New movies in theaters, streaming: ‘Dungeons & Dragons,’ ‘Tetris,’ ‘Murder Mystery 2’

Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page and Hugh Grant star in a fantasy action adventure based on the role-playing world of “Dungeons  Dragons” while the iconic video game “Tetris” gets a wild 1980s origin story on Apple TV+ featuring Taron Egerton. But if murder mystery parties are more your bag, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are back with another Netflix comedy whodunit. 

Here’s a guide to new movies that will satisfy every cinematic taste, plus some noteworthy theatrical films making their streaming and on-demand debuts:

‘Dungeons Dragons’:Chris Pine reveals which game gave him ‘trauma’

If you’re a fan of Chris Pine acting like a goofball: ‘Dungeons Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’

The action adventure departs from other serious fantasy films and delivers something genuinely joyous and funny. A thieving bard (Pine) and his barbarian BFF (Rodriguez) round up a posse to find a magical artifact and save a kid in a quest that involves jailbreaks, shapeshifters, nifty monsters, bad girl wizards, lonesome skeleton soldiers and, yes, a few dragons. 

Where to watch: In theaters

If you had a Nintendo Game Boy back in the day: ‘Tetris’

The true story behind the addictive “perfect game” from the 1980s gets turned into a solidly over-the-top Cold War spy thriller. Taron Egerton stars as a software salesman who travels to Russia and gets embroiled in licensing entanglements that turn from testy to dangerous as he risks his life negotiating with Soviet power players. If nothing else, you’ll have the “Tetris” theme stuck in your head again.

Where to watch: Apple TV+

If you dig watching A-listers catch a criminal: ‘Murder Mystery 2’

It’s not exactly “Knives Out” but the Netflix comedy sequel is another breezy whodunit for Sandler and Aniston as amateur sleuths Nick and Audrey Spitz. A long-promised European trip goes sideways when the couple is invited to the posh wedding of a pal, he gets kidnapped, and the wannabe detectives become accidental suspects again, this time bringing a trail of destruction to Paris.

Where to watch: Netflix

If you love romantic comedies done truly right: ‘Rye Lane’

Raine Allen-Miller’s endearing film begins with the opposite of a meet-cute: Dom (David Jonsson) is crying over his ex in a unisex bathroom when he runs into carefree Yas (Vivian Oparah). That awkward encounter sparks a memorable jaunt through London involving a karaoke bar, a lunch comeuppance, some breaking-and-entering and revealing convos in a rom-com that freshens the genre while paying tribute to its past.

Where to watch: Hulu

Sundance:‘A Thousand and One’ wins award, plus more movies we loved

If you need a weighty film to chew on: ‘A Thousand and One’

A.V. Rockwell’s poetic drama about motherhood and a changing New York City is a powerhouse showcase for actress/singer Teyana Taylor. She stars as an ex-con who kidnaps her son from foster care in the 1990s and the pair fight to stay together – all while maintaining a secret that could potentially tear them apart – as their lives and increasingly gentrified city change around them. The film won a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival.

Where to watch: In theaters

If you’re big into 1970s music: ‘Spinning Gold’

Director Timothy Scott Bogart recounts the colorful life of his influential dad, Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart (played by Jeremy Jordan). Neil has an ear for talent but is also a gambler when it comes to his artists: While racking up millions in debt, he stands by struggling acts like Kiss and Donna Summer, knowing they can break through in a huge way. Jordan’s singing and showman style lift the straightforward music biopic. 

Where to watch: In theaters

If you never got asked to the big dance: ‘Prom Pact’

Mandy (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and Ben (Milo Manheim) are lifelong best friends  – and social outcasts at their high school – who make a promise to attend a 1980s-themed senior prom together. But when Mandy cozies up with popular jock Graham (Blake Draper) in order to get into Harvard, that relationship gets tested in a predictable helping of teen-comedy comfort food sprinkled with some tasty promposals harking back to Reagan-era classics. 

Where to watch: Disney+

If you want to feel unmoored for 90 minutes: ‘Enys Men’

Set in 1973 and evocative of scary movies of the time (“Don’t Look Now”), the English folk horror film centers on a wildlife volunteer keeping an eye on flowers and soil temperature on an uninhabited British island who begins to have nightmarish visions of sailors, miners, standing stones and lichens growing where they shouldn’t. And even if you believe you’ve got a handle on the unnerving thing, you probably don’t.

Where to watch: In theaters

Also on streaming:

• Director James Cameron’s box-office hit and best-picture nominee “Avatar: The Way of Water,” starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, is now available to buy at Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon and Google Play. 
• The animated movie “Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham,” with David Giuntoli voicing the Dark Knight in a 1920s-set supernatural adventure, is also available to buy on Apple TV and other on-demand platforms.

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