Flickers: Robotic dog stars in ‘A-X-L’

“Crazy Rich Asians” and “The Meg” are the week’s box office leaders.

BOX OFFICE LEADERS

Crazy Rich Asians PG13 Nick’s best friend is getting married, and he must travel to Singapore to attend the nuptials. Rachel, his girlfriend, accompanies Nick on the trip, but soon learns that he is a wealthy and most eligible bachelor in his native country surrounded by wannabe brides and disapproving parents. Will Rachel win them over?

The Meg PG13 A deep ocean rescue diver is given the formidable task of retrieving an underwater vessel and its crew that have been placed there by the destructive antics of a 75-foot shark known as a prehistoric Megalodon. This may not have been in his original job description.

Mile 22 PG13 In this tense thriller, a CIA agent is assigned the task of transporting an intelligence officer from an American embassy to an airfield located 22 miles away. The trip will be more than a challenge as the southeast Asian country’s military and local police have one mission – capture the asset.

Mission Impossible 6 - Fallout PG13 Even the IMF runs into a few snags, and this time it is nuclear. Ethan Hunt and the team join with a CIA assassin to stop a plutonium strike on Jerusalem, Mecca, and the Vatican. This will be a race to the finish line that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Disney’s Christopher Robin PG Christopher Robin has become an adult with a new life of work and family, but Christopher once again meets Winnie the Pooh who will take him on a magical trip to the Hundred Acre Wood to find Pooh’s lost companions.

Alpha R Set in the final Ice Age, a young inexperienced hunter is injured on a hunt with his tribe. Left for dead, the youth befriends an abandoned wolf and together they fight the elements in the harshest of environments hoping to survive before the arrival of winter.

BlaKkKlansman R This is the true story of an African-American detective who goes undercover with his partner to investigate the KKK in the Colorado Springs Area. His mission is to expose the radical organization as an extremist group focused on hatred and violence.

Slender Man PG13 Based upon urban legend and the Internet, four teen girls set out to prove the legend to be a hoax; however, fear overcomes the entire town when one of the four girls suddenly disappears. Don’t mess with the Slender Man.

Hotel Transylvania 3 PG It’s time for the monster staff of Hotel Transylvania to take a much-needed vacation, and a monster cruise appears to be the perfect getaway. However, Drac finds himself falling for the female captain of the ship who may hold a secret that could doom the monsters. The pleasure cruise may soon become a nautical nightmare.

Mamma Mia 2- Here We Go Again PG13 Sophie is about to have Sky’s baby and gets assistance from Tanya and Rosie. In the process, she learns a lot about her mother’s past including her three husbands, supporting a singing group, creating the island villa, and meeting a surprise guest from her past played by none other than Cher.

The Equalizer 2 R Robert McCall, retired Black Ops or possibly CIA, is still haunted by the past but tries to live a calm existence. Trained to kill, he is once again pulled into the fray when one of his closest female friends is murdered. The Equalizer will even the odds and destroy the perpetrators through his own brand of vigilante justice.

The Spy Who Dumped Me R Two women are on the run after the break-up with one of their boyfriends. Who knew he was a deep cover CIA spy and now the bad guys are after the ladies as they trek through Europe trying to come up with an escape plan.

***ALSO PLAYING IN THEATERS***

Ant-Man and the Wasp, Buybust, The Cakemaker, The Darkest Minds, Death of a Nation, Dog Days, Europe Raiders, Geetha Govindam, Gold, Goodachari, Incredibles 2, The Island, Jurassic World 2: Fallen Kingdom, Leave No Trace, The Little Mermaid, McQueen, Pandas, Puzzle, Ryuchi Sakamoto: Coda, Skate Kitchen, Skyscraper, Sorry to Bother You, The Spy Gone North, Summer of 84, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, Three Identical Strangers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Coming to theaters August 24

A-X-L PG A robotic dog is the latest experiment of the military, but things go afoul and the A.I. dog escapes to the desert. A.X.L. meets a gentle desert-dweller named Alex and together they will fight off the military in their search and return of the robotic canine. Stars: Thomas Jane, Becky G,, Ted McGinley, Alex Neustaedter. Directed by Oliver Daly.

Happytime Murders R A murder has taken place in the entertainment world of L.A. when the puppet cast of a TV show are being murdered. Two maverick detectives are teamed to solve the murder. One is a seasoned female detective and the other is a puppet with special insight. This one is not for the kids. It’s Muppets Gone Wild! Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph, Leslie David Baker. Directed by Brian Henson

Coming Soon: Searching, Papillon, Support the Girls, Replicas, The Bookshop, Beautifully Broken, John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection, Kin, The Little Stranger, Ya Veremos, Blood Fest, Operation Finale.

New on DVD

Deadpool 2 R Ryan Reynolds is back as our superhero and joins Domino, Bedlam, and Shatterstar to take on their latest foe, Cable. Deadpool assigns himself the task of helping an orphaned teen mutant who suffers from his own set of anger issues.

Show Dogs PG There is a group of animal smugglers on the prowl, and in an effort to put them on a leash, Max, an undercover police dog faces his most challenging assignment when he poses as a show dog in Las Vegas to gather clues from other canines that will hopefully capture the animal nappers.

Foreign, Classics, Documentaries: God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness, Action Point, First reformed, Blackwater, Bleeding Steel.

Television Series: Ash vs. Evil Dead s3, Blindspot s3, Blue Bloods s8, Gotham s4, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service s15, Strike Back s5, The Terror s1, The Walking Dead s8.

Guy Hanford retired after a 39-year teaching career in Ramona.