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.

Makoto Shinkai's poetic anime feature finds a young man leaving Tokyo on a journey to reunite with a female friend from his childhood. As he travels, three interlocking stories proceed to relate how they first met, became close, and were then separated... these memories bringing the traveler to heartfelt realizations about the loss of innocence and the way that nature's beauty can reflect human life. Stars the voices of Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou. 62 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks Japanese, English; Subtitles English; interviews; music video; storyboards; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.

The Bad Guys (with DVD) [Blu-ray]

Street-busking Havana kinkajou Vivo (voiced by Lin-Manuel Miranda) balked at his musician owner Andr~s' (Juan de Marcos Gonz~lez) wish to go to the States and tell old partner/unrequited love Marta (Gloria Estefan) how he truly felt. After his funeral, Vivo guiltily stowed away with great-niece Gabi (Ynairaly Simo) back to Miami on a quest to gift Marta the old man's final song. Engaging animated effort with songs by Miranda also features the voices of Zoe Saldana, Bryan Tyree Henry, Michael Rooker. 95 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack; English.