Friday’ mainstream openings: bad gods and dirty cops

Friday's mainstream offerings are a mashup of screen fantasies, from sports and religion to street-tough cop stories. The week's openings are as follows:

"Gods of Egypt": One good-guy god enlists the aid of a mere mortal to fight the aims of an evil god who wants to take over the realm of the pharaohs. No doubt, someone gets the asp kicked out of himself.

"Eddie the Eagle": Based on the real story of Olympic ski-jumper Eddie Edwards, this rose-colored bio-pic offers up a feel-good story about one British guy who refused to accept failure. Well, unless it was on his own terms, of course.

"Triple 9": To pull off a heist, a coalition of criminals and corrupt cops target a rookie man in blue — only to find their plan harder to accomplish than they ever suspected. Bring earplugs.

As always, the schedule may change. I'll post any variations as soon as they become available.