John C. Reilly

French director and co-screenwriter Jacques Audiard sets out to upend some of the Western tropes for his first English-language picture, “The Sisters Brothers.” This venture is executed with inconsistent flourish, however, and some revisions can feel weightless.

A deaf-mute walks into a convent — it sounds like the beginning of a bad dad joke. Instead, it is the premise of a movie more humorous and inappropriate than anything your father might ever utter.

Though “Kong: Skull Island” isn’t perfect, its exhilarating visuals make the film’s flaws easy to overlook. The film is essentially a theme park ride in cinematic form, which isn’t a bad thing if done well.