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“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” (NR) – In a small Pennsylvania town in the 1960s, a group of teens goes looking for trouble on Halloween night, and what they find is much more than they went looking for. Stella (Zoe Margaret Colletti) is into tales of horror and lore, and she sets out with a few friends to creep on a dilapidated house at the edge of town where the town’s founders lived with their disturbed daughter. There they find a book of stories in which new narratives are being written – each one a new threat to the kids. Stella and the others must find a way to stop the stories and ward off the monsters they spawn while keeping the mayhem from getting worse. Inspired by the 1980s horror anthology written by Alvin Schwartz.
Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham in “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” (Universal Studios photo)
“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” (PG-13) – Cybernetically engineered villain Brixton Lore (Idris Elba) seeks a dangerous supervirus. To secure it, MI6 agent Hattie Shaw (Vanessa Kirby) injects it into herself and goes on the run. The powers that be pair up charming, larger-than-life lawman Luke Hobbs (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) and sophisticated fringe operator Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) – who’s also Hattie’s brother – to track her down. The two men are fire and ice with an adversarial history, and as they fight to save the world, there’s a whole lot of banter and one-upmanship. It’s standard action with good chemistry, a ferocious bad guy and a wink to the audience, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
“The Art of Racing in the Rain” (PG) – Milo Ventimiglia stars as Denny, an aspiring race car driver whose life is seen through the eyes of his golden retriever, Enzo (voiced by Kevin Costner). The best friends share an exhausting number of life’s up and downs as Enzo narrates while cheering on Denny’s racing career and watching over his wife (Amanda Seyfreid) and daughter. It’s a dog movie, so yes, you will choke up and possibly cry. But director Simon Curtis really pushes the limits on emotional overload.
“The Kitchen” (R) – In Hell’s Kitchen in the 1970s, three mid-level Irish mobsters go to prison and their wives are like: “Forget that! Sisters are doing it for themselves!” and decide to just take over the business. The ladies are played by Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss, whose character is the victim of domestic abuse and turns self-empowered. Moss has that look of terminally submissive down pat. As for the other two, this is a drama with two exceptional comedians, which is just as well, since it can’t decide if it’s a black comedy or a gritty drama. In the end, it doesn’t do either one very well.
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