Friday’s openings: History, flirting and fantasy

Friday will offer a case of the opposites in terms of movie openings. Following are the top offerings on the national release schedule:

“Dunkirk” : Christopher Nolan takes his blockbuster stylings and puts them toward a bit of World War II history. Shakespeare in a boat.

“Girls Trip” : Four longtime girlfriends take time to have a fun time in New Orleans. What happens in the Big Easy, stays there.

“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” : Luc Besson (“The Fifth Element”) returns with another space saga. It’s colossal.

And at the Magic Lantern :

“Maudie” : Sally Hawkins portrays the real-life Nova Scotian artist Maud Lewis.

I’ll outline the final schedule when it becomes available.