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Raya and the Last Dragon

Voice cast: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina Directors: Don Hall, Carlos Lopez Estrada Disney’s latest feature is set in Kumandra, where dragons and humans used to live in harmony, until the dragons sacrificed themselves to save Kumandra from the Drunn. 500 years later, the Drunn have returned.

Chaos Walking

Starring: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley

Director: Doug Liman

Sci-fi movie based on Patrick Ness’ trilogy of young-adult novels. Todd discovers Viola, who has crash-landed onon a planet where all the women have disappeared and men are afflicted by ‘The Noise,’ a force that puts all their thoughts on display.

Safer At Home

Starring: Emma Lahana, Jocelyn Hudon, Adwin Brown

Director: Will Wernick

Thriller set in 2022. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has turned Los Angeles into a police state. A group of friends set up a Zoom party, but their illicit drug-taking turns their homes into places that are more frightening than the outside world.

Dead Reckoning

Starring: KJ Apa, India Eisley, Scott Adkins, James Remar Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Action thriller set on the Nantucket coast, where Niko and Tillie are enjoying a holiday romance, at least until Niko’s brother turns up. Niko’s brother, incidentally, is a terrorist, so not a great holiday companion.

Behind You

Starring: Addy Miller

Directors: Andrew Mecham, Matthew Whedon

Two young sisters are placed in the care of their Aunt Beth after their mother dies. They don’t know Aunt Beth, who makes it clear she doesn’t want them there. She tells the girls not to go into the basement or take the elevator. Guess why?