‘Mayday’ review: Stars, filmmakers contribute to lifting action comedy

Nikolai Ustinov may just be the hero we didn’t know we needed. Kenneth Branagh’s performance as the butt-kicking, America-loving ex-KGB agent is the greatest strength of the Cold War-set action comedy “Mayday,” debuting on Apple TV this week. The veteran British actor isn’t the biggest name in the latest Skydance Media production to go straight to Apple’s streaming platform; that would be his ...