Movie capsules: May 26-June 1
New releases
Alice Through the Looking Glass
☆ 1/2
Review on 4D. Director James Bobin (“The Muppets”) takes over from Tim Burton in this new installment in the adventures of Alice (Mia Wasikowska) and the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp). Rated PG.
X-Men: Apocalypse
☆☆ 1/2
Review on 3D. The world’s first mutant (Oscar Isaac) makes big trouble for Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and his band of merry weirdos (including Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult and Evan Peters). Rated PG-13.
Love and Friendship
☆☆☆ 1/2
Review on 4D. Kate Beckinsale, Xavier Samuel and Chloe Sevigny star in writer-director Whit (“Damsels in Distress”) Stillman’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan. Rated PG.
Returning
The Angry Birds Movie
☆ 1/2
This animated expose reveals the real reason why those birds in that app you used to like are always so darn mad. Rated PG.
Barbershop: The Next Cut
☆☆ 1/2
Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer are back in the haircutting business, this time sharing the floor with a female stylist (including Regina Hall). Rated PG-13.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
☆ 1/2
The Dark Knight (Ben Affleck) takes on the Man of Steel (Henry Cavill) in this eagerly-awaited superhero extravaganza that will also introduce other famous DC Comics characters, including Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and the Flash (Ezra Miller). Rated PG-13.
Captain America: Civil War
☆☆☆ 1/2
Time to pick sides between Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Tony Stark) as Marvel’s superheroes declare war on each other. The Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), War Machine (Don Cheadle), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Vision (Paul Bettany) and Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) all return, joined by newcomers Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland). Rated PG-13.
Deadpool
☆☆ 1/2
Ryan Reynolds stars as the murderous anti-hero in a rare foray into R-rated territory by Marvel Comics characters. Rated R.
Divergent Series: Allegiant — Part 1
☆☆
Shailene Woodley and Theo James continue their fight in the latest installment in the dystopian sci-fi series, based on the young adult novels by Veronica Roth. Rated PG-13.
Eye in the Sky
☆☆☆
Helen Mirren is a military officer overseeing a drone operation to find terrorists hiding in Kenya. Alan Rickman (in his final screen role) and Aaron Paul co-star for director Gavin Hood. Rated R.
The Huntsman: Winter War
☆☆
Chris Hemsworth is still swinging his axe and Charlize Theron’s evil queen is back to cause more trouble, but Kristen Stewart’s Snow White is MIA in this sequel to the 2012 fantasy. Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain join the fray for first-time director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Rated PG-13.
The Jungle Book
☆☆☆
Jon Favreau directs this live-action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s novel, starring Neel Sethi as Mowgli and Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba and Scarlett Johansson providing the voices for computer-generated beasties. There may be singing. Rated PG.
Keanu
☆☆☆ 1/2
Comedy Central’s Keenan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele try to pass for drug dealers in order to retrieve their adorable kitten. Rated-R.
Miracles from Heaven
☆☆ 1/2
Jennifer Garner stars as a mother searching for a cure for her daughter’s rare disease. Rated PG.
Money Monster
☆☆☆
Jodie Foster directs this thriller, set in real time, about a popular TV show host (George Clooney) taken hostage during a broadcast by a disgruntled viewer (Jack O’Connell). Julia Roberts is the producer scrambling to prevent tragedy. Rated R.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
☆☆
Nearly 15 years after surviving her own tumultuous nuptial ceremony, Nia Vardalos returns for another, even Greek-ier wedding. Rated PG-13.
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
☆☆☆☆
Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne return as the married couple must contend with the sorority that takes over the house next door. Zac Efron is back to give some pointers on how to deal with crazy young people. Rated R.
The Nice Guys
☆
Two bumbling detectives (Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe) team up to investigate a kidnapping in this 1970s-era comedy. Rated R.
Papa: Hemingway in Cuba
☆
The first Hollywood film shot on location in Havana since 1959, this drama centers on the relationship between a Miami newspaper reporter (Giovanni Ribisi) and the author Ernest Hemingway (Adrian Sparks). Rated-R.
Sing Street
☆☆☆
John Carney, writer and director of “Once,” the little Irish movie that could, and did (and then did again as a hit stage musical), is back at the top of his game with this coming-of-age charmer. A shy 14-year-old Dubliner falls for an older girl and goes about trying to impress her by forming a band. It’s the mid-’80s, and the music of Duran Duran and The Cure are big, and so is the hair. Rated PG-13.
Zootopia
Not reviewed. Rookie cop Judy Hopps — a bunny — teams with slick con-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve a mystery in Disney’s 55th animated feature. Voices by Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira. Rated-PG.
— Herald wire services
This story was originally published May 25, 2016 at 4:34 PM with the headline "Movie capsules: May 26-June 1."