New and Noteworthy: Movies

Independence Day: Resurgence.

"They're coming back," a gray-bearded Bill Pullman (formerly president of the United States) intones. And this time, the evil ETs that he and his castmates battled in the 1996 disaster epic are more powerful than ever. Will Earth be ready? Will Liam Hemsworth, who was just 6 years old when Will Smith starred in the original, know what to do? "It's the Fourth of July, let's show them some fireworks!" says Earth Space Defense fighter pilot Jessie T. Usher.

PG-13

The Neon Demon. Elle Fanning is an aspiring supermodel who gets new roommates when she signs on to a big L.A. modeling agency. They happen to be vampires. Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, the Pusher trilogy) directs. R

Swiss Army Man. Paul Dano is a desperate castaway on a deserted island, and Daniel Radcliffe is a gassy corpse who washes up on the beach. Friendship ensues. Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's much-discussed indie debuted at Sundance. R