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Star Trek Beyond

Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, John Cho

Directed by: Justin Lin

Plot: The Enterprise crew is shot down by an unknown malevolent force and marooned on a mysterious new planet.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 88%

Critic Consensus: “Star Trek Beyond continues the franchise’s post-reboot hot streak with an epic sci-fi adventure that honors the series’ sci-fi roots without skimping on the blockbuster action”

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Ice Age: Collision Course

Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Adam Devine

Directed by: Mike Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu

Plot: Scrat inadvertently unleashes an alien spaceship and sets off a chain of events that sends an asteroid hurtling toward Earth.

RT Freshness: 11%

Critic Consensus: “Unoriginal and unfunny, Ice Age: Collision Course offers further proof that not even the healthiest box office receipts can keep a franchise from slouching toward creative extinction”

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Lights Out

Starring: Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, Gabriel Bateman, Alicia Vela-Bailey

Directed by: David F. Sandberg

Plot: A family is haunted by a supernatural force that only appears in the darkness

RT Freshness: 81%

Critic Consensus: “Lights Out makes skillful use of sturdy genre tropes — and some terrific performances — for an unsettling, fright-filled experience that delivers superior chills without skimping on story”

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