Movies
EASY RIDERS
The gorgeous, free-wheeling “Gasoline Rainbow” blurs the lines between fiction and reality.
MY PRECIOUS!
A new trip to the Shire focused on Gollum was just announced. How many more lackluster TV series and follow-up films must we sit through before we let this beloved franchise rest?
TO DIE FOR
A knife salesman, two thieves, and a sweltering gas station provide the set up for “The Last Stop in Yuma County,” a film that ranks as the year’s most welcome moviegoing surprise.
MONKEYING AROUND
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” boasts vigorous action and impressive CGI, but the retread of the franchise’s previous ideas is an unexceptional game of monkey see, monkey do.
LIFE OF THE PARTY
Shields, Benjamin Bratt, and Miranda Cosgrove star in Netflix’s “Mother of the Bride.” But the fun (though soulless) rom-com, money might just be the most well-developed character.
HERE COMES THE SUN
This newly restored Beatles movie, a companion piece to “The Beatles: Get Back,” is a worthy addition to the band’s lore.
TOO SOON?
Tony the Tiger goes full QAnon in one of the worst movie scenes of the year.