New in Theatres This Weekend

JUSTICE LEAGUE

“Justice League” picks up shortly after Superman’s sacrifice, with Batman and Wonder Woman recruiting a team to deal with an impending alien invasion . . . using the stolen files Lex Luthor had been keeping on metahumans.

Joining Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot are Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as the Flash, and a guy named Ray Fisher as Cyborg.   As for the supporting cast, Amy Adams returns as Lois Lane, Jeremy Irons is Alfred, J.K. Simmons is Commissioner Gordon, and Henry Cavill returns as you know who.

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 39% (Rotten)

WONDER

Jacob Tremblay plays Auggie Pullman . . . a kid with a rare facial deformity, who gets bullied when he finally enters public school for the first time. He’d been home schooled until the fifth grade because he was always recovering from one of his 27 surgeries.

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 84% (Fresh)

THE STAR

An animated movie about the first Christmas, told from the perspective of the animals who witnessed Jesus’ birth.  It stars Steven Yeun from “The Walking Dead” as the donkey Mary rides to Bethlehem.  Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi are Mary and Joseph. Keegan-Michael Key and “SNL’s” Aidy Bryant are the donkey’s best friends.  Oprah, Tracy Morgan, and Tyler Perry are the camels the three Wise Men ride.

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 60% (Fresh)