Vacation Friends 2 is an awful comedy sequel that contains no laughs, no heart, no charm (even from its main cast, who can’t replicate their easy chemistry from the previous film), and no reason for it to exist other than to give its filmmakers an excuse to go on a luxurious holiday while putting zero effort into making a product with substance.
The Dive has moments of light suspense and some fine performances, but a lack of intrigue for both its central concept and lead characters, as well as a consistently undercut sense of tension, leaves it hanging out to dry.
The Blackening is an amusing Black-led parody of slasher movies that offers some thoughtful and funny commentary on Black culture, which a game cast helps steer out of some hit-or-miss gags and some formulaic trappings.
The month of August continues with yet another wild week at the movies, from the big screen debut of an under-the-radar DC hero, to a pack of foul-mouthed dogs, to an Al Pacino classic…