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Mercy

Mercy

Timur Bekmambetov’s latest people-at-monitors opus has its moments of excitement, and that makes its propaganda for the surveillance state all the more pernicious.

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M3GAN 2.0

M3GAN 2.0

Sequel to the sleeper hit veers away from horror into comic-thriller territory, delivering jolts and satirical laughs, though not quite enough of either.

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Elio

Elio

Plenty of joyous visual detail in this Pixar story of a boy who wants to be abducted by aliens, but an excess of incident robs the characters of much depth.

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Ballerina

Ballerina

Slight but entertaining, this “from the world of John Wick” spin-off emphasizes over-the-top weapon-based fights over stylish hand-to-hand combat.

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Lilo & Stitch

Lilo & Stitch

This pleasant-enough remake of the animated film never quite justifies why that animated film needed to be remade in the first place.

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Juliet & Romeo

Juliet & Romeo

Something is rotten in the state of Verona — namely, this insipid Kidz Bop take on one of the greatest romantic tragedies of all time.

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Thunderbolts*

Entertaining Marvel team-up tale proves you can make a banquet out of odds and ends that were stuck in the back of the fridge.

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Novocaine

Novocaine

Jack Quaid’s hero can’t feel pain, and the energy-deficient movie can’t quite commit to its high concept.

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