For young Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp), life in the Manhattan apartment of her Uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) stopped being lonely when she was gifted an adorable-if fire-engine red-puppy. Life also stopped being dull when her new pet shot up to 10 feet tall-and his frolics through an astonished town got him unwanted notice from some nasty researchers. Big-screen bow for Norman Bridwell's colossal kidlit canine co-stars Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, Kenan Thompson, and John Cleese. 97 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

In 2016, with his salad days as an adult film star in L.A. behind him, Mike InchMikey SaberInch Davies (Simon Rex) slunk back to his modest Texas hometown and begged his estranged wife Lexi (Bree Elrod) to take him in. Turning to dope dealing after legitimate employers turn him away, the inveterate hustler might soon have cause to regret pulling a teenage donut shop counter girl (Suzanna Son) into his toils. Sean Baker's trenchant dramedy also stars Ethan Darbone, Judy Hill. 130 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.