TNS – The News on Sunday

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

Kong: Skull Island is more entertaining than expected; Remaking Beauty And The Beast as a live-action feature is pointless

M. Night Shyamalan recovers some of his old form; Varun and Alia’s latest rom-com teaming is a pleasant enough time-passer