative new blood

“40 Acres” is a genre movie the way genre movies are supposed to be but rarely are. It invigorates an old premise with fresh ideas, layers well-crafted action with thematic richness, boasts committed performances and is so taut with tension that the audience might snap before the characters do.

 
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In ‘The Old Guard 2,’ Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman get half a movie

In ‘The Old Guard 2,’ Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman get half a movie

About 80 minutes into “The Old Guard 2,” I found myself wondering how the filmmakers were going to wrap things up. There were a lot of threads dangling with Charlize Theron’s gang of immortal warriors, split up and facing extinction, and she still had yet to face off with the new villain played by Uma Thurman.

 
In ‘Heads of State,’ a buddy comedy with statesmen

In ‘Heads of State,’ a buddy comedy with statesmen

Say what you will about the Idris Elba-John Cena vehicle “Heads of State,” but it’s surely the first buddy comedy about the fraying bonds of NATO.

 
Full speed ahead: ‘F1’ opens with $55 million, delivering Apple its biggest big-screen hit

Full speed ahead: ‘F1’ opens with $55 million, delivering Apple its biggest big-screen hit

Apple has its first box-office hit. “F1 The Movie” debuted with $55.6 million in North American theaters and $144 million globally over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing the tech company easily its biggest opening yet.

 
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What to stream: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners,’ a Kesha album, ‘SharkFest’ and John Cena with Idris Elba

What to stream: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners,’ a Kesha album, ‘SharkFest’ and John Cena with Idris Elba

Ryan Coogler’s guts-spilling vampire film “Sinners” and Kesha enjoying her freedom on her first new album since she left her old label are some of the new films, music, shows and games headed to a device near you.

 

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