Total Victory

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation’s place in the annals of video game adaptation history has calcified into a cautionary tale for what not to do. But there have been a lot of video game movies since then and we’ve gotta say: What Annihilation lacks in quality, it compensates for with the right instincts… instincts which the just-released Mortal Kombat II largely share.

Pixar takes on screen time with Toy Story 5, while not adding a lot to the conversation. But like Woody, Buzz and the rest of the toys, eventually the film finds a reason to exist in the first place.