“News of the World,”
written and directed by Paul Greengrass
(PG-13, 1 hour, 58 minutes)
Tom Hanks can play anybody, and is especially powerful in roles that demand a quiet display of humanity. He excels in this handsomely photographed Western as Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a Civil War veteran who agrees to deliver a 10-year-old girl– taken by the Kiowa people years ago — to her aunt and uncle against her will.
It’s a journey of hundreds of miles, with many physical and psychological challenges, not the least of which the girl no longer speaks the same language as he does. But finding a home is a powerful motivator.
With Mare Winningham, Ray McKinnon, Helena Zengel; co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass.
“Soul” (PG, 1 hour, 40 minutes) This lovely animated film stands out, even among its cohorts at Pixar, which has produced so much imaginative and original work. Focus is on Joe (voice of Jamie Foxx), a middle-school band teacher who is on the verge of realizing his dream of playing in the band of a renowned jazz singer when an absurd accident sends him into a different realm. Once there, he can’t spend all his time feeling sorry for himself, because he is compelled to come to the aid of an infant soul who doesn’t fit in anywhere.
With the voices of Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashad, Angela Bassett, Ahmir-Khalib “Questlove” Thompson, Graham Norton; co-directed by Pete Docter and Kemp Powers and written by Docter, Mike Jones, and Powers.
“The Bloodhound” (not rated, 1 hour, 12 minutes) A stylish, quietly chilling horror mystery concerns a young man’s visit to a wealthy and reclusive childhood friend who lives with his twin sister. Playground antics do not resume. With Liam Aiken, Annalise Basso, Joe Adler; written and directed by Patrick Picard.
“Reunion” (not rated, 1 hour, 35 minutes) Julia Ormond, intensely watchable in the compelling BBC One drama “Gold Digger,” is back in an unsettling psychodrama in which a pregnant woman makes the ultimately unwise decision to show up at her deceased grandparents’ family home to spend time with her estranged mother. As a friend once advised me: All families are crazy. With Emma Draper, John Bach; written and directed by Jake Mahaffy.
“Breaking News in Yuba County” (R, 1 hour, 36 minutes) A fabulous cast performs badly in an awful movie that concerns a woman who, upon discovering her husband in bed with another woman, causes him to die of a heart attack. Hiding the body turns out to be a bad idea. With Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, Allison Janney, Ellen Barkin, Awkwafina, Juliette Lewis, Wanda Sykes, Matthew Modine; directed by Tate Taylor.
“Baby Done” (not rated, 1 hour, 31 minutes) A witty, charismatic comedy in which an adventurous newly pregnant woman decides to power through her bucket list before the baby is born. With Matthew Lewis, Rose Matafeo, Emily Barclay, Rachel House; directed by Curtis Vowell.
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