TNS – The News on Sunday

Venom has no bite; Smallfoot doesn’t do enough with its premise.

Crazy Rich Asians is agreeable but hardly original; A Simple Favor needed a little more edge.

Stree makes you smile but doesn’t make you scream; Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder deserved better material than they get in Destination Wedding.

Hereditary works better as family drama than horror; Disney’s live-action Christopher Robin works slightly better than the true life tale about the real boy that inspired the beloved children’s stori

Hallelujah! Local Eid releases score a hat-trick (almost).

The Meg is no Jaws and lacks any bite; Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is that rarity – a sequel better than the original.

The Mission: Impossible franchise shows no signs of slowing down; The Equalizer sequel gives us more of the same.

Teefa never gets out of trouble; Dhadak isn’t something new but is better than expected.

Skyscraper breaks the Rock’s batting streak; Hotel Transylvania 3 is decent family fun.

The Ant-Man sequel is a giant-sized improvement over the original; Leap is a predictable but sweet animated film.