Artsies:
Landscape With Invisible Hand • Sci-fi economic satire • some theaters • 3 stars
When an occupying alien species’ bureaucratic rule and advanced technology leaves most of Earth impoverished and unemployed, two teenagers hatch a risky plan to ensure their families’ futures. via IMDB
Director: Cory Finley
Stars: Asante Blackk, Tiffany Haddish, Kylie Rogers
Passages • erotic love triangle • Broadway • 3 1/2 stars
A gay couple’s marriage is thrown into crisis when one of them impulsively begins a passionate affair with a young woman. via IMDB
Director: Ira Sachs
Stars: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out • family-friendly sci-fi comedy • Megaplex theaters • 3 1/2 stars
Itsy’s new in town and thinks her life is over until she meets her space-obsessed neighbor Calvin, who believes his parents were abducted by aliens. via IMDB
Director: Jake Van Wagoner
Stars: Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Will Forte
Fartsies:
Strays • R-rated talking dogs • theaters • 2 stars
An abandoned dog teams up with other strays to get revenge on his former owner. via IMDB
Director: Josh Greenbaum
Stars: Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher
Blue Beetle • DC comics superhero • theaters • 3 stars
An alien scarab chooses college graduate Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the teenager with a suit of armor that’s capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers. via IMDB
Director: Angel Manuel Soto
Stars: Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Becky G
