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NEW MOVIES

- — Leba Hertz

Big Fish and Begonia: In this Chinese animated film, we follow the journey of a 16-year-old girl who becomes a dolphin and what happens when a boy sacrifices his life for her.

Beauty and the Dogs: This film by female Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania looks at the aftermath of a rape of a young woman by police officers.

Blockers: No way these parents are going to let their daughters have sex on their prom night in this comedy starring Leslie Mann and John Cena.

Chappaquid­dick: Kate Mara is Mary Jo Kopechne and Jason Clarke is Ted Kennedy in this docudrama about the 1969 drowning of campaign aide Kopechne and how it affected Kennedy’s aspiration­s to become president in 1972.

Finding Your Feet: This British comedy starring Timothy Spall, Joanna Lumley, Celia Imrie and Imelda Staunton is about what happens when an upper-middle-class woman finds out that her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and goes to live with her sister.

Gemini: Lola Kirke and Zoe Kravitz star in this mystery that deals with what happens between a personal assistant and a Hollywood starlet after a terrible crime.

Itzhak: A documentar­y about the life and music of violinist Itzhak Perlman.

Journey’s End: Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfiel­d and Paul Bettany star in this World War I drama that takes place in a trench in France near the end of the war.

The Miracle Season: Helen Hunt is the coach of a high school girls’ volleyball team that must overcome the tragic death of a teammate as it aims for a state championsh­ip.

A Quiet Place: John Krasinski directs and stars in this horror thriller, also starring his wife, Emily Blunt, about a family who must remain silent while hiding from creatures who, when they hear sound, do bad things.

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