Quartet of New Films Delivers Laughs, Lore, and Slasher Shocks

A roundup of four new releases: The Runner—a fitness-driven Amazon thriller with Gal Gadot that’s more entertaining as a goofy hate-watch than a tense thriller; Chronovisor—a heady, artful debut about a device that lets you view history, led by Anne Laure Sellier and saturated in bibliophilic intrigue; Onslaught—a visually striking but ultimately underdeveloped horror-action by Adam Wingard that sacrifices character payoff for style; and The Whisper Man—a Netflix serial-killer drama with a strong cast that fails to build suspense or depth.