Alita: Battle Angel ★★★ “It’s good popcorn fun without a dull moment in sight, and the action sequences will knock you out of your seat.” Read more»

The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival The annual festival returns with screenings of films like Merian Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack’s King Kong, as well as the year’s top shorts. Read more»

Glass  ★ ¹/₂ “If you hear that M. Night Shyamalan has released a new superhero movie and don’t let out an audible groan, you’re likely one of two people—someone who hasn’t seen many movies since 1999, or someone who enjoyed Split…” Read more»

Serenity ★ “Packed to the gills with parody-level dialogue that is only later explained by a silly jaw-to-the-floor twist, Steven Knight’s new film operates more like a meta movie-within-a-movie than something that’s actually in theaters this very moment.” Read more»

Velvet Buzzsaw ★ “Dan Gilroy directs Jake Gyllenhaal as an unhinged, self-obsessed profiteer who circles LA like a vulture in this excellent, high-stakes drama. Wait, sorry, that was 2014’s Nightcrawler—this is Velvet Buzzsaw, Gilroy’s latest venture that proves lightning doesn’t strike twice.“ Read more»