The Mummy

While on a mission in Iraq's desert, U.S. Army Sgt. Nick Morton (Cruise) stumbles upon an ancient Egyptian tomb. With the help of archeologist Jenny Halsey (Wallis), he begins to explore the ruins, and it isn't long before they uncover a sarcophagus inside a pool of mercury. While they're transporting the artifact to England, deadly supernatural phenomena begin to assail the plane, causing a crash that kills nearly everyone on board, and unleashing upon the world an evil that the ancient Egyptians had sealed away millennia ago.

Director: Alex Kurtzman. Stars: Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance. 2017. 110 min. Action.

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

After one of their pranks causes a scene at their school's "Invention Convention," best friends George (Hart) and Harold (Middleditch) are going to be placed in separate classrooms by their principal, Mr. Krupp (Helms). Desperate to avoid being separated, the boys hypnotize Mr. Krupp and convince him that he is a superhero named Captain Underpants. The hypnosis works, but with an actual villain (Kroll) now working at their school, Captain Underpants's lack of any actual superpowers may hinder the situation.

Director: David Soren. Stars: Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll, Jordan Peele, Kristen Schaal. 2017. 89 min. Animation.

Beatriz at Dinner

After her car breaks down while she's visiting Kathy (Britton), one of her wealthy clients, massage therapist Beatriz (Hayek) is invited to stay for dinner. For the holistic healer, who immigrated from Mexico long ago, the wealthy business people arriving for dinner that evening couldn't be more different than her, and she finds herself clashing with the unapologetically bombastic tycoon, Doug (Lithgow). As the dinner party goes on -- and the wine continues to flow -- the ruthless businessman and the soft-spoken healer find themselves butting heads while their horrified hosts try to defuse the situation before it spirals out of hand.

Director: Miguel Arteta. Stars: Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chloë Sevigny, David Warshofsky. 2017. 82 min. Comedy.