‘Kandahar,’ ‘Little Mermaid,’ ‘The Machine’ top list of new films this week

'The Wrath of Becky,' 'You Hurt My Feelings' and 'Being Mary Tyler Moore' are also hitting our screens.

Tom Harris (Gerard Butler) is a CIA operative caught behind enemy lines in Afghanistan in the action film "Kandahar."

Photo: Open Road/Hopper Stone

Here are the major movies opening in theaters and on streaming this week.

'#MenToo'

Telugu-language comedy-drama from India about three men and their relationships with women.

Unrated. Opens May 26 at Cinemark Tinseltown 290, Houston; Cinemark 19, Katy.

'About My Father'

Robert De Niro and Sebastian Maniscalco star in a comedy in which an old-school Italian immigrant father meets the posh parents of his son's girlfriend. Opens May 26 throughout Houston.

'Being Mary Tyler Moore'

Documentary chronicles the life and career of pioneering comedic actor Mary Tyler Moore.

Unrated. Screens at 7 p.m. May 26 on HBO and begins streaming May 26 on Max.

'Blood & Gold'

German-language action-drama-comedy set in the waning days of World War II when a German deserter and a young woman fight a group of Nazis looking for gold.

Unrated. Begins streaming May 26 on Netflix.

'Chocolat'

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is screening a 4K restoration of French director Claire Denis' 1988 film in which a French woman returns to her colonial home in Cameroon.

pg - 13级。下午7点屏幕。5月27日下午5点。五月28, 7 p.m. June 1 at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

'The Eight Mountains'

A Cannes Film Festival Jury Award winning Italian-English co-production about a friendship set against the backdrop of the Italian Alps.

Unrated. Opens May 26 at AMC Gulf Pointe 30, Houston.

'Godday Godday Chaa'

Punjabi-language comedy from India.

Unrated. Opens May 26 at Cinemark Memorial City, Houston.

'Influencer'

A social media influencer traveling through Thailand falls in with a more experienced traveler who turns out to have a dark side in this horror-thriller.

Unrated. Being streaming May 26 on Shudder.

'Kandahar'

Gerard Butler stars as a CIA operative in Afghanistan who has to flee with his translator in this thriller. It's directed by Ric Roman Waugh, who's known for the likes of "Angel Has Fallen" and "Greenland."

Rated R. Opens May 26 throughout Houston.

'Lat Mat 6'

Vietnamese-language action-drama about a group of friends hunting for a winning lottery ticket that has been lost.

Unrated. Opens May 26 throughout Houston.

'The Little Mermaid'

Live-action remake of the Disney classic in which a young mermaid yearns to be human. It's directed by Rob Marshall who made "Nine," "Chicago" and "Into the Woods."

Rated PG. Opens May 26 throughout Houston.

'The Machine'

Action-comedy stars Bert Kreischer as a man who's kidnapped in Russia by those he angered by his behavior 20 years prior when he was a student there. Mark Hamill co-stars.

Rated R. Opens May 26 throughout Houston.

'Mem Famous'

Telugu-language action-comedy-drama from India.

Unrated. Opens May 26 at Cinemark Tinseltown 290, Houston; Cinemark 19, Katy.

'NRI Wives'

New England-set romantic drama from India.

Unrated. Opens May 26 at AMC Gulf Pointe 30, Houston.

'Reality'

Sydney Sweeney plays Reality Winner, the American intelligence specialist who leaked information to the media regarding Russian interference in the 2016 American elections.

Rated TV-MA. Screens 9 p.m. May 29 on HBO; begins streaming May 26 on Max.

'The Starling Girl'

Film-festival favorite is a drama set in a fundamentalist church in which a 17-year-old girl finds her world changed with the arrival of a new youth pastor.

Rated R. Opens May 26 at Regal Greenway Grand Palace 24, Houston; Regal Benders Landing, Spring.

'Wild Life'

Documentary focusing on conservationists Kris and Doug Tomkins.

pg - 13级。Begins streaming May 26 on Disney+.

'The Wrath of Becky'

Horror-thriller in which a high school student turns into a vengeance machine after being attacked by a group called the Noble Men.

Rated R. Opens May 26 throughout Houston.

'You Hurt My Feelings'

Director Nicole Holofcener (“Enough Said") returns with an anticipated drama-comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a novelist who finds her marriage collapsing after she hears what her husband really thinks of her book.

Rated R. Opens May 26 throughout Houston.

cary.darling@houstonchronicle.com






You Hurt My Feelings (Regal Grand Palace 24, Houston; AMC Gulf Pointe 30, Houston; AMC Loews Fountains 18, Stafford; AMC Willowbrook 24, Houston; AMC First Colony 24, Sugar Land; Alamo Drafthouse LaCenterra, Katy; theaters)

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    Cary Darling

    Cary Darling joined the Houston Chronicle in 2017 where he writes about arts, entertainment and pop culture, with an emphasis on film and media. Originally from Los Angeles and a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, he has been a features reporter or editor at the Orange County Register, Miami Herald, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In addition, he has freelanced for a number of publications including the Los Angeles Times and Dallas Morning News.