Movie rundown for the weekend of Oct. 12-15: A look at what’s playing on the big screen
OPENING
“Dangerous Waters” — (Music, PG-13, 168 minutes). While on a sailing holiday, a teenager discovers the dark past of her mother’s boyfriend.
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” — (Music, PG-13, 168 minutes). A cinematic view of Taylor Swift’s history-making tour.
SPECIALTY
“The Hunger Games” 2023 (Re-release) — (Action, PG-13, 142 minutes). Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister’s place to participate in a televised competition where chosen teenagers must fight to the death. 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. (Cinemark Tinseltown, AMC Chapel Hills, Regal Interquest).
ONGOING
“A Haunting in Venice” — (Drama, PG-13, 103 minutes). Grade: B, Katie Walsh. Now a retired detective and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance and when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to him to find the killer.
“Barbie” — (Adventure, PG-13, 114 minutes). Grade: A, Katie Walsh. After suffering a crisis, Barbie starts questioning her world and her existence.
“The Blind” — (Drama, PG-13, 108 minutes). The story of Phil Robertson’s life before becoming a reality TV star and how his demons threatened to tear apart his life with Miss Kay and his family.
“The Creator” — (Action, PG-13, 133 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. In the middle of a war between the human race and robots with artificial intelligence, an ex-special forces agent is given the task to find and destroy the secret weapon that can destroy all mankind.
“Dumb Money” — (Comedy, R, 105 minutes). Based on the true story about the people who got rich by turning the store GameStop into one of the hottest companies on Wall Street.
“The Equalizer 3” — (Action, R, 109 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. Robert McCall’s friends are under the control of crime bosses and the only way he can save them is to take on the Mafia.
“The Exorcist: Believer” — (Horror, R, 121 minutes). Grade: C, Katie Walsh. Two girls, who disappeared into the woods and had no memory of what happened when they returned three days later, show signs of demonic possession.
“Expend4bles” — (Action, R, 103 minutes). Grade: D+, Katie Walsh. Armed with every weapon available, the Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and are called to action when everything else fails.
“Hocus Pocus” 30th Anniversary — (Comedy, PG-13, 96 minutes). A teenage boy who just moved to Salem unknowingly awakes three witches who were executed in the 17th century.
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” — (Comedy, PG-13, 91 minutes). A woman tries to find her deceased father’s childhood friends while in Greece for a family reunion.
“The Nun II” — (Horror, R, 111 minutes). Grade: C, Katie Walsh. Sister Irene again comes face to face with a demon nun after a priest is murdered and evil begins to spread.
“PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” — (Animation, PG, 92 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. The PAW Patrol pups are given superpowers, turning them into the Mighty Pups, when a magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City.
“The Royal Hotel” — (Thriller, not rated, 91 minutes). When American backpackers get jobs at a remote pub in Australia, they are confronted by unruly locals and the situation grows out of their control.
“Saw X” — (Horror, R, 118 minutes). John discovers that the risky and experimental procedure to cure his cancer that he traveled to Mexico for is a scam to defraud the vulnerable.
“Shelter in Solitude” — (Comedy, not rated, 93 minutes). A death row prisoner with only 10 days to live strikes up a friendship with a wannabe country singer turned prison guard.
“Stop Making Sense” (2023) — (Music, PG, 88 minutes). Grade: A, Moira MacDonald. This restoration for the film’s 40th anniversary presents the Talking Heads’ 1983 concert at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater.
“Talk to Me” — (Horror, R, 94 minutes). Grade: B+, Katie Walsh. A group of friends unleash terrifying supernatural forces when they use an embalmed hand to conjure spirits.
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” — (Animation, PG, 99 minutes). Grade: A-, Katie Walsh. After being away from the human world for years, the turtles try to win the hearts of New Yorkers through heroic acts.
“When Evil Lurks” — (Horror, not rated, 99 minutes). Residents of a small rural town are desperate to escape before a demon is born in their town, but it may be too late.
(Editor’s note: Please contact individual movie theaters for showtimes.)
CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE
