TNS – The News on Sunday

Shah Rukh Khan and Imtiaz Ali lose their mojo; Charlize Theron proves she is the queen of action films.

Despicable Me 3 shows signs of franchise fatigue; Maatr is an inferior Mom; Get Out could have been even better; Even Goldie Hawn can’t salvage Snatched.

War is perhaps the best of the reimagined Planet Of The Apes series; A tired franchise evens its keel with Dead Men Tell No Tales.

The Mummy never really comes to life; Baywatch is barely watchable

Wonder Woman is close to wonderful

Hindi Medium is not quite well done; Manchester By The Sea is an unflinching study of grief and guilt

The Alien series is close to breaking its covenant with the fans; Half Girlfriend doesn’t give you full value for the money

Guardians Vol 2. is even better than the first movie, Boss Baby bosses nobody

Hidden Figures is a solid film with an important message; Despite Tom Hanks Sully never quite takes off

Phillauri doesn’t quite pull it together; The Salesman is another Asghar Farhadi tour de force