NEW MOVIES

An Inconvenient Sequel: Former Vice President Al Gore updates us on the status of climate change since his Academy Award-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” Brigsby Bear: Kyle Mooney of “Saturday Night Live” fame co-wrote and stars in this comedy-drama about a man who was kidnapped as a baby and whose world revolves around a fictional TV show about the titular bear, concocted by his kidnapper parents. Among the producers are Berkeley High pals Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer. The Dark Tower: This science fiction Western stars Idris Elba as the Gunslinger and Matthew McConaughey as the Man in Black. The Gunslinger must stop the Man in Black from destroying the tower that supposedly holds the key to the universe. Kidnap: There’s no wrath like a mother whose son has been kidnapped: Halle Berry will stop at nothing to get back her child in this thriller. Person to Person: One of those omnibus day-in-the-life films, this one takes place in New York City and stars Michael Cera and Abbi Jacobson. Some Freaks: Two outsiders, a boy with one eye and a plussize girl, start a romance their senior year of high school, but when he visits her on the West Coast where she goes to college, she has changed her appearance and their relationship is tested. Step: This documentary takes a look at the senior year of a girls’ step dance team from Baltimore’s inner city. The Untamed: This Mexican sci-fi horror story deals with an unhappy married couple who find a meteorite and a creature that may or may not be benevolent. Directed by Amat Escalante, who won a Cannes best director award for his 2013 film “Heli.”