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‘No Hard Feelings’: Jennifer Lawrence balances raunchy humor with heart

She plays an Uber driver who answers an ad from helicopter parents who want their 19-year old son deflowered before he heads off to college.

‘Blue Jean’: Don’t say gay in Thatcher-era English drama

Rosy McEwen stars in this tense, terrifying film about a semi-closeted lesbian teacher who fears being outed at work.

‘Hannah Ha Ha’: a small-town film poses big questions about economic anxiety

Writer-directors Jordan Tetewsky and Joshua Pikovsky shot the indie over 11 days in and around their native Sharon. It opens June 30 at West Newton Cinema.

Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ is a crashing bore

All of the memeable characteristics that make a Wes Anderson film are here — and they’re tired.

Coolidge’s Science on Screen series returns to the Greenway
The lineup includes "The Mummy," "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," and "It Came from Outer Space."

FILM
The 25th Roxbury International Film Festival kicks off this week
Its return June 20-July 2 offers a chance to catch a varied lineup of films and celebrate the anniversary through special events. There's a virtual program, too, for those who want to stream at home.

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Nantucket Film Festival celebrates storytellers for the 28th year

The fully in-person program June 21-26 includes screenings at the Nantucket Dreamland Theater and White Heron Theatre Company, and events at area venues.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★

‘Extraction 2′: Chris Hemsworth delivers the pain

The actor reprises his role as mercenary-for-hire Tyler Rake in this gory Netflix sequel.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★1/2

‘Elemental’: A lukewarm meet-cute

Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie lend their voices and talents to Pixar’s latest, but where’s the chemistry?

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★½

‘Flash’ forward? Nope, ‘Flash’ back.

Multiverses continue to be all the rage in superhero circles. “The Flash,” starring Ezra Miller, is DC getting into that Marvel action.

From ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ to ‘Crip Camp,’ scenes from summer camp

There are at least as many bad movies about summer camp as “John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt” has letters. Here are some that merit at least a participation medal.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★★

‘Flamin’ Hot’ prints the spicy legend of a Cheeto

Eva Longoria makes her feature directorial debut with this cheesy biopic starring Jesse Garcia as a Frito-Lay janitor with a brilliant idea.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★★★

‘Past Lives’ asks what could have been and what may still be

Writer-director Celine Song’s feature debut is a poignant meditation on love, friendship, and fate spanning two decades.

★★ MOVIE REVIEW

Not much more than meets the eye in ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’

Humans and Transformers once again team up to defeat evil in this seventh installment of the live-action series.