Critics Consensus

The Kid Who Would Be King Is a Fun, Family-Friendly Fantasy

Plus, Serenity is bonkers and Stan & Ollie and The Image Book are Certified Fresh.


This weekend at the movies, we’ve got a first-rate fantasy (The Kid Who Would Be King, starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis and Patrick Stewart), a nutty noir (Serenity, starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway), and a dynamic duo (Stan & Ollie, starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly). What are the critics saying?





Also Opening This Week In Limited Release

  • , a horror film about a young man who discovers a mysterious antique when his estranged father dies, is at 100%.
  • , a documentary about the titular pianists, who secretly endured years of abuse at the hands of their father, is at 100%.
  • , another experimental visual essay from Jean-Luc Godard, is Certified Fresh at 84%.
  • , which traces three decades in the life of a renowned German artist, is at 76%.
  • , a drama about four Jews who blended in and survived in Nazi-occupied Berlin in 1943, is at 75%.
  • , about the pre-Hollywood seafaring adventures of actor Errol Flynn, is at 50%.
  • , starring Michael Caine and Michael Gambon in a thriller about a group of real life jewelry thieves who come out of retirement to attempt a heist in London, is at 30%.