Movie Reviews, Trailers: 'Alice Through the Looking Glass,' 'X-Men: Apocalypse,' and More

• By Beau Behan, Film Critic

Are you planning on going to the movies this weekend?

Here are this week’s new releases:

“The Nice Guys” (Video Review)

“Money Monster” (Video Review)

“Captain America: Civil War” (Video Review)

“A Bigger Splash”

“Alice Through the Looking Glass”

“Love and Friendship”

“The Lobster”

“X-Men: Apocalypse”

And here’s what they’re all about.

“The Nice Guys”

WATCH the above movie review.

R, 116 min, Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Shane Black
Writers: Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe

Down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired leg-breaker Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power. – Warner Bros.

“Money Monster”

WATCH the above movie review.

R, 98 min, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Jodie Foster
Writers: Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore
Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell

In the real-time, high stakes thriller Money Monster, George Clooney and Julia Roberts star as financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, who are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor, who has lost everything (Jack O’Connell) forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets. – Sony Pictures

“Captain America: Civil War”

WATCH the above movie review.PG-13, 147 min, Action, Adventure, Sci-FiDirectors: Anthony Russo, Joe RussoWriters: Chistopher Markus, Stephen McFeelyStars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr.

A decision to place the Avengers under a governing body creates a rift among the Avengers. – Marvel

“A Bigger Splash”

WATCH the above movie trailer.

R, 124 min, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Luca Guadagnino
Writer: David Kajganich
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton

In “A Bigger Splash,” rock legend Marianne Lane (Tilda Swinton) is recuperating on the volcanic island of Pantelleria with her partner Paul (Matthias Schoenaerts) when iconoclast record producer and old flame Harry (Ralph Fiennes) unexpectedly arrives with his daughter Penelope (Dakota Johnson) and interrupts their holiday, bringing with him an A-bomb blast of nostalgia from which there can be no rescue. “A Bigger Splash” is a sensuous portrait of desire, jealousy and rock and roll, under the Mediterranean sun. – Fox Searchlight

“Alice Through the Looking Glass” (Nationwide, May 27)

WATCH the above movie trailer.

PG-13, 113 min, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: James Bobin

Writers: Linda Woolverton, Lewis Carroll

Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter

In Disney's "Alice Through the Looking Glass," an all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll's beloved stories, Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. – Disney

“Love and Friendship”

WATCH the above movie trailer.PG, 92 min, Drama, Romance

Director: Whit Stillman
Writers: Jane Austen, Whit Stillman
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny, Xavier Samuel

“Love and Friendship” is an adaptation of young Jane Austen's novella Lady Susan, believed to have been written in the mid-1790s but revised up to a fair copy prepared in 1805 and finally published by her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh, in 1871. Set in the 1790s, earlier than most Austen tales, “Love and Friendship” concerns beautiful young widow Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale) who has come to Churchill, the estate of her in-laws, to wait out colorful rumors about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst ensconced there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and for her daughter, Frederica, played by Morfydd Clark. – Roadside Attractions

“The Lobster”

WATCH the above movie trailer.

R, 118 min, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos,

Writers: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filipou

Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz

In this highly imaginative, delightfully absurdist comedy from visionary director Yorgos Lanthimos, Colin Farrell stars as David, a man who has just been dumped by his wife. To make matters worse, David lives in a society where single people have 45 days to find true love, or else they are turned into the animal of their choice and released into the woods. David is kept at the mysterious hotel while he searches for a new partner, and after several romantic misadventures decides to make a daring escape to abandon this world. He ultimately joins up with a rebel faction known as The Loners, a group founded on a complete rejection of romance. But once there David meets an enigmatic stranger (Rachel Weisz) who stirs up unexpected and strong feelings within him. – A24

“X-Men: Apocalypse” (Nationwide, May 27)

WATCH the above trailer.

PG-13, 144 min, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Simon Kinberg, Bryan Singer
Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence

Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction. – FOX

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