BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A new adaptation of the Disney fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love. Stars Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans. Rated PG.
CHIPS: A rookie cop is teamed with a hardened pro at the California Highway Patrol in this buddy cop action/comedy, based on the TV show of the same name. Written and directed by and starring Dax Shepard. Rated R.
GET OUT: A satirical horror film in which a young black man (Daniel Kaluuya) faces unexpected danger from his white liberal girlfriend (Allison Williams) and her family. Written and directed by Jordan Peele. Rated R.
HIDDEN FIGURES: A team of African-American women (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe) provides NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions. Also stars Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons. Rated PG.
KEDI: Calling all cat lovers! This documentary examines how hundreds of thousands of cats, neither wild not tame, freely roam through Istanbul, becoming an essential part of the landscape and of people’s lives. In Turkish with subtitles. Not rated.
KONG: SKULL ISLAND: A new take on the tale of a very large gorilla. A team of explorers and soldiers travels to an uncharted island in the Pacific, unaware they’ve entered the domain of monsters, including the mythic Kong. With Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson. Rated PG-13.
LIFE: Scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars, and which now threatens the crew and all life on Earth. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds. Rated R.
PERSONAL SHOPPER: An ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium. Directed by Olivier Assayas. In English, French and Swedish with subtitles. Rated R.
THE BELKO EXPERIMENT: In a twisted social experiment, 80 Americans are locked in their office in Bogotá, Colombia and ordered by an unknown voice in the company’s intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed. Directed by Greg McLean. Rated R.
THE LAST WORD: An aging businesswoman (Shirley MacLaine) asks a young newswriter (Amanda Seyfried) to draft her obituary. But Harriet’s domineering personality has left her with few friends or loved ones for her memorial, so she must make changes to leave behind a positive legacy. Directed by Mark Pellington. Rated R.
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE: Bruce Wayne must not only deal with the criminals of Gotham City, but also the responsibility of raising a boy he adopted. Voices by Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson and others. Rated PG.
THE SHACK: A faith-based drama based on the 2007 novel of the same name by William P. Young. A grieving man whose daughter has been murdered receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called “The Shack.” Directed by Stuart Hazeldine. Rated PG-13.