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Harrison Ford returns in INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY. In 1944, Indiana Jones and his friend, Basil Shaw, fight a National Socialist engineer named Voller for half of an ancient device invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes. Basil and Voller believe the device, when completed, can open a fissure in time to change the past. Twenty-five years later, after helping America’s moon program, Voller wants to find the device’s other half so he can change the outcome of World War II. Only Indiana Jones and Basil’s daughter, Indy’s goddaughter, stand in his way.

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS opens with a band of robots shaped like animals leaving their home planet and escaping to Earth to evade Unicron, a huge planet-eating robot. Called Maximals, the animal robots have a Transwarp Key that allows them to travel across space and time preserving life. Thousands of years later, in 1994, a young former military electronics expert named Noah and a young female archeologist named Elena team up with the Autobots and their leader, Optimus Prime. They help the Maximals protect the Transwarp Key and Earth from Unicron and his evil robots.

THE FLASH begins with a superb action scene where Barry Allen, aka The Flash, saves some people, including some babies from a maternity ward, from a sinkhole and a falling hospital building. Barry discovers he can go back in time by running faster than the speed of light. So, he goes back to make sure his mother wasn’t murdered and his father wasn’t falsely accused. By changing the past, Barry has created a new timeline where Superman isn’t there to save Earth from General Zod and his soldiers. Barry gets some help in trying to put things right.

ELEMENTAL is an animated fantasy from Pixar and Disney. The story takes place in Element City where water, fire, land, and air people live together, but not always peacefully. Ember, an adult female fire creature, is set to take over her father’s business when he retires. However, he keeps postponing his retirement because she can’t control her temper. One day, her temper causes a young water person and city inspector to report her to his boss. She convinces him, however, to help her keep the store open. This leads to unexpected consequences, not the least of which is that Wade and Ember are falling in love.

SOUND OF FREEDOM follows the inspiring true story of Tim Ballard, a former government agent who puts his life on the line to rescue hundreds of children from sex trafficking. After an operation that saves a young boy from trafficking, Tim learns the boy’s sister has also been sold into the sex trade. At first, he continues to operate under Homeland Security, but when funds run out, he takes matters into his own hands. With the help of a small team, Tim launches an investigation to save the boy’s sister, save many other children and bring the perpetrators to justice.

YOU HURT MY FEELINGS offers a gentle look at the white lies people tell their loved ones to avoid hurting their feelings. Beth and Don have been married about 30 years. Their adult son is in his mid-twenties and is going through a crisis of what to do with his life while working in a marijuana dispensary. Beth, a writing teacher, overhears Don telling someone her first novel about to be published isn’t very good. Meanwhile, Don begins to have doubts about his gentle approach as a therapist.