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‘Runner’ is a straightforward action film that wants to keep you engaged rather than leave you thinking about it. The action sequences deliver; Ritchson and Wilson are an enjoyable pair, and the film moves quickly enough that the weaker stretches do not last too long.

Duncan Jones finally brings the 2000 AD character to the screen, but relentless action and thin characterization make the ambitious animated adaptation an exhausting introduction.

Strange Cases, the stunning debut graphic novel of the popular illustrator Riotbones, collects a set of gorgeously drawn detective stories set in the shadows that fall between the towering spires of a colonial state. Instead of focusing on the procedural aspects of its supernatural mysteries, Strange Cases dwells in a state of atmospheric dread. It’s…

Rare moments of silence … Jo, voiced by R&B star HER, left, and Raissa, voiced by Liza Soberano in Forgotten Island. Photograph: DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures/APRare moments of silence … Jo, voiced by R&B star HER, left, and Raissa, voiced by Liza Soberano in Forgotten Island. Photograph: DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures/AP Review

Austin Abrams in “Resident Evil.”|By Courtesy of Sony Pictures By Kai C. W. Lewis, Crimson Staff Writer

Wayne and Coleen share some family time. Photograph: Disney+Wayne and Coleen share some family time. Photograph: Disney+ Review

Set in 1980s Secunderabad, the film enters the world of the Savari community, a marginalised group fighting for identity, dignity and recognition. Jadal (Nani), who returns from prison, finds himself back in a society controlled by Malik (Mohan Babu), a powerful figure whose influence extends over the community and its people. As resentment against this…

Alijah Kai as Rashida, Maleah Joi Moon as Deborah and Kennedi Reece as Hazel charm in A Different World on Netflix. Netflix

Rebel Wilson fails to revive her sputtering career with Girl Group,a female-fronted comedy that aims to tap into Pitch Perfect’s fandom — even namedropping that movie directly. But Wilson’s latest will only have fans of Pitch Perfect singing the blues. 

Alden Ehrenreich and Helen Mirren star in “A Talent for Murder.”Credit: Bleecker Street and LD Entertainment