Opening in theaters this week

“Assassination” — During Japan’s colonial rule of Korea, resistance fighters plot to assassinate two high-level targets. With Gianna Jun, Lee Jung-jae, Ha Jung-woo. Written and directed by Choi Dong-hoon. In Korean with English subtitles. (2:20) NR.

“Cop Car” — Two rebellious boys take an abandoned police car for a joy ride and draw the ire of the county sheriff. With James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford and Kevin Bacon. Written by Jon Watts and Christopher Ford. Directed by Watts. (1:28) R.

“Dark Places” — Twenty-five years after her mother and two sisters were brutally murdered, a desperate woman reluctantly agrees to re-examine the crime that traumatized her and sent her brother to prison. With Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult and Corey Stoll. Written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. (1:53) R.

“The Diary of a Teenage Girl” — In 1976 San Francisco, a teenage girl left rudderless by her hard-partying mother and absent father begins an affair with her mom’s boyfriend. With Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard and Kristen Wiig. Written by Phoebe Gloeckner. Directed by Marielle Heller. (1:41) R.

“Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F” — The extraterrestrial warrior Goku faces an old nemesis brought back from the dead in this animated movie. With the voices of Sean Schemmel, Christopher R. Sabat and Chris Ayres. Written by Akira Toriyama. Directed by Tadayoshi Yamamuro. (1:45) NR.

“Fantastic Four” — When a scientific expedition to an alternate universe transforms them, a quartet of outsiders must learn to harness their new abilities and stop a former friend turned enemy. With Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell. Written by Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg and Josh Trank. Directed by Trank. In 3-D. (1:40) PG-13.

“The Gift” — A young married couple’s lives are thrown into a tailspin after a chance encounter with an old high school acquaintance. With Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall and Joel Edgerton. Written and directed by Edgerton. (1:48) R.

“Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet” — In this animated film set in a Mediterranean village, an exiled poet, his housekeeper, and her free-spirited young daughter embark on a fateful journey. With the voices of Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek and Quvenzhane Wallis. Written by Roger Allers. Multiple directors. (1:24) PG.

“The Pardon” — A biographical drama about Toni Jo Henry, a woman who survived abuse and prostitution only to get entangled in kidnapping and murder in 1940s Louisiana. With Jaime King, John Hawkes and M.C. Gainey. Written by Tom Anton and Sandi Russell. Directed by Anton. (1:54) PG-13.

“Reset” — A dissatisfied young writer returns to his hometown without telling anyone he’s back and goes on a twisted journey of reinvention. With Edward Deraney, Melinda DeKay and Reggie Watkins. Written and directed by Paul Bojack. (1:15) NR.

“Ricki and the Flash” — A fading rock musician who chased stardom at the expense of her family tries to reconnect with her daughter, who has been devastated by her failed marriage. With Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Mamie Gummer. Written by Diablo Cody. Directed by Jonathan Demme. (1:40) PG-13.

“The Runner” — In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed New Orleans politician gets mired in scandal. With Nicholas Cage, Sarah Paulson and Connie Nielsen. Written and directed by Austin Stark. (1:30) R.

“Shaun the Sheep Movie” — A bored sheep and his flock conspire to take a day off, but when their plan goes awry they’re forced to mount a rescue mission. With the voices of Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes and Omid Djalili. Written and directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak. (1:24) PG.

“Shooting the Warwicks” — A hotshot reality TV producer subjects an unsuspecting family to 24-hour surveillance and injects conflict into their lives to boost the ratings. With Adam Rifkin, Scott Anderson and Kelley Menighan Hensley. Written and directed by Rifkin. (1:35) NR.

“Sneakerheadz” — A documentary about the subculture of sneaker collecting. Directed by David T. Friendly. (1:10) NR.

“Tap World” — A documentary about the evolution of tap dancing across the globe. Directed by Dean Hargrove. (1:12) NR.

“Two Step” — A directionless college dropout comes into conflict with a career criminal in Austin. With Skyy Moore, James Landry Hebert and Beth Broderick. Written and directed by Alex R. Johnson. (1:35) NR.

CRITICS’ CHOICES

“Amy” — It is the achievement of Asif Kapadia’s accomplished, quietly devastating documentary on the gifted British singer Amy Winehouse that it allows us to live the abbreviated life of this troubled and troubling individual right along with her. (K.Tu., July 3) (2:08) R.

“Ant-Man” — Playful in unexpected ways and graced with a genuinely off-center sense of humor, this superhero movie is light on its feet the way the standard-issue Marvel behemoths never are. (K.Tu., July 17) (1:57) PG-13.

“Cartel Land” — A strong documentary that follows vigilantes from the U.S. and Mexico determined to fight back against the endemic violence that Mexican drug cartels bring to everything they touch. (K.Tu., July 10) (1:40) R.

“Inside Out” — Simple and sophisticated, made with visual magic and emotional sensitivity, this examination of the mind of an 11-year-old girl typifies the best of Pixar productions. It goes not only to places other animation houses don’t dare, but also to places the rest of the pack doesn’t even know exist. (K.Tu., June 19) (1:35) PG.

“Minions” — This animated film’s all-silliness all-the-time philosophy will put a smile on faces and keep it there, like a fizzy beverage on a hot afternoon. (K.Tu., July 24) In 3-D. (1:28) PG.

“Mr. Holmes” — Aided greatly by the impeccable performance of Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes, this elegant puzzler presents the sage of Baker Street dealing with the one thing he’s never had to contend with before: his own emotions. (K.Tu., July 17) (1:34) PG.

ALSO IN THEATERS

“A Borrowed Identity” is a soft-seeming work about a hard-edged, difficult subject, an Israeli film that offers a picture from life’s other side, the life of Arab citizens of the Israeli state. (K.Tu., July 3) In Hebrew with English subtitles. (1:44) NR.

“Best of Enemies” — A documentary about the infamous 1968 televised clashes between conservative William F. Buckley Jr. and liberal Gore Vidal and how they prefigured contemporary TV punditry. Directed by Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon. (1:27) R.

“Dukale’s Dream” — A documentary about the unlikely friendship between actor Hugh Jackman and an Ethiopian coffee farmer. Directed by Josh Rothstein. (1:10) G.

“The End of the Tour” — A dramatic account of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place shortly after the 1996 publication of the latter’s groundbreaking book “Infinite Jest.” With Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg and Ron Livingston. Written by Donald Margulies. Directed by James Ponsoldt. (1:45) R.

“Extinction” — A trio who have survived a zombie apocalypse by hunkering down in a snowbound town confront an evolved threat. With Matthew Fox, Jeffrey Donovan and Quinn McColgan. Written by Alberto Marini and Miguel Angel Vivas. Directed by Vivas. (1:53) R.

“Famous Nathan” — A documentary about the personal and public history of the hot dog company Nathan’s Famous. Directed by Lloyd Handwerker. (1:26) NR.

“Five Star” — A docudrama about a longtime gang member in East New York who takes the son of his slain mentor under his wing. With James “Primo” Grant and John Diaz. Written and directed by Keith Miller. (1:23) NR.

“I Am Chris Farley” — A biographical documentary about the life and times of comedian and actor Chris Farley. Directed by Brent Hodge and Derik Murray. (1:35) NR.

“Irrational Man” will likely change no one’s mind about what to do with Woody Allen. There will undoubtedly be those who will comb this film for signals or confessions, tells or traces of something more. In its own strange, deliberate way the film does wind up feeling surprising, fresh even, as Allen finds new ways to explore some of his most longstanding preoccupations. (M.O., July 17) (1:34) R.

“Jenny’s Wedding” — A lesbian comes out to her conservative family to marry her longtime partner, whom they thought was just her roommate. With Katherine Heigl, Alexis Bledel and Tom Wilkinson. Written and directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue. (1:35) PG-13.

“Jurassic World” — This revisiting of the dinosaur haven theme park turns out to be a family film with teeth, lots of them, mostly belonging to a genetically modified hybrid called Indomius rex. A solid effort, but without the first-love jolt of the original. (K.Tu., June 12) In 3-D. (2:04) PG-13.

“A Lego Brickumentary” — A documentary about the history and myriad uses of the popular snap-together plastic bricks. Directed by Kief Davidson and Daniel Judge. (1:32) G.

“Listen to Me Marlon” — A documentary portrait of the iconic actor Marlon Brando, as revealed through an extensive archive of personal audio recordings. Directed by Stevan Riley. (1:40) NR.

“The Look of Silence” is a shocking and significant documentary about mass murder in Indonesia that has made a difference in the world but is also an exceptionally difficult film to actually sit through. (K.Tu., July 24) In Indonesian and Javanese, with English subtitles. (1:43) PG-13.

“Love & Mercy” — Paul Dano and John Cusack do fine work playing Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys at two different times in his life, but they are not enough to rescue this uneven biopic. (K.Tu., June 5). (2 hrs.) PG-13.

“Magic Mike XXL” — Like its cheerfully raunchy predecessor, this sequel starring Channing Tatum and set in the world of male strippers isn’t so much about story but about conveying the viewer from one strobe-lighted set piece to the next. But while a seedy realism leavened the fantasy in the original, the knowing tone has been replaced by a more earnest one, which doesn’t play nearly as well. (Rebecca Keegan, July 1) (1:55) R.

“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” is a weaselly liar of a movie. (It’s also good.) It comes on full of self-deprecating bluster, professing no interest in jerking tears a la “The Fault in Our Stars,” as it lays out its tale of a Pittsburgh high school senior’s friendship with a fellow classmate diagnosed with cancer. But gradually, as the narrator-protagonist learns to lower his emotional guard, the film lunges, sensitively, for the jugular. (Michael Phillips, June 12) (1:44) PG-13.

“Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” — With the IMF disbanded, secret agent Ethan Hunt and his team face off against a shadowy group of highly trained operatives hell-bent on creating a new world order. With Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Rebecca Ferguson. Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. (2:11) PG-13.

“Northmen: A Viking Saga” — A band of shipwrecked Vikings clash with a Scottish ruler and his mercenaries. With Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten and Ken Duken. Written by Matthias Bauer and Bastian Zach. Directed by Claudio Fah. (1:37) R.

“The Outrageous Sophie Tucker” is a genial documentary that attempts to raise the contemporary profile of the remarkable singer who was once known far and wide as “The Last of the Red Hot Mamas.” (K.Tu., July 24) (1:36) NR.

“Paper Towns” — Like a good prom date, a good high school movie just needs to keep you entertained and out of trouble for a couple hours. A great high school movie — “The Breakfast Club,” “Rebel Without a Cause,” “Boyz n the Hood” — will linger in your mind well into adulthood. “Paper Towns,” a mild coming-of-age mystery adapted from John Green’s novel, is only a good high school movie. (Rebecca Keegan, July 24) (1:49) PG-13.

“Paulo Coelho’s Best Story” — A biopic about the Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho and his brushes with death, madness, drugs, love, rock ‘n’ roll and more. With Julio Andrade, Ravel Andrade and Fabiana Gugli. Written by Carolina Kotscho. Directed by Daniel Augusto. In Portuguese and Spanish, with English subtitles. (1:52) NR.

“Phoenix” — In post-World War II Berlin, a German-Jewish concentration camp survivor begins a dangerous double life to determine whether her husband was the one who betrayed her to the Nazis. With Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld and Nina Kunzendorf. Written and directed by Christian Petzold. In German with English subtitles. (1:39) PG-13.

“Pixels” — Some movies are so interminable that it seems they might never end, while others are assembled with such indifference that you are essentially left waiting for them to start. “Pixels” somehow manages both. Directed by Chris Columbus and starring Adam Sandler, the film takes a spectacular premise and then treats it flatly, with no sense of wonder. (M.O., July 24) (1:38) PG-13.

“Samba” — For much of its overlong running time, this French dramedy is a warm and captivating look at the world of workers in that country illegally and the immigrant advocates battling on their behalf. But by its second half, the film becomes meandering and diffused, undermining the buckets of charm and goodwill it initially provides. (Gary Goldstein, July 24) In French with English subtitles. (1:58) R.

“The Seventh Dwarf” — In this animated movie, a fairy tale princess is accidentally sent into a centurylong slumber, prompting the Seven Dwarves to track down her true love to awaken her. With the voices of Peyton List, Norm MacDonald and Nina Hagen. Written by Harald Siepermann, Daniel Welbat and Douglas Welbat. Directed by Siepermann and Boris Aljinovic. (1:28) PG.

“Southpaw” — If you consider yourself a connoisseur of contrivance, you’re going to have to tip your glove in the direction of this gleefully preposterous boxing melodrama starring Jake Gyllenhaal. (K.Tu., July 24) (2:04)R.

“The Stanford Prison Experiment” — A dramatic account of the infamous 1971 psychology experiment in which 24 male undergraduates acted out the randomly assigned roles of guards and prisoners, embracing their roles to a shocking degree. With Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller and Michael Angarano. Written by Tim Talbott. Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez. (2:02) R.

“That Sugar Film” — A documentary exploring the prevalence of sugar in supposedly healthy foods, and its potential effects. Directed by Damon Gameau. (1:34) NR.

“Tangerine” — With a witty and efficient script by director Sean Baker and co-writer Chris Bergoch, “Tangerine” peels back the curtain on a fascinating Los Angeles microculture — the world of transgender prostitutes who work the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue. The drama in this enchanting movie belongs to the ladies, specifically to two electric newcomers to the screen, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor. (Rebecca Keegan, July 10) (1:27) R.

“Terminator Genisys” — Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in his signature role for the fifth installment in the “Terminator” series, again involving time travel and human resistance to a robot army. This time the action exits in an alternate timeline that could be exhibit A in why the current line of thinking in Hollywood regarding sequels, reboots and remakes often leads to terrible decisions and worse films. “Genisys” is no fresh start — it’s a mess. (M.O., July 1) (2:05) PG-13.

“Trainwreck” — Don’t be distracted by its low-cut blouse, “Trainwreck” is all about the heart, as the movie asks a question that has paid therapists’ and pop singers’ bills for years — do naughty girls need love too? (Spoiler alert: You bet they do!). Finding that love involves several hilarious, you-only-live-once-era detours for writer and star Amy Schumer, in the kind of lovable screw-up role that made Bill Murray a star. (Rebecca Keegan, July 17) (2:02) R.

Vacation Pulling off the reinvention of a beloved comedy franchise is tricky business. Despite a strong cast and a few solid laughs, co-writers and directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley don’t succeed at the task, relying too much on unexamined nostalgia and vile gross-out gags. The new “Vacation” turns out to be a mostly bumpy, unpleasant trip. (Rebecca Keegan, July 29) (1:39) R.

“The Vatican Tapes” isn’t the latest attempt at milking the dreaded found-footage fad, and for that we can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Nevertheless, it remains the latest attempt at milking the possession fad. Director Mark Neveldine’s film is so over the top that one can’t help but imagine how the Wayans brothers might lampoon it, then embarrassingly recall them doing exactly so in “A Haunted House.” (Martin Tsai, July 24) (1:28) PG-13.

“Wild City” — A cop turned bar owner befriends a drunken customer and finds himself pursued by her former lover and his thugs. With Louis Koo, Shawn Yue and Tong Liya. Written and directed by Ringo Lam. In Cantonese with English subtitles. (1:44) NR.

Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; (NC-17) no one 17 and younger admitted.

Capsule reviews are by Kenneth Turan (K.Tu.), Mark Olsen (M.O.) and other reviewers. Compiled by Oliver Gettell.