“Angels & Demons” (C): Blessedly, “Angels & Demons” is more

“Angels & Demons” (C): Blessedly, “Angels & Demons” is more entertaining and less self-serious than its predecessor, the dense and dreary yet enormously successful “The Da Vinci Code.”The key players are back from that 2006 international hit, including Tom Hanks as Harvard professor and symbologist Robert Langdon and Akiva Goldsman as screenwriter (joined this time by David Koepp). 138 mins. Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material.

“Dance Flick” (D-): This cluelessly crude comedy finds the Wayans brothers — and sons and nephews — concocting another lame-o parody in the style of their “Scary Movie” franchise, which collects, inflates and blows up all the conceits of a particular genre. 83 mins. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, and language.

“Drag Me to Hell” (B): The name alone tells you exactly what this is — an unabashed celebration of B-movie schlockery — but the dichotomies director Sam Raimi presents within that familiar genre are what make this such a kick. Raimi returns to the kind of cheeky horror that made him a cult favorite with the low-budget “Evil Dead” trilogy, but he applies all the high-tech tricks he’s acquired with the blockbuster “Spider-Man” trilogy. 99 mins. PG-13 for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language.

“Food, Inc.” (B): You put food in your mouth every day. But do you know exactly what you’re consuming? Or do you even bother to care? Probably not, says documentarian Robert Kenner — and you should. Kenner presents an even-tempered but nonetheless horrifying dissection of the U.S. food industry. 93 min. Not rated but contains disturbing images.

“The Hangover” (C): Three guys take their buddy Doug (Justin Bartha) to Vegas for a bachelor party right before his wedding. When they wake up the morning after their debauched bacchanal, they realize the groom is missing — and that’s only the beginning of their trouble. As they nurse their pounding heads and retrace their steps, they stumble down an increasingly absurd and surprisingly dark path. 99 mins. Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content including nudity and some drug material.

“Imagine That” (C): This family comedy is based on a clever premise and it makes good use of Eddie Murphy’s comic strengths. Murphy stars as Evan Danielson, a financial executive who barely has time for his 7-year-old, Olivia. Estranged from his wife (Nicole Ari Parker), Evan is stuck watching Olivia for a few days, but has no idea what to do with her, so he ignores her and instead focuses on his computer screens and constant phone calls. Somehow, Olivia and her imaginary friends come up with advice on which stocks daddy should buy and sell — and somehow, they’re always right. 107 mins. Rated PG for some mild language and brief questionable behavior.

“Land of the Lost” (D): An awkward combination of kitschy comedy (which is never amusing) and earnest action (which is never thrilling). d of jokes about dinosaur poop and urine. 93 mins. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and for language including a drug reference.

“My Life in Ruins” (F): Nia Vardalos tries to recreate the unexpected magic of the 2002 sleeper smash “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” But “Ruins” feels like an uncomfortable parade of Borscht Belt gags and lame stereotypes. Vardalos stars as Georgia, a Greek-American tour guide living an uptight life in Athens. She always gets stuck with the obnoxious tourists while her rival gets the beautiful women and polite Canadians. 96 mins. Rated PG-13 for sexual content.

“Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” (C): This is one of those sequels in which “bigger” is supposed to mean “better,” in which more characters, more sight gags and more adventures are supposed to add up to more fun. They don’t. The follow-up to the enormous 2006 hit “Night at the Museum” heaps on the historical figures and crams them into not one but two museums, with the end result feeling crazed, scattered and desperate. Besides returning stars Ben Stiller, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan and Robin Williams, now we have Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Jonah Hill and Bill Hader. 105 mins. PG for mild action and brief language.

“Star Trek” (B): J.J. Abrams’ hugely anticipated summer extravaganza boldly goes to the past within the distant future of the “Star Trek” universe, years ahead of the TV series and the myriad movies and spinoffs it spawned. And in doing so, he and his longtime collaborators, writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, change everything you know about the pop-culture phenomenon. 127 mins. PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence and brief sexual content.

“Terminator Salvation” (C): This fourth flick in the “Terminator” saga takes place in 2018, 14 years after Judgment Day. John Connor is a rising force in the resistance against Skynet, the artificial intelligence network that started thinking for itself and eradicating humanity, but he has yet to become its leader. 114 mins. PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and language.

“The Proposal” (C): All the romantic comedy conventions are shamelessly on parade here, trampling on our brains and turning them into mush. Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are both well suited for snappy banter and they play off each other with some nice friction off the top. Bullock stars as Margaret Tate, a Canadian who’s on the verge of being deported. She blackmails her put-upon assistant, Andrew (Reynolds), into marrying her to stay in the country. 104 min. PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language.

“The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” (C): The original 1974 film, a low-key, steadily paced thriller about a New York subway hijacking, has been amped up with director Tony Scott’s trademark acrobatics: incessant camera movement, sped-up footage that jarringly cuts to slo-mo, seizure-inducing edits and a blaring soundtrack. Considering that you have heavyweights Denzel Washington and John Travolta squaring off, with a script from Oscar-winner Brian Helgeland (“L.A. Confidential”), you just want to scream at the screen for Scott to settle down and let the exchanges play out for themselves. 106 mins. Rated R for violence and pervasive language.

“Up” (A): It’s a mismatched buddy comedy, the kind we’ve seen countless times before, but the buddies are a curmudgeonly 78-year-old man and a tubby 8-year-old boy — who wind up together in a flying house, traveling to South America. And, as with many family films that get pumped out each summer, it has talking dogs. But it’s how the dogs talk and what they say that are truly inspired and oddly realistic. 90 mins. PG for some peril and action.

“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (C): Hugh Jackman’s mutant Wolverine goes to war in a prologue for this “X-Men” prequel where the immortal mutant and his brother (Liev Schreiber) fight in all the big ones, from the Civil War to Vietnam. The battles set a predictable tone from which director Gavin Hood rarely deviates. 107 mins. PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity.

“Whatever Works” (C): Woody Allen continues in whatever-works mode, churning out another slight plot with slighter characters and lackadaisical storytelling that recycles enough of the neuroses-fueled charm of his earlier films to keep him in business. Kindred soul Larry David, co-creator of “Seinfeld” and star of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” is Allen’s ranting, curmudgeonly stand-in, a suicidal misanthrope.

“Year One” (D): A couple of lazy hunter-gatherers, banished from their primitive village, set off on an epic journey through the ancient world. Jack Black and Michael Cera are in the story.