Aniara,
directed by Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja
(R, 1 hour, 46 minutes)
What happens to a desperate group of refugees when they realize they have nothing to live for?
That's the premise in this smartly executed philosophical fantasy about a spaceship, one of many carrying the destroyed Earth's remaining population to a new settlement on Mars, that is knocked off course by interstellar trash -- which means its passengers will never be able to arrive at their new home or retreat to where they came from.
Fans of fatalism will be forgiving on the sometimes awkward script in favor of focusing on the film's scope, ambition and complexity.
With Emelie Jonsson, Bianca Cruzeiro, Arvin Kananian
Brightburn (R, 1 hour, 30 minutes) Get past the cheap thrills and get rewarded now and then with a halfway decent and occasionally frightening horror thriller concerning a child from another world who crash-lands on Earth, with bad intentions. With Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Matt Jones; directed by David Yarovesky.
The Hustle (PG-13, 1 hour, 33 minutes) It should be funny, but despite brave efforts by its energized leading ladies, it's not. Two con artists -- one a sexy and calculating Brit, the other a free-range Australian -- ply their trade with varying degrees of success. With Rebel Wilson, Anne Hathaway; directed by Chris Addison.
A Dog's Journey (PG, 1 hour, 49 minutes) Continuing the sentimental preaching-to-the-choir
MovieStyle on 08/23/2019