Two fixers and a lawyer. Guy Ritchie is shooting on autopilot now, but his autopilot has heated seats. So the film about charismatic men collecting a billion-dollar debt from a villain with his own island and an army of thugs (there's even a boss helicopter) looks exactly as it should - extremely stylish, comfortable, and lively, but it fades from memory in less than a day. The main joy is how tenderly Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal look at each other between shootouts. Like "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," only the sparks between the partners are now blinding more than any explosions.

Who should watch: fans of that particular tough-guy comfort that still makes us forgive Ritchie any self-repetition.


Normal

A sheriff and a town-sized problem. Bob Odenkirk has long stopped being Saul Goodman and retrained as an action grandpa: a tired guy with a face that says "I just want everyone to go home" stacks up any opposition. Here, this guy arrives as a temporary sheriff in a sleepy Minnesota town where he was promised "good people and small problems." They exaggerated some things and downplayed others - and it turned out cheap, mean, and fun. Like "Nobody," only shot in a garage over a couple of beers.

Who should watch: anyone who doesn't mind a little genocide in a sleepy provincial town.


August: Osage County

Three sisters and a viper mother. There really are three sisters, and they all dream of being far from home, where they've been gathered by a family occasion that couldn't be worse (the father left the house and quietly drowned himself). Meanwhile, his widow is on every pill at once and is ready to gut everyone within reach with her razor tongue. She reaches everyone. A stellar cast, dense text, masterful verbal fencing. Like that one episode of "The Bear," only stretched over two hours.

Who should watch: anyone whose heartburn flares up at the thought of family dinners - look, other people have it worse.


The Boroughs

Six retirees and very strange things. It would seem this needs a separate text, not an express format. On the other hand, everything you need to know about "The Boroughs" fits in a few phrases. Another series from the Duffer Brothers' production company, and unlike "I Have a Very Bad Feeling", it actually repeats the "Stranger Things" formula, only with retirees instead of kids. Though, if you think about it, old people are like children: they are easily written off, not taken seriously, and pushed to the sidelines so they don't bother the adults. And that's a mistake. Arthritis is arthritis, but someone has to deal with the otherworldly crap. As you can guess, it's like that thing, only you know who.

Who should watch: anyone who wishes "Stranger Things" had ended after the first season.

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