By John Mulderig Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star in a scene from the movie “Fly Me to the Moon.” Photo: OSV News/Dan McFadden, Sony. Will the space race-themed romantic comedy Fly Me to the Moon (Columbia) fill moviegoers' hearts with song? Perhaps not, but it is a snappy production with a sharply written script, penned by Rose Gilroy, that's definitely suitable for grown-ups ...

Director and co-writer Fede Alvarez addition to the sci-fi horror saga confronts viewers with both grisly visuals and vulgar dialogue, thus severely restricting this instalment’s appeal.

Maika Monroe plays emotionally withdrawn FBI agent Lee Harker. In the first of many ambiguities built into the plot, early scenes suggest that Lee may — or may not – be clairvoyant.

While moviegoers need not take shelter from this long-distance follow-up – which is only loosely connected to its predecessor – neither will it transport them over the rainbow.

It’s an agreeable piece of fun that’s suitable for all but the very youngest.

Although ostensibly an actioner – and a snappy one at that – director David Leitch’s loose adaptation of the eponymous 1980s TV series has even more appeal as a toothsome romantic comedy.

As the original movie approached its 40th anniversary, director Jason Reitman and his co-writer Gil Kenan crafted a promising reboot in the form of 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

Sydney Sweeney plays Sister Cecilia, an American novice in a sinister Italian convent. How did she end up there? Well, her home parish closed for lack of attendance and, rather than simply go to the next church over, she felt the need to cross the Atlantic to find a new spiritual home.

Adapted by screenwriter Michael Brandt from Mikael Lindnord’s 2016 memoir “Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home,” the film showcases adventure racing, a challenging multi-event team competition in which participants take on the rigors of the wilderness.

The military and the mystical continue to blend as the youthful protagonist (Timothée Chalamet) of the 2021 original, now an exile, fights for the desert dwellers (led by Javier Bardem) among whom he’s taken refuge on the titular planet while falling for one of their warriors (Zendaya). Although she advocates a purely secular role for her new love, the lad’s priestess mother (Rebecca Ferguson) continues to insist that he is the messiah figure foretold in various prophecies. As he extends his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s celebrated 1965 sci-fi novel, director and co-writer Denis Villeneuve enthralls with sweeping visuals, appealing central characters and an absorbing plot.