

Calum Marsh
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‘Untold: Hall of Shame’ Review: Cheaters Never Prosper
An infamous sports-world doping scandal is related with insight in this compelling, albeit slight, Netflix documentary.

‘Heart of Stone’ Review: Mission Improbable
Gal Gadot plays an international superspy who teams up with an all-powerful computer in this ludicrous and derivative Netflix espionage thriller.

‘Meg 2: The Trench’ Review: Gleefully Jumping the Shark
This lively sequel to 2018’s somewhat tepid killer-shark blockbuster greatly improves upon its predecessor by getting gorier, funnier and more stylish.

‘The Beanie Bubble’ Review: Caught in a Fad Romance
This dramatic comedy about Beanie Babies, starring Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks and Sarah Snook, arrives at the tail end of a summer of corporate biopics.

‘The First Slam Dunk’ Review: Style Points
A popular sports manga about a Japanese high school basketball team vaults to the big screen in an exhilarating, gorgeous anime.

‘Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia’ Review
The fraught behind-the-scenes drama of the short-lived quiz game app is chronicled in this smart, briskly funny documentary.

‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ Review: Living a Double Life
Stephan Kijak’s new documentary seems keenly interested in the ways in which the closeted actor’s sexuality manifested itself, largely unintentionally, in his movies.

‘The Country Club’ Review: Who’s Your Caddy?
The sisters Fiona and Sophia Robert wrote and star in this broad, pastel-colored golf comedy.

How It Takes an Old ‘Beast Wars’ to Make a New ‘Transformers’
The Canadian-made computer animated series “Beast Wars: Transformers” serves as the unlikely basis for the latest film in the popular franchise.

Why the Original ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Is Timeless
Unlike most sports films, the original tale of streetball adversaries, played by Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes, wasn’t about winning or losing.