Critics Consensus

Crazy Rich Asians Is Certified Fresh

Plus, Mile 22 is a Berg-Wahlberg misfire, and Alpha is an epic adventure.


This weekend at the movies, we’ve got a big fat Asian wedding (Crazy Rich Asians, starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding), Peter Berg reunited with his favorite leading man (Mile 22, starring Mark Wahlberg and Iko Uwais), and a boy and his wolf (Alpha, starring Kodi Smit-McPhee). What are the critics saying?





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  • , assembled from a dozen years of documentary footage focused on skateboarders in Rockford, IL, is at 100%.
  • , an Ethan Hawke-directed drama about the life and times of singer-songwriter Blaze Foley, is at 100%.
  • , starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce as a long-married couple whose union faces a critical test, is Certified Fresh at 93%.
  • , in which a trio of boys grow up together — and apart — is at 93%.
  • , a documentary about fringe right-wing organizations, is at 82%.
  • , a horror movie about kids trying to survive the threat of a lunatic park ranger, is at 73%.
  • , starring Uma Thurman as the headmistress of a school with some creepy secrets, is at 71%.
  • , the latest entry in the venerable Puppet Master horror series, is at 69%.
  • , a World War II drama about one woman’s experiences after her husband is taken by the Nazis, is at 67%.
  • , a documentary look at the life and creative process of multi-platinum pop star Ed Sheeran, is at 67%.
  • , starring Rose Byrne and Ethan Hawke in an adaptation of the Nick Hornby bestseller, is at 59%.
  • , an ’80s-set drama about well-heeled teens whose pursuit of greater wealth poses problems, is at 17%.