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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ takes huge risks, is justifiably rewarded

The trailer for “Guardians of the Galaxy” debuted in February, and its peculiar tone, coupled with its liberal use of Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling,” made it the one summer blockbuster I was verifiably tingly to see.

 
‘Lucy,’ never uses full capacity of gray matter

An ordinary young woman is given extraordinary powers when she ingests too much of a designer drug. It sounds like something Stan Lee and John Belushi might have concocted. Unfortunately, the reality is twice as nutty and roughly half as entertaining.

Opening Friday: Johnson, Johansson wage war

Here’s a look at this week’s new movies, “Hercules,” “Lucy,” “And So It Goes,” “A Most Wanted Man,” “Wish I Was Here,” “The Fluffy Movie” and “Le Chef”:

Hey, buddy, ‘Sex Tape’ is no place for kids

Who brings an 8-year-old to see a movie called “Sex Tape”? What, did the guy working the door at The Spearmint Rhino not accept the little fella’s fake ID?

 
Effects, plot just two reasons to see this year’s best sequel

Oh, sure, they’re adorable when they’re little, wearing tiny outfits, learning sign language and scampering about the house like itty-bitty Parkour experts. Then, the next thing you know, they’re all grown up and taking the world by storm in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”

Opening Friday: Get ready to go ape

Here’s a look at this week’s new movies, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “The Grand Seduction” and “Third Person.”

McCarthy adds to gallery of unkempt characters in ‘Tammy’

At this rate, we’re probably only a couple of movies away from seeing Melissa McCarthy play a feral clump of sweatpants and greasy hair, living under a bridge and scaring small children.

‘Snowpiercer’ is best action movie so far this summer

Starring Chris “Captain America” Evans, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton and Octavia Spencer, the South Korean movie filmed in the Czech Republic is bonkers in the absolute best way possible.