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“Alpha.” C. PG-13. 96 minutes. Set in the last Ice Age, this epic adventure follows a boy and the lone wolf that becomes his best friend, reflecting the origins of the close-knit human and canine relationship. Southpark. “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” B. PG-13. 125 minutes. Though under house arrest, Scott Lang dons the Ant Man suit once again to fight alongside the Wasp, in the hopes of bringing back Hope van Dyne’s mother from the quantum realm — but they, along with Dr. Hank Pym, face a powerful enemy. Sky. “BlacKkKlansman.” B+. R. 134 minutes. As the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs police department, Ron Stallworth wants to make a name for himself and sets out on a dangerous mission: to infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. Alamo Lakeline. Alamo Mueller. Alamo Slaughter. Arbor. “Blaze.” B+. R. 127 minutes. The film is inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw music movement that led to powerhouse musicians like Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. Arbor. “Christopher Robin.” PG. 104 minutes. Now a family man living far away from the Hundred Acre Wood, Christopher Robin needs Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends like Tigger and Eoyore to rediscover the joy of life. Barton Creek. Cedar Park. City Lights. Flix. Gateway. Hill Country. Moviehouse 620. Moviehouse Lantana. Pflugerville 20. Round Rock. Sky. “Crazy Rich Asians.” B. PG-13. 120 minutes. A woman learns much more about her boyfriend and his wealthy family when she travels to Singapore for a wedding. Alamo Lakeline. Alamo Mueller. Alamo Slaughter. Alamo Village. Barton Creek. Cedar Park. City Lights. Evo. Flix. Galaxy. Gateway. Hill Country. Lakeline. Metropolitan. Moviehouse 620. Moviehouse Lantana. Pflugerville 20. Round Rock. Sky. Southpark. Stone Hill. Westgate. “Don’t Leave Home.”
Not rated. 86 minutes. In this arthouse horror flick, an American artist develops an obsession with a disturbing urban legend, leading her to investigate the story’s origins at the crumbling estate of a reclusive Irish painter. AFS Cinema. “Eighth Grade.” B+. R. 94 minutes. A teenaged girl endures the tidal wave of contemporary adolescence during her final week of middle school. Lake Creek. “The Equalizer 2.” C. R. 121 minutes. Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) returns to deliver his special brand of vigilante justice when thugs murder his friend and former colleague. Movies 8. “The Happy time Murders.” D. R. 90 minutes. Two detectives at odds — one a human, one a puppet — are forced to work together again when two cast members of a beloved puppet television show are brutally murdered. Movies 8. “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.” B-. PG. 97 minutes. Drac is on a luxury cruise with the rest of the pack when he
meets — and falls for — an intriguing but dangerous woman. Metropolitan. “The Incredibles 2.” B+. PG. 118 minutes. In this animated sequel, Elastigirl is enlisted to combat a mad criminal, while Mr. Incredible becomes a stayat-home dad, one of his toughest assignments yet. Round Rock. “Juliet, Naked.” B. R. 105 minutes. A former rocker forms an unexpected bond with a woman whose exboyfriend is his biggest fan. Arbor. “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” C+. PG-13. 130 minutes. When a previously dormant volanco on the island begins to roar to life, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard’s characters try to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from the extinction-level event. Lake Creek. Movies 8. 3-D: Movies 8. “Kin.” C. PG-13. 102 minutes. In this futuristic crime thriller, two brothers living in Detroit go on the run with a mysterious weapon and find themselves in a lifeor-death battle against a group of thugs and two heavily armored soldiers who want the gun back. Movies 8. “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.” B. Five years after the events of the
first “Mamma Mia!” movie, Sophie learns more about her mother’s past while pregnant herself. Lake Creek. Movies 8.
“The Meg.” B. PG-13. 113 minutes. A deep-sea submersible has been attacked by a massive prehistoric shark, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean’s deepest trench, its crew trapped inside. Cedar Park. City Lights. Galaxy. Gateway. Metropolitan. Pflugerville 20. Round Rock. Sky. Southpark.
“Mile 22.” R. 95 minutes. CIA operative James Silva is the leader of a small but lethal tactical command team on a dangerous mission transporting a foreign intelligence asset from an American embassy in Southeast Asia to an airfield for extraction — a distance of 22 miles. Lake Creek. Movies 8. “Mission: Impossible
— Fallout.” B. PG-13. 147 minutes. Ethan Hunt, his IMF team and familiar allies are racing against time to prevent past foes from succeeding after a mission goes wrong. Gateway. Hill Country. Moviehouse 620. Moviehouse Lantana.
“The Nun.” B-. R. 96 minutes. A spin-off in “The Conjuring” universe of movies, “The Nun” is about a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate about to take her final vows who are sent to investigate the suicide of a young nun — and uncover an unholy secret. Alamo Lakeline. Alamo Mueller. Alamo Slaughter. Barton Creek. Cedar Park. City Lights. Evo. Flix. Galaxy. Gateway. Hill Country. Lakeline. Metropolitan. Moviehouse 620. Pflugerville 20. Round Rock. Sky. Southpark. Stone Hill. Westgate.
“Operation Finale.” B-. PG-13. 122 minutes. Fifteen years after World War II’s end, Israel’s intelligence agency and security agency Shin Bet launch a daring top-secret raid to capture the notorious Eichmann. City Lights.
“Peppermint.” R. 102 minutes. Waking from a coma after her husband and daughter are killed in a brutal attack on the family, Riley (Jennifer Garner) transforms herself into an urban guerilla seeking justice for their deaths. Barton Creek. Cedar Park. City Lights. Evo. Flix. Galaxy. Gateway. Hill Country. Metropolitan. Moviehouse
620. Moviehouse Lantana. Pflugerville 20. Round Rock. Southpark. Stone Hill. Westgate.
“The Predator.” B-. R. 105 minutes. The universe’s most deadly hunters are stronger, smarter and more lethal than ever before and return to earth, with only a motley group of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biologist able to stop the wipeout of the human race. Alamo Lakeline. Alamo Ritz. Alamo Slaughter. Alamo Village. Barton Creek. Cedar Park. City Lights. Evo. Flix. Galaxy. Gateway. Hill Country. iPic. Lakeline. Metropolitan. Moviehouse 620. Moviehouse Lantana. Pflugerville 20. Round Rock. Sky. Southpark. Stone Hill. Westgate.
“Pick of the Litter.” Not rated. 81 minutes. The documentary follows five spirited puppies as they are trained to become guide dogs for the blind. Sky.
“Searching.” B+. PG13. 101 minutes. Told entirely through an online perspective, this thriller centers on a desperate man searching for clues on his daughter’s laptop after she vanishes without a trace. Barton Creek. Cedar Park. Evo. Gateway. Hill Country. Lakeline. Metropolitan. Moviehouse Lantana. Pflugerville 20.
Round Rock. Southpark. Westgate.
“A Simple Favor.” B-. R. 117 minutes. When the vlogger Stephanie’s best friend, Emily, goes missing, Stephanie decides to investigate her disappearance by digging into her past and finds that her seemingly perfect life isn’t what it seemed. Alamo Lakeline. Alamo Mueller. Alamo Slaughter. Alamo Village. Barton Creek. Cedar Park. City Lights. Evo. Flix. Galaxy. Gateway. Hill Country. iPic. Lakeline. Metropolitan. Moviehouse 620. Moviehouse Lantana. Pflugerville 20. Round Rock. Sky. Southpark. Violet Crown. Westgate.
“Skyscraper.” C. PG-13. 102 minutes. Dwayne Johnson plays a former FBI agent who must rescue his family from a blazing fire in the world’s tallest building. Lake Creek. Movies 8. “The Spy Who Dumped
Me.” C+. R. 116 minutes. Two best friends, Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon) become unwittingly ensnared in an international conspiracy when one of the women finds out the boyfriend who broke up with her was actually a spy. Lake Creek. Movies 8. “Teen Titans Go! to the Movies.” B. PG. 93 minutes.
Five superheroes who desire Hollywood stardom are sidetracked from their dream when a villain schemes to take over the world. Lake Creek. Movies 8. “Unbroken: Path to
Redemption” C. PG-13. 98 minutes. The follow-up to “Unbroken” shares the next incredible chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini’s powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption and amazing grace. Cedar Park. Evo. Gateway. Hill Country. Metropolitan. Pflugerville 20. Round Rock. Sky. Southpark. Westgate.
“We the Animals.” R. 93 minutes. Three brothers, Manny, Joel and Jonah tear their way through childhood, pushing against the volatile love of their parents; eventually, two of them become versions of their father, while the youngest embraces an imagined world all his own. Arbor.
“White Boy Rick.” C+. R. 116 minutes. The true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son centers on junior’s decision to become an undercover public informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handler and given life in prison. Alamo Lakeline. Alamo Mueller. Alamo Slaughter. Barton Creek. Cedar Park. City Lights. Evo. Flix. Galaxy. Gateway. Hill Country. iPic. Lakeline. Metropolitan. Moviehouse 620. Moviehouse Lantana. Pflugerville 20. Round Rock. Southpark. Westgate.
“The Wife.” B+. R. 100 minutes. The 40-year relationship of Joan and Joe Castleman becomes more strained when he wins the Nobel Prize for literature, revealing the dark bargains the couple has made with each other. Arbor. Violet Crown. “Won’t You Be My
Neighbor?” A. PG-13. 93 minutes. The documentary covers the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Lake Creek.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS “The Color of Pomegranates.”
Russian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov’s biography of American troubadour Sayat Nova unfolds as an intoxicating, opulent tableaux with dreamlike flourishes of jump cuts and a collage-like soundtrack. Plus, other AFS Cinema films throughout the week. 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7:15 p.m. Monday. $11.25. 6406 N. Interstate 35 Suite 3100. austinfilm.org.