THE INFORMANT! 
(HBO on Comcast ) The true story of corporate whistle-blower Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) is given a bright, shallow satiric spin by director Steven Soderbergh. Damon is terrific as the delusional hero, and the movie’s fun to watch, but you can tell it was a lot more fun to make, and that’s a problem. (R; runs through Oct. 31) TY BURR
STAR TREK: NEMESIS (Showtime on Comcast) It’s the 10th installment of the “Star Trek’’ series, but with all the crew changes, it might as well be called “Star Trek: Empty Nest.’’ One way or another, crew members leave, but not before they stop a younger replica of Captain Jean-Luc Picard from destroying the universe. There are some major, if inevitable revelations - Commander Riker and Counselor Troi get married, for example - but the film is somehow drier than the jokes cracked at their reception. (PG-13; runs through Nov. 1) WESLEY MORRIS
INDEPENDENCE DAY 
(Max on Comcast) It plays like an entire movie studio dropped on your head. Aliens in massive flying saucers aim to clobber us, and President Bill Pullman must lead the resistance, which includes scientist Jeff Goldblum and fighter pilot Will Smith. Imagine Cecil B. DeMille directing “War of the Worlds,’’ and you’ve got the picture. (PG-13; runs through Oct. 31)
