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Bird and Clausen’s performances bring an elevated energy to the premise, and their chemistry causes the overall film to come across as more romantic than horrific.

Acknowledging its aggressively absurd, obnoxiously obscene tone from the jump, “Never Change!” is one of those deadpan-yet-deranged comedies where everyone acts like a foul-mouthed, damn-near-sociopathic lunatic… but in a supposedly funny way.

I couldn’t help but be moved by the animated picture’s digestible message, which resonates not only with parents and children alike but also with those worried about a social media culture that values creating an impossible standard by prioritizing image over being yourself. We’re losing something uniquely human between tabs, under signal strength, and over social content. “Toy Story 5” hopes to claw us back to reality.

For once, a Robin Hood film has come along that challenges us to think about what redemption costs.

While some elements of the story may seem quaint to other parts of the country, the Sheas show us that Flag Day may be Three Oaks, but Three Oaks is us.

That sense of community solidarity and immigrant resilience weaves through the fabric of Sehiri’s quiet, observational drama, which tells the story of a tight-knit group of Black immigrant women trying to survive and make ends meet amid Tunisia’s unwelcoming immigration environment.

Other, better movies will inevitably come to mind as you watch “Kraken”—not because it’s so bad, but rather because it might have been as good as you hoped.

Written and directed by Madeleine Rotzler, the film is a general wash of generalized muted feeling, where nothing coheres because nothing sharpens into focus.

Stop! That! Train! is shooting for camp, a style that thrives on an overflowing cup, but as a viewer, our perspective leaves us seeing things as half empty.

There’s respect to be had for films that take big swings, potentially even risking offense to deliver their thesis with gusto, but “Find Your Friends” is a sloppy, party porn massacre of themes.