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‘Star Trek,’ ‘Lights Out’ earn great reviews, ‘Ice Age: Collision Course,’ ‘Hillary’s America,’ not so much

Reviews from wire and online sources. Showing at these theaters:

C — Cinemark

G — Grand 18

(Stars based on a four-star scale)

New arrivals

Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

Documentarian Dinesh D’Souza analyzes the history of the Democratic Party and what he thinks are Hillary Clinton’s true motivations.

Ice Age: Collision Course

You know, just like the previous 78 “Ice Age” movies. PG

Lights Out 1/2

Director David F. Sandberg expands his creepy 2013 short film into feature length. Teresa Palmer stars as a woman who is being stalked by a creature she can only see when the lights are out. We’re scared already. PG-13 (C, G)

Star Trek Beyond 1/2

Justin Lin (“Fast Five”) takes over from director J.J. Abrams (serving as producer only this time) in the further adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise and its crew (Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana and Anton Yelchin). PG-13 (C, G)

Monday

Batman: The Killing Joke R (G) 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Hotel Transylvania 2 PG (G) 10 a.m.

Sunday and Wednesday

Planet of the Apes (1968) PG (G) 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tuesday

Nerve PG (G) 7 p.m.

Thursday

Bad Moms R (G) 6:15 p.m.

Jason Bourne PG-13 (G) 7 p.m.

Returning

Central Intelligence

A CIA agent (Dwayne Johnson) lures his former high school buddy (Kevin Hart) into a dangerous mission. Hilarious hijinks ensue. PG-13 (C, G)

Finding Dory

Pixar’s sequel to the beloved “Finding Nemo” centers on the forgetful blue tang fish voiced by Ellen Degeneres. PG (C, G)

Free State Of Jones 1/2

As civil war divides the nation, a poor farmer from Mississippi leads a group of rebels against the Confederate army. R (C, G)

Ghostbusters

Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones are on the hunt for paranormal activity in this remake of the 1984 comedy classic. PG-13 (C, G)

The Infiltrator

A U.S. government agent (Bryan Cranston) poses as a money launderer for drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in director Brad Furman’s fact-based thriller. R (C, G)

Independence Day: Resurgence

The hostile aliens who tried to conquer our planet in 1996 are back, presumably after installing computer virus software. Liam Hemsworth takes over for Will Smith, who apparently decided once was enough. PG-13 (G)

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates1/2

Two brothers get more than they can handle from the pair of out-of-control women who respond to their online ad. With Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Adam Devine, Aubrey Plaza. Written by Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien. Directed by Jake Szymanski. R (C, G)

The Legend of Tarzan 1/2

After spending time in the civilized world, a domesticated Lord Greystoke (Alexander Skarsgard) returns to Africa for a visit with his wife Jane (Margot Robbie) and ends up having to resort to his old vine-swinging ways. PG-13 (C, G)

The Purge: Election Year 1/2

Two years after the events of “The Purge: Anarchy,” Frank Grillo tries to survive another 12 hours of government-sanctioned lawlessness, this time protecting a senator (Elizabeth Mitchell). R (C, G)

The Secret Life of Pets

An animated comedy about what our dogs and cats do while we’re at work or school. Voices of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart. Written by Brian Lynch and Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio. Directed by Chris Renaud. Co-director Yarrow Cheney. PG (C, G)

The Shallows 1/2

A surfer (Blake Lively) is stranded on a small outcropping of rock, just 200 yards of ocean and a great white shark between her and the shore. PG-13 (G)

This story was originally published July 22, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "‘Star Trek,’ ‘Lights Out’ earn great reviews, ‘Ice Age: Collision Course,’ ‘Hillary’s America,’ not so much."

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