Justice League

Grouchy Avengers assemble to battle every Thor villain fused into one. They stage super-disappointing resurrection as a cheat-code against the infinity boxes that threaten to plunge the whole cinematic universe into a tonally mismatched mess irredeemable even by the combined work of every action composer or occasional Flashes of humor.

La La Land

La La Lash substitutes Crazy Stupid Lovers for Damien’s demonically driven drummer in another tale of uncompromising pursuit of artistic excellence. Technically impressive filmmaking perfectly remixes traditional musical style into a visually and aurally delightful Los Angeles love letter. Suffers pacing st-st-stutter midway, but even this feels like deliberate artistry.

Terminator Genisys

Cynematic 3^rd attempt to abort brilliant franchise nearly succeeds by mechanically tampering with original storyline. Arnold proves just how horrifying being back can be while a pair Clarkes can’t convey Connors convincingly. Inexplicable temporal geography loses characters and viewers alike, and leaves only the wish to go back two hours.