Moana 2 (2024) *

A very dull sequel to the 2016 Disney hit. 

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (2024) *

A few exciting action sequences lost among hours of tedious monotony.

The Six Triple Eight (2024) *

Historical drama about a real-life US Army battalion during WWII, composed entirely of African-American women. Tyler Perry directs this film with a grace of an elephant in a china shop; his failed attempts to approximate prestige-picture gravitas are quite uncomfortable to watch, even though he’s dealing with genuinely inspiring and potentially fascinating material.

Argylle (2024) *

Except for a terrific dance sequence with Dua Lipa and Henry Cavill at the very beginning of the film, this is a truly awful spy comedy starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell.

Maria (2024) *

A boring Maria Callas biopic, directed by Pablo Larrain. Curiously, this otherwise talented filmmaker fails rather miserably every time he tries to make a realistic movie about famous people ("Neruda", "Jackie", "Spencer"), while succeeding splendidly with more surrealistic and fanciful subjects (like "Ema" and "El Conde").

Gladiator II (2024) *

A weak sequel to the Oscar-winning "sword-and-sandal" epic from 2000, directed again by Ridley Scott. Predictable and dull.

Nickel Boys (2024) *

Very odd and very pretentiously directed film, that somehow became some critics' darling. But it fails to connect on any level, emotional or intellectual. Way too abstract for its own good.