‘Beast’: Survival film is about grief, but poorly executed says critic

Critics review the latest film releases. “Beast” stars Idris Elba as a father trying to protect his teenaged daughters from a lion terrorizing the South African savannah. “Spin Me Round” is a romantic comedy about a woman who wins an all-expenses trip to Italy. “The Immaculate Room” follows a couple who’s competing for a $5 million prize by locking themselves in an empty white room for 50 days. “The Territory” is a National Geographic documentary about an Indigenous community in the Amazon trying to protect their land from illegal farmers.