NEW THIS WEEK

‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’ (★★★): As a philosophical dog (voiced by Kevin Costner) nears the end of his life, he reflects on the lessons he learned with his humans. (PG — 109 minutes)

‘Brian Banks’ (★★★): A by-the-numbers telling of the true story of a football star wrongly accused of rape gets a big boost from Aldis Hodge in the title role. (PG-13 — 99 minutes) P

‘The Bravest’ (Not reviewed): It’s up to a disgraced fire captain to save the citizens of a city after an oil pipeline explodes. (Not rated — 122 minutes)

‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ (★★★1/2): Dora the Explorer inspires a live-action adventure that hits just the right blend of whimsy, nostalgia and snark. (PG — 102 minutes)

‘Ecco’ (Not reviewed): A family man tries to leave behind his past as an assassin, but he finds himself forced to kill again. (R — 123 minutes) V, P, S.

‘The Fighting Preacher’ (Not reviewed): Film inspired by the true story of 1905 world middleweight boxing champion Willard Bean, who became a parson in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (PG — 101 minutes) V. ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’ (Not reviewed): A bartender and a domestic worker fall in love. (Not rated — 117 minutes)

‘The Kitchen’ (★★1/2): Three mob wives take over the family business when their husbands land in prison. Cooler in concept than in execution. (R — 102 minutes) V, P, S. ‘Kolaiyuthir Kaalam’ (Not reviewed): A woman with difficulty speaking is trapped in a large home with a killer. (Not rated — 110 minutes)

‘Kurukshetra’ (Not reviewed): The Indian epic “The Maha bha rata” inspires a war film. (Not rated — 185 minutes)

‘Light of My Life’ (Not reviewed): Casey Affleck writes, directs and stars in a science-fiction drama about a man protecting his daughter after a pandemic wipes out most women on the planet. (R — 185 minutes) V

‘Luce’ (Not reviewed): A star highschool student may not be exactly what he seems in a drama adapted from JC Lee’s acclaimed play. Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer and Tim Roth star. (R — 109 minutes) P, N, S, D.

‘Manmadhudu 2’ (Not reviewed): Romcom is a remake of the 2006 French film “I Do.” (Not rated — 130 minutes)

‘Mike Wallace Is Here’ (★★★★): Director Avi Belkin chooses just the right archival clips to tell an even-handed and compelling story of CBS TV reporter Mike Wallace, who was known for his brash ask-anything style. (PG-13 — 90 minutes) V, P.

‘Nekrotronic’ (Not reviewed): A sewage worker learns that he is actually a demon hunter. (R — 99 minutes) V, P.

‘Nerkonda Paarvai’ (Not

reviewed): A lawyer comes out of retirement to defend three women accused of a crime. (Not rated — 158 minutes)

‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ (Not reviewed): Alvin Schwartz’s young-adult series of books moves to the screen. (PG-13 — 111 minutes) V, P.

‘Them That Follow’

(★★1/2): Terrific performances by Alice Englert, Olivia Colman and Walton Goggins propel this grim film, about snake-handling true believers who have their faith tested. (R — 98 minutes) V.

STILL PLAYING

‘Aladdin’ (★★): Will Smith can’t escape Robin Williams’ shadow in this cynical Disney doubledip. (PG — 128 minutes)

‘Annabelle Comes Home’

(★★): A basic trappedin-the-house thriller with ghosts, demons and jump scares, but characters that are as thinly sketched as the plot. (R — 106 minutes) V.

‘Crawl’ (Not reviewed): Horror maestro Alexandre Aja ( “High Tension,” “Mirrors”) directs a tale about a father and daughter trapped in a flooded house during a hurricane — and giant alligators are nearing. (R — 87 minutes) V, P.

‘David Crosby: Remember My Name’ (★★★★): Cameron Crowe’s unflinching documentary looks at the self-destructive life of musician Crosby, who finds great joy in music but has a tougher time keeping friends and relationships. (R — 95 minutes) P, D, N.

‘Echo in the Canyon’ (Not reviewed): Documentary looks at California’s Laurel Canyon from 1965 to 1967, an exciting musical period in which the

neighborhood saw the rise of the Mamas and the Papas, Buffalo Springfield and the Byrds. (PG-13 — 82 minutes)

‘The Farewell’ (★★★★): Chinese-born, Americanraised Billi (Awkwafina) learns her family’s loving matriarch is dying, but she is expected to keep it a secret from her grandmother with the rest of her family. (PG — 98 minutes) P.

‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’ (★★1⁄2): Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham are rival superspies in this spinoff co-starring Idris Elba as a cybernetically enhanced supervillain on a mission to unleash a deadly virus. (PG-13 — 135 minutes) P, V, D.

‘John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum’ (★★★★1⁄2): Assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is on the run after killing an international assassin guild member. (R — 130 minutes) P, V.

‘The Lion King’ (★★★1⁄2): A classic Disney story is brought back to life by director Jon Favreau. A young lion prince runs away from home after his uncle kills his father, unbeknownst to the cub. (PG —118 minutes).

‘Looking Up’ (Not reviewed): Film documents the extremely close relationship between a father (Deng Chao) and his son. (Not rated — 147 minutes)

‘Maiden’ (★★★★): Documentary retraces the voyage of Maiden, the first yacht to enter a round-the-world race with an all-woman crew. (PG — 97 minutes)

‘Midsommar’(eee1⁄2): Writer/director/madman Ari Aster follows “Hereditary” with an even crazier, bloodier horror flick. (R — 140 minutes) P, S, N, D.

‘Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood’ (★★★★): Quentin Tarantino uses the Manson murders as an entry point to pay his respects to the Golden Age of Hollywood and reflect on his career. (R —161 minutes) P, V, D, S.

‘Pavarotti’ (★★★1 ⁄2): Ron Howard’s documentary about the late opera superstar captures his unique talent and his boyish charisma. (PG-13 — 116 minutes) P.

‘Rocketman’ (★★★★): Surreal biography of Elton John (a terrific Taron Egerton) plays fast and loose with the facts in favor of serving the greater emotional truths at the heart of the story. (R — 121 minutes) P, D, S.

‘Spider-Man: Far From

Home’ (★★★★): Peter Parker (Tom Holland) wants to be a normal teen on a class trip to Europe, but Nick Fury and a new interdimensional superhero named Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) have other plans. (PG-13 — 129 minutes) P, V.

‘Sword of Trust’ (Not reviewed): Marc Maron

plays a pawn-shop owner who comes across a sword that just may prove that the South won the Civil War. (R — 88 minutes) P.

‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ (★★★): An Arab writer and a Jewish officer find themselves unlikely collaborators on a Palestinian soap opera in this comedy. (Not rated — 103 minutes)

‘Toy Story 4’ (★★★ 1 ⁄2): A nice, if inessential, entry into one of the greatest franchises in the history of movies. (G — 100 minutes)

‘Yesterday’ (★★★★): A struggling musician (Himesh Patel) awakens in a world in which the Beatles never existed. (PG-13 — 116 minutes) P.

UPCOMING

“The Angry Birds Movie 2” (PG)

“Blinded by the Light” (PG-13)

“47 Meters Down: Uncaged” (PG-13)