Critics Consensus

The Fate of the Furious Is a Thrilling but Sometimes Bumpy Ride

Plus, The Lost City of Z, A Quiet Passion, and Season 3 of Better Call Saul are all Certified Fresh.


This week at the movies, we have some high-octane sequel action (The Fate of the Furious, starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson). What are the critics saying?



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Also Opening This Week In Limited Release

  • , about the bureaucracy-fraught aftermath of one man’s decision to do the right thing, is at 100 percent.
  • , an animated dramedy about the relationships — and larger-than-life goings-on — at a high school in peril, is at 95 percent.
  • , starring Richard Gere as a man whose networking skills bring him social standing — and could mean its downfall — is at 94 percent.
  • , a drama following the members of a caravan on their journey through a mountain range in central Morocco, is at 92 percent.
  • , an Emily Dickinson biopic starring Cynthia Nixon as the celebrated poet, is Certified Fresh at 91 percent.
  • , starring Charlie Hunnam as real-life explorer Percy Fawcett on his trek through the Amazon, is Certified Fresh at 88 percent.
  • , in which the connections between three groups of people are slowly made apparent, is at 88 percent.
  • , a multi-pronged look at the lethal government clampdown on student protests in 1977 Bangkok, is at 71 percent.
  • , starring Chris Evans as a man whose guardianship of his niece is threatened by the attention attracted by her prodigious intellect, is at 65 percent. It expands to wide release this weekend.
  • , inspired by the true story of the father-son duo who helped popularize the game of golf, is at 64 percent.
  • , a film whose contents are helpfully outlined out in its title, is at 63 percent.
  • , about a sixth-grade boy caught between the expectations of racial communities, is at 58 percent.