Opening Friday
Tyler Perry’s Boo2! A Madea Halloween—After venturing to a haunted campground, Madea, Bam and Hattie must run for their lives when monsters, goblins and the boogeyman appear. Rated PG-13. Not reviewed.
Geostorm — A satellite designer (Gerard Butler) must race to avert a catastrophe when the planet’s climate control satellites begin to malfunction in this sci-fi action adventure. Rated: PG-13. Not reviewed.
Only the Brave **** — Through hope, determination, sacrifice and the drive to protect families and communities, the Granite Mountain Hotshots became one of the most elite firefighting teams in the country. While most people run from danger, they run toward it Rated PG-13. 134 minutes.
The Snowman —For Detective Harry Hole, the death of a young woman during the first snowfall of winter leads him to “The Snowman Killer,” an elusive sociopath who continuously taunts Hole with cat-and-mouse games. Running time 119 minutes. Not reviewed.
ONGOING
American Assassin — A young CIA ops recruit is learning the ropes under a Cold War veteran when the two must work together to stop a rogue operative intent on creating chaos in the Middle East. Based on the Vince Flynn novel of the same name. Stars Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton; Michael Cuesta directs. Rated R. 111 minutes.
Annabelle: Creation — A doll maker takes in a group of orphaned girls who become terrorized by a haunted doll in the house. Stars Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto; directed by David F. Sandberg. Rated R. 109 minutes.
American Made **1/2— Tom Cruise plays pilot Barry Seal who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel. Based on a true story. Doug Liman directs. Rated R. 115 minutes.
Baby Driver ***— Director Edgar Wright takes to the roads for an edgy thriller about big-time crooks and their music-loving driver. With Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx and Jon Hamm. Rated R. 114 minutes.
Battle of the Sexes ***— The 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs gets the cinematic treatment. Emma Stone and Steve Carell star; Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris direct. Rated PG-13. 121 minutes.
The Big Sick *** ½ — Comedian Kumail Nanjiani wrote this movie based on his relationship with his wife, who fell into a coma just as they started their courtship. Compounding that: Both sets of parents have different ideas about who their child should be with. Starring Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan. Rated R. 120 minutes.
Blade Runner 2049 **½ — The sequel to the 1982 sci-fi film picks up the story 30 years later. The future isn’t very pretty. Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford star; Denis Villeneuve directs. Rated R. 164 minutes.
Columbus — A man is stuck in Columbus, Indiana, after his architect father has fallen ill and is in a coma. He meets a woman at the local library and together they explore the town and their conflicted emotions. The cast includes John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson; Kogonada directs. Not rated. Not Reviewed. 100 minutes.
The Dark Tower — A young boy lands in a fantasy world and gets caught up in a battle between a good-guy gunslinger and villain known as the “Man in Black.” Adapted from Stephen King’s series of fantasy novels. Stars Tom Taylor, Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Rated PG-13. 95 minutes.
Despicable Me 3 HH — Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) battles a child star turned supervillain in this animated sequel. Rated PG. 90 minutes.
Dolores — The documentary traces the activism of Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the Farm Workers Movement. Directed by Peter Bratt. Not rated. Not Reviewed. 95 minutes.
Dunkirk HHH — Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain and France are cut off from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, and surrounded by the German army during the Battle of France in World War II. Cast includes Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh and Harry Styles. Christopher Nolan wrote and directed. Rated PG-13. 107 minutes.
The Emoji Movie — Three emojis set off on an adventure through a smartphone with hopes of saving their world from deletion. Tony Leondis directs, with voices by T.J. Miller, James Corden, Steven Wright and Patrick Stewart. Rated PG. Not reviewed. 91 minutes.
Flatliners — Five medical students curious about the afterlife stop their hearts for a short time. The results are not pretty. A remake of the 1990 sci-fi film of the same name. Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, and Kiersey Clemons star; Niels Arden Oplev directs. Rated PG-13. 108 minutes.
The Foreigner **— Jackie Chan plays a London businessman who seeks revenge after his daughter is killed in a terrorist attack. Pierce Brosnan also stars. Martin Campbell directs. Rated R. 114 minutes.
Happy Death Day — A college student (Jessica Rothe) must relive the day she was murdered over and over until she can figure out who killed her. Directed by Christopher Landon. Rated PG-13. 96 minutes. Not Reviewed.
The Glass Castle *** — Brie Larson plays a young woman who reflects on her childhood with her poor, nonconformist parents. Based on the Jeannette Walls memoir of the same name. Also stars Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts; Destin Daniel Cretton directs. Rated PG-13. 126 minutes.
It **½— In Derry, Maine, seven friends come face to face with a shape-shifter who takes the form of an evil clown who targets children. Rated R. 135 minutes.
Kidnap — Halle Berry stars in this thriller about a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her kidnapped child. Directed by Luis Prieto. Rated R. 95 minutes.
Kingsman: The Golden CircleH —The sequel to the 2014 action adventure “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” based on the comic book series “Kingsman.” The world is held hostage and the spy organization Kingsman must figure out how to set it free. With Colin Firth, Halle Berry and Julianne Moore. Matthew Vaughn directs. Rated R. 141 minutes.
The Lego Ninjago Movie **½ — Jackie Chan gives voice to the wise-cracking Master Wu, who leads a team of secret ninja warriors bent on defeating the bad-guy warlord Garmadon, voiced by Justin Theroux. Rated PG. 101 minutes.
Loving Vincent — An exploration of the life and death of Vincent Van Gogh. The animated film is made up of 65,000 oil-painted frames. Directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman. PG-13. 94 minutes. Not Reviewed.
Lucky *** — The spiritual journey of a 90-year-old atheist (Harry Dean Stanton) and the quirky characters living in his isolated desert town. Also starring David Lynch, Tom Skerritt and Ed Begley Jr. John Carroll Lynch directs. Not rated. 86 minutes.
Marshall **— The film is about a young Thurgood Marshall fighting one of his career-defining cases while a lawyer for the NAACP. Chadwick Boseman and Kate Hudson star. Reginald Hudlin directs. Rated PG-13. 118 minutes.
The Mountain Between Us ***— Two strangers are stranded after a plane crash and they work together to survive. Stars Kate Winslet and Idris Elba. Hany Abu-Assad directs. Rated PG-13. 112 minutes.
My Little Pony: The Movie. A dark force threatens Ponyville and the Mane 6 set out on a quest to save their home. The animated film is voiced by Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth and Liev Schreiber. Rated PG. 99 minutes.
Professor Marston & the Wonder Women ****— The story of the creator of the Wonder Woman superhero and the women who inspired him. Rated R. 108 minutes.
A Question of Faith — A tragedy brings three families together and they find themselves on a path to rediscovering their Christian faith. Directed by Kevan Otto. 104 minutes.
Spider-Man: Homecoming ***— Tom Holland portrays the young Peter Parker, who is trying to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging Spider-Man. Rated PG-13. 134 minutes.
The Stray — The true tale of a stray dog that shows up at a family home and makes a big impact on them. Mitch Davis directs; Michael Cassidy and Sarah Lancaster star. Rated PG. 87 minutes.
Viceroy’s House — Hugh Bonneville portrays Lord Mountbatten, who returns to India to oversee handing the country back to its people. Gurinder Chadha directs. Not rated. 106 minutes.
Victoria and Abdul ***— Judi Dench stars as Queen Victoria; Ali Fazal as the young Indian man whom she befriends. Stephen Frears directs. Rated PG-13. 111 minutes.
Walk with Me — Benedict Cumberbatch narrates this documentary about a Zen Buddhist community that practices the art of mindfulness with its teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh. Directed by Mark Francis and Max Pugh. In English, French and Vietnamese with English subtitles. Not rated. 94 minutes
Wonder Woman *** — After over 75 years of being one of the most popular superheroes, the Amazonian warrior finally gets a big-screen origin story, set in World War I, with Gal Gadot. Rated PG-13. 141 minutes.
