San Francisco Chronicle

NEW MOVIES

- — Leba Hertz

Alien: Covenant: In the latest edition of the franchise, spaceship Covenant heads for the outer galaxy expecting to find paradise. That ain’t gonna happen. Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia: This documentar­y looks at how the genocide committed by leader Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge decades ago has left psychologi­cal damage on the people of Cambodia. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul: The original cast will not be in this version of the series in which Greg and his brother Rodrick talk their family into traveling to see their grandmothe­r, with the ulterior motive of going to a video game convention. Alicia Silverston­e and Tom Everett Scott play the duped parents. Like Crazy: In this French film starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, two women escape a mental health clinic and take a life-changing journey. Everything, Everything: A young girl with allergies who has been sheltered her whole life falls in love and ventures out into the world. Paris Can Wait: Eleanor Coppola wrote and makes her directoria­l debut in this comedy loosely based on her relationsh­ip with her husband, Francis Ford Coppola. Diane Lane and Alec Baldwin star as the couple. Prevenge: A pregnant woman goes on a homicidal rampage, claiming it’s the will of her unborn child. The film is billed as a comedy, drama and fantasy. Radio Dreams: Fictional account of the Afghan rock band Kabul Dreams and its wish to meet Lars Ulrich and Metallica. Soul on a String: A Tibetan takes a journey to find a stone and return it to its holy home. The Wedding Plan: Israeli film about an Orthodox Jew whose fiance dumps her the day before the wedding. She refuses to cancel, believing that God will find her a replacemen­t groom.

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