Movies opening Dec. 19 and 21

December 16, 2018 at 1:30PM

Wednesday

Mary Poppins Returns (PG) Emily Blunt plays the mystical nanny, who returns to help the now-adult Banks children out of a bind.

Friday

Aquaman (PG-13) Jason Momoa stars in the origin story of the half-human, half-Atlantean superhero.

Ben Is Back (R) A recovering drug addict's surprise holiday visit upsets his family. Lucas Hedges and Julia Roberts star.

Bumblebee (PG-13) An animated spinoff from the "Transformers" sci-fi adventures.

Cold War (R) A romantic drama set in 1950s Europe.

Holmes & Watson (PG-13) Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly offer a comic turn on the legendary detective and his loyal assistant.

Second Act (PG-13) Bolstered by an outrageously fake résumé, Jennifer Lopez reinvents herself in this romantic comedy.

Shoplifters (R) A Japanese drama about a family of small-time crooks who take in an abandoned child.

Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) After being brutally attacked, Steve Carell finds healing in an imaginary world.

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