NEW YORK (CNS) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of May 27. Please note that televised versions may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence, and sexual situations.

Sunday, May 27, 5:45-8 p.m. EDT (TCM) "Mister Roberts" (1955). The conflicts between the bored crew and mean-spirited captain (James Cagney) of a cargo ship in the South Pacific during the waning months of World War II are tempered by the executive officer of the title (Henry Fonda) who jeopardizes his long-sought transfer to combat duty to get the crew a long-overdue shore leave. Directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy, the result largely overcomes its stage origins, thanks to vigorous staging of the shipboard antics as well as memorable lead performances abetted by William Powell as the ship's sage doctor and Jack Lemmon as its callow laundry-and-morale officer. Broad sexual innuendo. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was A-III -- adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

Wednesday, May 30, 8-9:45 p.m. EDT (TCM) "Lassie Come Home" (1943). Before television, the faithful collie got her start in this story of a poor English family who has to sell its dog, Lassie, but the canny canine crosses the Scottish Highlands, despite the elements and all manner of hazards, to return to the little boy (Roddy McDowall) who loves her. Directed by Fred M. Wilcox, the movie's charm holds up quite well as family entertainment, especially for youngsters enthralled by Lassie's intelligence and perseverance. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was A-I -- general patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. (Six other Lassie films follow, concluding Thursday, May 31, 7:45 a.m. EDT)

Saturday, June 2, 1-4 p.m. EDT (AMC) "GoldenEye" (1995). Action-packed escapist fare in which British agent 007 (Pierce Brosnan), aided by a savvy computer programmer (Izabella Scorupco), is out to prevent Soviet-based villains (Sean Bean and Famke Janssen) from activating satellite weaponry set to destroy London. Martin Campbell directs a showy, explosive tale of death-defying stunts whose plotline almost vanishes among all of Bond's frenzied escapes and rescues. Much stylized mayhem, brief bedroom scenes and some sexual innuendo. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was PG-13 -- parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (Three other James Bond films follow, concluding Sunday, June 3, 12:35 a.m. EDT)

Saturday, June 2, 8-10:45 p.m. EDT (HBO) "Blade Runner 2049" (2017). Misogyny hangs over this science-fiction epic, a continuation of the story begun with Ridley Scott's 1982 film, as blithely as the thick yellow fog of the post-apocalyptic Los Angeles it portrays. A police officer (Ryan Gosling) has the job of rounding up stray rebellious replicants while also exploring the meaning of being human and interacting with technology. Director Denis Villeneuve, working from a script by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, has made a two-and-a-half-hour film that, in its solemn eagerness to have its audience savor every special effect and linger over every underlined point about artificial life developing authentic human emotions, feels more like four hours. Female nudity, a discreet sexual encounter involving a holograph melding with a human prostitute, frequent rough language and some profanities. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

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Mulderig is on the staff of Catholic News Service.