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Entertainment
Gary Thompson

Coming this week

"Alien: Covenant." Director Ridley Scott returns to the franchise with a story of space explorers and colonists (Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup) who investigate a promising planet and find a nettlesome infestation. With Michael Fassbender. R

"The Lovers." Deeply offbeat comedy starring Debra Winger and Tracy Letts as a married couple in a stale marriage, each engaged in an affair, leading to unexpected consequences. R

"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul." Based on the popular books for young readers, this fourth film in a series follows Greg (Jason Drucker) on his ill-fated scheme to become famous. PG

"Everything, Everything." A sheltered teen falls for the boy who moves in next door. PG-13

"Obit." Documentary that chronicles the staff obituary writers at the New York Times as they discuss their daily rituals, joys, and existential angst.

"Stalker." Digital restoration of Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 telling of the metaphysical journey of a guide and two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes. Not rated

"The Wedding Plan." When her fiance dumps her a month before her wedding, Michal _ an Orthodox Jew _ keeps the wedding date and enlists two matchmakers, certain that God will provide a suitable groom. PG

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