Keanu Reeves. Photo: Lionsgate

Quick Take: JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4

Salvaged by a wicked sense of humor and imagination that really comes through in long, wild, meticulously choreographed action sequences.

Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt. Photo: Columbia

Quick Take: 65

Hampered by so-so visual effects and storytelling.

Keira Knightley. Photo: 20th Century Studios

Quick Take: BOSTON STRANGLER

A good cast in a dark, gloomy but fairly persuasive film that tries to do justice to the victims.

Grace Caroline Currey, Zachary Levi and Meagan Good. Photo: Warner

Quick Take: SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS

Entertaining in fits and starts, not least thanks to its main cast, but the intended emotional payoff near the end feels half-hearted and predictable.

Photo: Paramount Pictures

Quick Take: SCREAM VI

The final revelation of the killer’s identity is about as dumb as in previous entries… but there are many thrills leading up to it and the cast is game.

Ashraf Barhom and Jwan Alqatami. Photo: B-Reel Films

Quick Take: EXODUS

The director’s experiences as a child during his escape to Sweden from Beirut informs this gripping drama.

Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole. Photo: Embassy Pictures

Review: THE LION IN WINTER

A diabolically entertaining family game, where insults dipped in acid are traded.

Isabella Russo, Jahi Winston and David Harbour. Photo: Netflix

Quick Take: WE HAVE A GHOST

A passable adventure, but goes on much too long.