On The Big Screen

By Jenny Peters

THE RETURN OF FAVORITE COMEDIES

PRACTICAL MAGIC 2
PG-13
Who says you can’t go home again? Just ask Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, who star in this magical sequel releasing 28 years after the original film. Sure, some of the magic involves facial fillers and other weird stuff, but those two, along with Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest return to the tale of two sisters/witches whose daughters share their romantic curse. Maisie Williams from “Game of Thrones” gives a fresh new face to this one.

SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM
PG
We’re all in for this third installment of Aardman Animation’s Shaun the Sheep saga, since every one is funnier than the next. This time, there’s a Halloween theme, a “wild” monster á la Frankenstein and, of course, the whole flock of sheep along for the hilarious ride. And this one is a flick that will make both adults and kids laugh out loud!

THRILLS, CHILLS AND A VERY GOOD DOG

BY ANY MEANS
R
Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II star in this intense fact-based 1960s thriller that pairs a white Mafia capo with a Black FBI agent, who pair up in Mississippi to find three men, civil rights advocates who had disappeared. Acting without the restraints of the FBI’s legalities, the pair bring a KKK member to the edge and discover where the bodies were buried. Don’t be surprised if you have to look twice to realize who Wahlberg is in this brutal tale of racism and murder.

HEART OF THE BEAST
Not yet rated
Brad Pitt and a very good dog named Odin star in this story of survival in the Alaskan wilderness. After a plane crash strands the two of them in a place that may be impossible to survive, this adventure thriller keeps us wondering how Pitt at age 61 lived through this intense production. He and Odin are supposed to be retired U.S. Special Forces combat veterans in this intense flick.

PRIMETIME
Not yet rated
Robert Pattinson stars and produces this true story of newscaster Chris Hansen, who hosted the controversial NBC reality show “To Catch a Predator” in the early 2000s. Telling the inside story of what happened to the pedophiles targeted and caught on camera by the show, this creepy thriller is not for the faint of heart. Merrit Weaver, Tony Revolori, Bokeem Woodbine and Anna Faris costar.