The 10th direct instalment of the “Fast & Furious” car-racing franchise features the clan’s patriarch, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel), going up against Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa), the scion of a Brazilian drug-dealing dynasty.

Star Russell Crowe brings verve to his portrayal of Father Amorth. Genial and fond of a joke, the cleric is nonetheless never frivolous. The film starts off promisingly enough but eventually becomes overheated and lurid.

The movie opens with an image reciting two powerful statements by Jesus to the Jews in John 8:56 and 8:58 in the New Testament: “Abraham rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad,”. The Record has 3 Double Passes to give away.

In this visually imaginative but dramatically flat third instalment in their joint screen adventures, romantically linked superheroes Ant-Man, aka Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), and The Wasp, alias Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), become the victims of a dangerous experiment.

It’s appropriate that the follow-up Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – like its predecessor, a Marvel Comics-derived epic – opens with a farewell to Boseman’s King T’Challa, sovereign of the imaginary African nation of the title, before continuing the story of other important characters from the kick-off.

The evangelical comedy Family Camp (Roadside) is almost squeaky clean and thus appropriate for a wide range of age groups.

Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal) draws kung fu films and Tupperware parties, and music from the 70s that results in a generally wholesome and breezy bit of entertainment.

Jurassic World Dominion wraps up the second trilogy of films ultimately derived from novels by Michael Crichton

In this second film adaptation of Downton Abbey: A New Era, Julian Fellowes’ script affirms marital fidelity even in the face of neglect and celebrates the reconciliation of once antagonistic relatives.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 follows up the screen franchise’s 2020 kick-off that featured a mix of animation and live action. The movie intersperses intense action chase sequences with wisecracks.