Movie & Television Reviews

“The Dog Stars” (20th Century) tries to overcome its ostensible status as a post-apocalyptic shoot ’em up by exploring the need for a supportive and compassionate spirit of community in the wake of a worldwide flu pandemic. But the effort proves less than successful.

The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Sept. 13, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.

There’s not much cinematic bounty to be derived from “Mutiny” (Lionsgate). A star vehicle for the ever-brooding Jason Statham, director Jean-François Richet’s action flick is dreary from the start and eventually deteriorates into an explicitly revenge-driven bloodbath.

Self-sacrificing maternal love animates the thin plot of “Insidious: Out of the Further,” the sixth installment in the eponymous horror franchise.

Gosh darn those pesky wormholes! One day, you’re living in the safety of an early 1980s suburb and the next you find that your entire neighborhood has somehow been transported to the era when dinosaurs roamed — and ruled — the Earth.

Everyone’s favorite team of canine first responders go Jurassic with “Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie” (Paramount). Yet, although there are enough hazardous situations in the movie to preclude endorsement for easily frightened tots, none of the danger is posed by the dinos themselves, who turn out to be more cuddly than carnivorous.

The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Aug. 23, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.