X-MEN: APOCALYPSE  * * 1 / 2

Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult and Oscar Issac. Screenplay by Simon Kinberg. Directed by Bryan Singer.

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“Tsangari regards the easily-wounded masculine ego with droll bewilderment. The more these fragile men seek to aggrandize themselves the more diminished they look in our eyes, with the film’s clinical gaze laying bare the fundamental silliness of the competitions that consume them. In the sequel they should all run for president.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 05/26/2016

NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING  * 1 / 2

Starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Chloe Grace Moretz and Dave Franco. Screenplay by Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O’Brien, Nicholas Stoller, Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen. Directed by Nicholas Stoller.

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THE NICE GUYS  * * * *

Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Margaret Qualley and Kim Basinger. Screenplay by Anthony Bagarozzi and Shane Black. Directed by Shane Black.

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MONEY MONSTER  * *

Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West and Giancarlo Esposito. Screenplay by Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore and Jim Kouf. Directed by Jodie Foster.

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THE MEDDLER  * * * 1 / 2

Starring Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, Cecily Strong, Jerrod Carmichael and J.K. Simmons. Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria.

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR  * * 1 / 2

Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan and Scarlett Johansson. Screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.

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