Mary Poppins Returns

The world's most famous magical nanny returns to help the Banks family once again. Now all grown up, Michael Banks (Whishaw) has three kids of his own, but with his wife deceased, his sister Jane (Mortimer) helps him raise his three children. When he falls behind on loan payments, the bank threatens to repossess the family home, and the stress of the situation leads Michael to overlook how his children are feeling, just as his own father once did to him and Jane. When a blustery day brings back Mary Poppins (Blunt), the nanny who looked after him and Jane when they were children, the family finds themselves swept up in magical moments.

Director: Rob Marshall. Stars: Emily Blunt, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Lin-Manuel Miranda. 2018. 130 min. Fantasy.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

After teenager Miles Morales is bitten by a radioactive spider, he finds himself developing spider-like abilities. He stumbles across a particle accelerator funded by the villainous Kingpin, and after a major battle, he witnesses the death of Spider-Man. Miles takes the superhero's mantle upon himself and learns that the accelerator pulled other spider-heroes from different universes into his own. Despite his inexperience, Miles teams up with the other heroes to stop the destructive experiments of a mad scientist and help them find a way home before they become Kingpin's next victims.

Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman. Stars: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry. 2018. 117 min. Animation.

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us

Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum finds a bold new adventure when he arrives in Fula City for its annual festival. With the villainous Team Rocket also in town, albeit for more nefarious reasons, it's up to Ash, a group of locals and their Pokémon to save not only the festival, but the city itself.

Director: Tetsuo Yajima. Stars: Sarah Natochenny, Michele Knotz, James Carter Cathcart. 2018. 97 min. Animation.