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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

Second Take is an occasional feature that takes another look at movies currently playing in theaters.

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

Sean Ellis’ vivid, rich horror movie has startling practical effects and a real eye for spooky images, but it leans too much on a racist trope and familiar elements like creepy nursery rhymes and repetitive nightmares. In theaters now.

The Cursed takes classic werewolf elements and blends them with other films like Jaws and The Thing, to create an effective scary experience.

Jeremy Thomas checks in with his review of the new werewolf horror film The Cursed.

Sean Ellis' werewolf movie "The Cursed" tarts itself up a bit with 19th-century gothic imagery and a steady atmospheric gloom, but the script, which Ellis also wrote, can't escape most of the worst cliches of the genre, and its earnestness alone can't keep it from being pretty insipid.

Uncharted, a prequel to the wildly successful PlayStation series starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, and now playing in theatres, is the latest entry in the videogame sweepstakes.