Rolling out the magic carpet for Aladdin and Booksmart

Published: May 25, 2019, 2:30 a.m.

On this edition of The Cinema Clash: a major battle over the live-action remake of ALADDIN; a unanimous decision on the high school comedy BOOKSMART; a non-decision on the arty French film NON-FICTION; a partial victory on the Werner Herzog documentary MEETING GORBACHEV; and an amicable draw on the first feature-length documentary about Moe Berg, THE SPY BEHIND HOME PLATE.