New movies this week: Alpha, Crazy Rich Asians

RALEIGH, N.C. — A look at what's new in theaters this week.

Alpha (Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller, PG-13, Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leonor Varela, Natassia Malthe, Priya Rajaratnam, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson) - An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age. Europe, 20,000 years ago. While on his first hunt with his tribe's most elite group, a young man is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone -- he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learn to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives.

Crazy Rich Asians (Comedy, PG-13, Starring Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, Harry Shum Jr., Awkwafina) - "Crazy Rich Asians" follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Wu) as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young (Golding), to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors. Being on Nick's arm puts a target on Rachel's back, with jealous socialites and, worse, Nick's own disapproving mother (Yeoh) taking aim. And it soon becomes clear that while money can't buy love, it can definitely complicate things.

Mile 22 (Action/Adventure, R, Starring Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey, John Malkovich) - In a visceral modern thriller from the director of Lone Survivor, Mark Wahlberg stars as James Silva, an operative of the CIA's most highly-prized and least-understood unit. Aided by a top-secret tactical command team, Silva must retrieve and transport an asset who holds life-threatening information to Mile 22 for extraction before the enemy closes in.