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Despite having all the elements of a harrowing true war story featuring selfless acts of heroism, the most interesting characters end up being the zoo animals.

My experience watching Wilson the movie kind of mirrored various characters’ experiences dealing with Wilson the person: I wanted to like it, and occasionally did have moments when I thought I might, but it was ultimately too abrasive and uneven to really connect with me in a meaningful way.

Imagine if you met the love of your life and decided to get married. Now imagine that not one, but two nations vehemently opposed your union. Such was the real-life situation for Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana, and his British wife, Ruth Williams, and the couple’s powerful story comes to life in this equally engaging drama from director Amma Asante (Belle).

There’s a distinct melancholy running through director Danny Boyle’s long-awaited follow-up to his frenetic – and star-making – 1996 drama about a quartet of Edinburgh heroin addicts, and it’s that reflective, borderline-poignant undertone that, for me, elevates this otherwise uneven sequel.

As relentlessly clever and visually exhausting as its predecessor The LEGO Movie, the LEGO Batman spinoff feels like pouring a tub of LEGO bricks over your head: It's colorful, stimulating, and it kind of hurts.

Ultimately, the "House" series of reality shows offer intriguing peeks at eras past, offering sobering history lessons disguised as entertainment.