SoCal new movies, July 3-10: ‘Fly Me to the Moon,’ ‘MaXXXine,’ ‘Despicable Me 4’ and more
Major new releases, indie flicks, foreign films and art-house fare

Welcome to the latest edition of TV or Not TV’s curated guide to new and current releases screening in LA and OC this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for arts & entertainment at the Los Angeles Times.
Lights, camera and … action!
Opening
• Starts Wednesday, July 3
‘Despicable Me 4’ Steve Carell reprises his voice role as reformed supervillain Gru — and yes, the Minions are back too — in Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage’s 2024 entry in the kid-friendly animated franchise. With Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Will Ferrell, et al. 95 mins. Rated PG. despicable.me
‘Kill’ An Indian army commando and his buddy leap into action when their passenger train is overrun by bandits in Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s 2023 thriller. In Hindi with English subtitles. 115 mins. Not Rated. lionsgate.com
• Starts Thursday, July 4
‘Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot’ Members of an East Texas community open their hearts and homes to scores of foster children in this fact-based 2024 drama. Joshua Weigel directs and Nika King, Demetrius Grosse and Elizabeth Mitchell star. 127 mins. Rated PG-13. angel.com
• Starts Friday, July 5
‘America’ An Israeli swimming coach living in Chicago reconnects with a childhood friend when he returns to Tel Aviv for the first time in a decade in writer-director Ofir Raul Graizer’s 2022 drama. With Oshrat Ingadashet. In Hebrew and English with English subtitles. 127 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Boneyard’ Mel Gibson and 50 Cent star in this fact-based 2024 crime drama about the hunt for a serial killer in New Mexico. Asif Akbar directs. 96 mins. Rated R. lumierecinemala.com
‘Chronicles of a Wandering Saint’ A pious woman in a small town in Argentina concocts a scheme to ensure her canonization in writer-director Tomás Gómez Bustillo’s comedic 2024 supernatural fable. Mónica Villa stars. In Spanish with English subtitles. 84 mins. Not Rated. chroniclesofawanderingsaint.com
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