Kevin C. Johnson

Sensational slanting notwithstanding, Whitney is as powerful and quintessential as it is overwhelming and grueling.

The Forest is flawed on so many levels. It’s a tiresome bore, and the story is filtered through white characters when an Asian lead could have carried the movie just fine.

A mention must be given to John Cena, who also appeared in “Trainwreck,” for his comedic talents. Here, he’s a stone-faced drug dealer with a supermarket of goods.

Credit goes to smart casting of unknowns in the leads, who click uniformly; a packed script that manages not to feel overly long and social commentary that is timeless.

Dope is funny, slick and sharp.

The special effects and especially the 3-D are top-notch.

The trailers for the Reese Witherspoon-Sofia Vergara comedy Hot Pursuit hint at a movie that’s unfunny, insufferable and obvious. You can’t say you weren’t warned.

This mess is guilty of being both racist and homophobic. And it’s as shamelessly lazy and crude as its title suggests.

For the hour or so it’s on screen it’s a harmless, little chiller that doesn’t scare much but serves as a holdover until something truly scary comes along.

It’s unashamedly of the B-movie variety — a quick and easy time-killer.