The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Continued from C1 ‘The Flash’

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(June 16, PG-13)

Starring: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, Michael Shannon, Sasha Calle, Maribel Verdú, Ron Livingston.

What’s the story? Miller plays Barry Allen, aka the titular, lightning-fast superhero, in the troubled action-adventure film. The time-traveling plot of this DC Comics film, in which the protagonis­t is trying to save his mother (Verdú), involves two versions of Barry; two Batmans (Keaton and Affleck); the debut of Supergirl (Calle); and the return of Shannon as General Zod, a Kryptonian villain who was killed by Superman in “Man of Steel.”

What’s the buzz? There’s a lot of worrisome churn at this studio, with the cancellati­on of “Batgirl” and allegation­s against Miller related to substance abuse and assault, as well as criminal charges.

‘No Hard Feelings’ (June 23, R)

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, Natalie Morales, Hasan Minhaj, Kyle Mooney.

What’s the story? In this raunchy comedy, Lawrence plays a woman who, to extricate herself from dire financial straits, accepts a job offer from a couple (Broderick and Benanti) who want her to, er, deflower their sexually inexperien­ced 19-year-old son (Feldman) before he goes off to college.

What’s the buzz? Can Gene Stupnitsky, a producer and writer on “The Office” and the director and co-writer of “Good Boys,” re-create that 2019 film’s mix of sex and sweetness?

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ (June 30, PG-13) Starring:

Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-bridge and Antonio Banderas.

What’s the story? Set in 1969, against the backdrop of the space race, the fifth installmen­t in the Indiana Jones franchise — and the first film in the series not directed by Steven Spielberg, who passes the bullwhip to James Mangold (“Ford v. Ferrari”) — will also be the last appearance by Ford, now 80 years old, in the title role. It is therefore fitting that the plot of “Dial” seems to revolve around a device with some sort of time-travel potential: Indy’s goddaughte­r calls it a “dial that could

change the course of history.” A former Nazi working for NASA also wants the device so he can “correct” Hitler’s “mistakes.”

What’s the buzz? Mangold wanted to more directly acknowledg­e Indy’s age, so the film opens in 1944 with a digitally de-aged Ford as Indy before jumping to the main action.

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