MOVIES
Opening Friday:
"The Great Wall" (PG-13): The great Zhang Yimou directs Matt Damon in this epic-scale adventure about mercenaries defending the Great Wall of China from monsters.
"A Cure for Wellness" (R): Director Gore Verbinski takes a break from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise with this thriller about a man (Dane DeHaan) being treated at a strange health spa in the Swiss Alps.
"Fist Fight" (R): Charlie Day plays a teacher challenged to an after-school fight by a former colleague (Ice Cube) he accidentally got fired.
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In stores Tuesday:
"Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" (DVD/Blu-ray/4K): Ang Lee directs newcomer Joe Alwyn in this drama about an Iraq war veteran being celebrated during a Super Bowl game in 2004 Dallas.
"Arrival" (DVD/Blu-ray/4K): Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner are the scientists trying to communicate with aliens that have touched down on Earth in this Oscar-nominated sci-fi adventure.
"Almost Christmas" (DVD/Blu-ray): Gabrielle Union, Omar Epps and Danny Glover are among the members of a dysfunctional family trying to survive the holidays while living under the same roof.
"The Edge of Seventeen" (DVD/Blu-ray): A teenage girl (Hailee Steinfeld) navigates the treacherous waters of adolescence in this affectionate homage to the 1980s high school comedies by John Hughes.
"Bleed for This" (DVD/Blu-ray): Miles Teller stars as Vinnie Pazienza in this biopic based on the life of the world champion boxer.
"King Cobra" (DVD/Blu-ray): Christian Slater is the online porn impresario murdered by ambitious rivals (including James Franco) in this fact-based drama.
