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My favorite genre is the movie musical; my least favorite, the musical-theater-kid movie. Both Spielberg’s Story and last year’s other corny pretender, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights, have arrived as quaint, todos-juntos representatives of the latter brand. Bright, high-pitched, and would-be weird, they come from a time when we weren’t shaken by a global pandemic that wiped out millions of the bottom and made billions for the top. Miranda had the audacity to state in a promotional p...

OPENING   Asking for It (R) Kiersey Clemons stars in this thriller as a rape victim who discovers an all-female gang of vigilantes who hunt down sexual predators. Also with Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, Ezra Miller, Gabourey Sidibe, Radha Mitchell, Casey Cott, and Luke Hemsworth. (Opens Friday at América

OPENING   The Adam Project (PG-13) Ryan Reynolds stars in this comedy-adventure as a time-traveling pilot who teams up with his 13-year-old self (Walker Scobell) to save the future. Also with Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, and Catherine Keener. (Opens Friday in Dallas) All My Friends Hate Me (R)

OPENING   Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu (NR) Sharwanand and Rashmika Mandanna star in this Indian romantic comedy. Also with Khushbu, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Urvashi, and Vennela Kishore. (Opens Friday) After Yang (PG) The YouTube vlogger known only as Kogonada directs his second film about a future family trying to

OPENING   Bheemla Nayak (NR) This Indian thriller stars Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati, Nithya Menen, Samyuktha Menon, Rao Ramesh, and Murali Sharma. (Opens Friday) Big Gold Brick (NR) This drama stars Andy Garcia as an eccentric old man who enlists a young writer (Emory Cohen) to write his biography. Also with

OPENING   Aaraattu (NR) This Indian action thriller stars Mohanlal, Shraddha Srinath, Ramachandra Raju, Siddique, Saikumar, Prabhakar, Sivamani, and A.R. Rahman. (Opens Friday at Cinemark Tinseltown Grapevine) Dog (PG-13) Channing Tatum stars in and co-directs this comedy about an Army Ranger veteran who takes a

OPENING   American Siege (R) Yet another cop thriller starring Bruce Willis, this is about a small-town sheriff fighting a militia that takes a wealthy doctor hostage. Also with Rob Gough, Timothy V. Murphy, Johann Urb, Anna Hindman, Trevor Gretzky, and Cullen G. Chambers. (Opens Friday in Dallas) The Commando

OPENING   American Underdog (PG) This has much better acting than your typical Christian football film, and better production values, with real NFL teams lending their stadiums and logos. These things make a difference, just not enough of one. Zachary Levi portrays Kurt Warner, an undrafted quarterback out of

Across a large swathe of West Asia, the year 2021 for the entertainment industry has...

As tomboys of the past are recast as trans boys of the present, some people are freed, others limited. Are we righting history, or rewriting it?