“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,” which opens Aug. 3, is better than the beloved Jeff Kinney book, ramping up some of the funniest moments from the book and creating new ones.

Zachary Gordon, right, and Robert Capron in a scene from the movie, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days." To celebrate his latest release in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Jeff Kinney brings his ...

Released right when summer starts to drag, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days at least doesn’t add to the exhaustion. It’s the latest installment in what now forms a lightly likable trilogy of ...

The third film based on Jeff Kinney's book series in three years, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days happens to be my introduction to the franchise. While I can't offer any comparisons to the earlier ...