NEW MOVIES
The First Purge: The fourth film in the “Purge” horror franchise is a prequel revealing the origins of the event depicted in the series, an annual 12-hour period in which all crime is legal. (Opened Wednesday, July 4.) Ant-Man and the Wasp: The 20th movie in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe follows up on the 2015 hit “Ant-Man” about a new mission for the superhero pair portrayed by Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly. The King: Documentarian Eugene Jarecki travels around the country in Elvis Presley’s old Rolls-Royce and talks with musicians and others about the parallels between Presley’s rise and fall and the current status of the United States. With Alec Baldwin, Chuck D, Ethan Hawke, Van Jones, Greil Marcus. Sorry to Bother You: A comedy written and directed by Oakland’s Boots Riley about a black telemarketer who only finds success when he adopts a white voice. With Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson. That Summer: Artist and photographer Peter Beard discusses his attempt in 1972 to make a documentary about socialite and interior decorator Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy’s younger sister) and the history of East Hampton, N.Y.
Three Identical Strangers: A documentary about identical triplets, separated at birth and unaware of each other, who discover their relationship when they are 19 years old. Directed by Tim Wardle.
Whitney: Kevin Macdonald directs this documentary about the life and work of troubled singer Whitney Houston, with footage of Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Clive Davis and many others who played a part in her life.