By M. Faust

(Above image from “Goodrich”)

OPENING THIS WEEK:

BOUGAINVILLEA (NR) Malayalam language action drama from India about a family caught a police investigation surrounding the mysterious disappearance of tourists in Kerala. Starring Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil, and Jyothirmayi, Directed by Amal Neerad. Regal Elmwood

EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS (R) Drama starring André Holland as a painter who works out family traumas in his art, but has trouble when his estranged father tries to reconcile. With Andra Day, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jaime Ray Newman, John Earl Jelks. Directed by Titus Kaphar. Regal Elmwood, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

FOOD AND COUNTRY (NR) Documentary following food writer Ruth Reichl as she examines the precarious state of America’s food system. Directed by Laura Gabbert. North Park

GOODRICH (R) Michael Keaton has to become Mr. Mom again and tend to the kids when their mom goes into rehab. Wow, where do they get these original ideas from? With Carmen Ejogo, Poorna Jagannathan and Mila Kunis. Directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer (Home Again). AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Capitol, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

GRACIE & PEDRO: PETS TO THE RESCUE (PG) Animated adventures of a pampered show dog and a street-smart alley cat lost in Las Vegas. With the voices of Claire Alan, Cory Doran, Danny Trejo, Al Franken, Brooke Shields and Bill Nighy. Directed by Kevin Donovan and Gottfried Roodt Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Regal Quaker

HOCUS POCUS (1993, PG) Halloween reissue. With Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. Directed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical). AMC Market Arcade, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, Transit Drive-in (Fri-Sat only)

KENSUKE’S KINGDOM (PG) Animated adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel about a young man’s efforts to survive when he is shipwrecked on a remote island. With the voices of Aaron MacGregor, Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy and Ken Watanabe. Directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry. Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

MITTRAN DA CHALLEYA TRUCK NI (NR) Comedy about Punjab truckers. Starring Amrinder Gill, Sunanda Sharma, Sayani Gupta. Directed by Rakesh Dhawan. Regal Elmwood
(Trailer in Hindi)

RUMOURS (R) The first mainstream film from longtime cult director Guy Maddin is an apocalyptic satire (translation: there will be zombies) set at a G7 meeting among world leaders. Starring Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Denis Ménochet, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, and Alicia Vikander. Dipson Capitol, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

SMILE 2 (R) Horror sequel. Starring Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, and Miles Gutierrez-Riley. Directed by Parker Finn (Smile). AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, Transit Drive-in (Fri-Sat only)

THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER (1982, R) Cult director Albert Pyun’s debut, with a title that tells you all you need to know. Starring Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Richard Lynch and Nina Van Pallandt. North Park

TIME MASTERS (1982, NR) New 4K restoration of the animated feature based on a Moebius comic about a boy stranded on a desert planet. Directed by René Laloux (Fantastic Planet). North Park

WE LIVE IN TIME Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star in this time shifting romance following a couple from their first meeting through one’s battles with cancer. Directed by John Crowley (Brooklyn). AMC Maple Ridge, Regal Quaker

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NOW PLAYING:

THE APPRENTICE (R) Drama about the early years of Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) as he was tutored by Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), the lawyer who began his horrifying career as chief counsel to Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Directed by Ali Abbasi. AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (PG-13) Sequel. Starring Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, Danny DeVito and Burn Gorman. Directed by Tim Burton. AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-in (Fri-Sat only).Read M. Faust’s review here.

BLINK (PG) From National Geographic, a documentary about a family that goes on a world sight-seeing tour after learning that three of their children will soon go blind due to retinitis pigmentosa. Directed by Daniel Roher and Edmund Stenson. Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (R) The MCU answer to Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Matthew Macfadyen, Leslie Uggams and a whole buncha superhero cameos. Directed by Shawn Levy (The Adam Project). AMC Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

IT ENDS WITH US (PG-13) Romantic drama with a dark edge, based on the best selling book by Colleen Hoover. Starring Blake Lively, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj and Justin Baldoni, who also directed. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX (R) Sequel. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Steve Coogan. Directed by Todd Phillips (Starsky & Hutch). AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-in (Fri-Sat only)

MY HERO ACADEMIA: YOU’RE NEXT (PG-13) Anime sequel. Directed by Tensai Okamura. AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Capitol, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

PIECE BY PIECE (PG) Biography of musician Pharrell Williams rendered in Lego animation. Directed by Morgan Neville (The Saint of Second Chances). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

SATURDAY NIGHT (R) The early days of Saturday Night Live, which you youngsters may be surprised to learn once did not suck. Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cooper Hoffman, Lamorne Morris, Willem Dafoe and J.K. Simmons. Directed by Jason Reitman (Ghostbusters: Afterlife). AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

SPEAK NO EVIL (R) Two couples who met on vacation have a less enjoyable time when they meet up at home in this Blumhouse adaptation of the 2022 Danish film. Starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, and Scoot McNairy. Directed by James Watkins (The Woman in Black). Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria

THE SUBSTANCE (R) Horror film starring Demi Moore as an aging celebrity who takes a black-market cell-replicating drug to make her appear younger. Gee, do you suppose there could by any negative side effects? Co-starring Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat (Revenge). Regal Walden Galleria

SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY (PG-13) Documentary about the actor who gained fame as the comic book hero until he was paralyzed in a horseriding accident. Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

TERRIFIER 3 (NR) Horror sequel. Caveat emptor: It’s two hours and five minutes long. Starring Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Jason Patric, Daniel Roebuck, and Samantha Scaffidi. Directed by Damien Leone. AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol , Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-in (Fri-Sat only)

TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993, PG) Re-issue of the two-holiday puppet animated film that, contrary to what you might expect from the title, was actually directed by Henry Selick (Coraline). AMC Market Arcade, Dipson McKinley, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-in (Fri-Sat only)

TRANSFORMERS ONE (PG) Animated origin story, because that’s how they keep these franchises pumping away. With the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson and Keegan-Michael Key. Directed by Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4). AMC Maple Ridge, Dunkirk Multiplex, Joylan, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-in (Fri-Sat only)

WHITE BIRD (PG-13) In France during World War II, a Jewish girl is sheltered by the family of a polio-stricken boy who had been derided by her classmates. Starring Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Helen Mirren, Gillian Anderson, and Bryce Gheisar. Directed by Marc Foster (Monsters Ball). Regal Quaker, Regal Transit Read M. Faust’s review here

THE WILD ROBOT (PG) Pixar animation adapted from the popular children’s books about a robot stranded on an island and the animals it befriends. Of course they are talking animals, providing voice work for Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy and Stephanie Hsu. Directed by Chris Sanders (The Croods). AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Aurora, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Hamburg Palace, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-in (Fri-Sat only)

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ETC.

BACK TO THE FUTURE II (1989)—Sequel. Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, Casey Siemaszko, and Billy Zane. Sat, Mon 7 pm. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria Spotlight Theater of Warsaw

BETTY BOOP’S HALLOWEEN PARTY—Collection of classic 1930s cartoons from the Fleischer studio. Sat-Sun 11:30 am. North Park

COMMON CREED: TRAFFICKING (NR)—A detective teams up with an agency to save his daughter from a ruthless human trafficking Russian mob. Assistant Director and co-star James Dobra will be in attendance. Fri 7 pm. North Park

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)—The debut of Freddy Kruger. Starring Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Johnny Depp, Ronee Blakely, and John Saxon. Directed by Wes Craven (Scream). Fri, Sat, Tues 7:30 pm. Screening Room

TWILIGHT (2008, PG-13)—Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the teen romance horror hit. There will be a costume competition before the screening, so dress up. Sat 7 pm. North Park

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THEATER LOCATIONS AND WEBSITES

AMC Maple Ridge, 4276 Maple Road, Amherst www.amctheatres.com

AMC Market Arcade, 639 Main Street, Buffalo www.amctheatres.com

Aurora Theater, 673 Main Street, East Aurora https://theauroratheatre.com/

Dipson Amherst, 3500 Main Street, Buffalo. www.dipsontheatres.com

Dipson Capitol Theater, 720 Builders Way, Niagara Falls www.dipsontheatres.com

Dipson McKinley, 3701 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg www.dipsontheatres.com

Dunkirk Multiplex, 10520 Bennett Road, Dunkirk

Flix, 4901 Transit Road, Depew www.dipsontheatres.com

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center Cinema, 431 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo https://www.hallwalls.org/

Hamburg Palace, 31 Buffalo Street, Hamburg www.hamburgpalace.com

Joylan, 11 W. Main Street,, Springville https://joylantheater.com/

North Park, 1428 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo https://northparktheatre.org/

Regal Elmwood, 2001 Elmwood Avenue., Buffalo www.fandango.com

Regal Quaker Crossing, 3450 Amelia Drive, Orchard Park www.fandango.com

Regal Transit, 6707 Transit Road. Williamsville www.fandango.com

Regal Walden Galleria, Galleria Mall, Cheektowaga www.fandango.com

The Screening Room, Boulevard Mall Amherst www.screeningroom.net

Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, 23 S Main Street, Warsaw www.thespotlighttheaters.com/

Transit Drive-In Theatre, 6655 S. Transit Road, Lockport https://www.transitdrivein.com