Friday’s openings: A bit of monkeying around

What with "Spiderman-Homecoming" doing so well, both in terms of box office and with critics, we better get ready for the next blockbuster wannabe, which involves our simian cousins. Friday's national releases are:

"War for Planets of the Apes": With most humans already dead, one of the remaining groups attempts to stop the apes in a violent manner. Wonder how that works out?

"Wish Upon": When a teenage girl finds a magically powerful box, she quickly discovers that its powers come at a pretty big price. Sounds worse than no date for Homecoming.

At at the Magic Lantern? Spokane's own art moviehouse will pick up two intriguing second runs: "The Hero" and "Beatriz at Dinner."

I'll update as the listings become final.