By M. Faust

OPENING THIS WEEK:

ALBANY ROAD (PG-13) A business executive is forced to share a rental car with the mother of her former fiancé. Starring Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lynn Whitfield, and J. Alphonse Nicholson. Directed by Christine Swanson (Woman Thou Art Loosed). AMC Market Arcade 

BIRD (R) A young girl (Nykiya Adams) growing up in a British squat sees the arrival of a stranger (Franz Rogowski) as a possible way for her to escape. Co-starring Barry Keoghan and Jason Edward Buda. Directed by Andrea Arnold (American Honey). Regal Quaker 

GHOST CAT ANZU (NR) In this anime feature, the life of a girl living with her father is not helped by the giant “ghost cat” who is supposed to look out for her. Directed by Yoko Kuno. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

KANGUVA (NR) The problems of a modern cop parallel those of an ancient tribal leader in this Tamil language action epic. Starring Suriya, Disha Patani, and Bobby Deol. Directed by Siva. Regal Elmwood, Regal Transit

MATKA (NR) Telgu drama following the career of a gangster who make a fortune running a street lottery game. Starring Varun Tej, Meenakshi Chaudhary and Nora Fatehi. Regal Elmwood, Regal Transit

PURNA BAHADUR KO SARANGI (NR) Nepalese social drama about the life of an impoverished street musician. Starring Bijay Baral, Mukun Bhusal and Prakash Saput. Directed by Saroj Poudel. Regal Quaker

 

A REAL PAIN (R) Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg (who also wrote and directed) as cousins taking a trip to Poland to visit the concentration camp where their late grandmother was interned. With Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, and Kurt Egyiawan. Dipson Amherst, Regal Quaker

RED ONE (PG-13) Big budget CGI holiday movie starring Dwayne Johnson as a North Pole security agent tracking a kidnapped Santa Claus (J. K. Simmons). Co-starring Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Bonnie Hunt, and Nick Kroll. Directed by Jake Kasdan (Jumanji: The Next Level). AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, 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) 

THE SABARMATI REPORT (NR) Hindi language drama set on the train whose burning in 2002 sparked the horrifying Gujarat riots. Starring Vikrant Massey, Raashii Khanna and Riddhi Dogra. Directed by Dheeraj Sarna and Ranjan Chandel. Regal Elmwood 

TUMBBAD (NR) Revival of the 2018 Hindi folk horror movie that was the first Indian film to be featured at the Venice Film Festival. Starring Sohum Shah. Directed by Rahi Anil Barve. Regal Elmwood 

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NOW PLAYING:

ANORA (R) Winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, a boisterous comedy about a Brooklyn sex worker whose fairytale romance with a rich young Russian runs afoul of his family. Starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov Russian, and Karren Karagulian. Directed by Sean Baker (Tangerine). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Amherst, North Park, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria Read M. Faust’ review here

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 Market Arcade, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit Read M. Faust’s review here.

BHOOL BHULAIYAA 3 (NR) Hindi-language comedy horror sequel starring Kartik Aaryan as a con artist posing as an exorcist. Directed by Anees Bazmee. Regal Elmwood, Regal Walden Galleria

CONCLAVE (PG) Adaptation of the best-selling novel set during the Catholic Church’s secretive process to elect a new Pope. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Jacek Koman, Lucian Msamati, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini. Directed by Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria Read M. Faust’s review here.

ELEVATION (R) Post-apocalyptic horror set in the Rocky Mountains. Starring Morena Baccarin, Anthony Mackie, and Maddie Hasson Directed by George Nolfi (The Banker). AMC Market Arcade, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria

HERE (PG-13) Adaptation of a graphic novel about the residents of a New Jersey house over 125 years. Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery and Ophelia Lovibond. Directed by Robert Zemeckis (Who Framed Roger Rabbit). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria Read M. Faust’s review here. 

HERETIC (R) Hugh Grant as a seemingly nice fellow who does not react well to the efforts of a pair of young Mormons (Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East) to convert him. Written and directed by the writers of A Quiet Place, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. 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)

MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (R) From Australia, a puppet animation film about an isolated woman who finds companionship with snails. With the voices of Sarah Snook. Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacki Weaver and Nick Cave. Directed by Adam Elliot (Mary and Max). AMC Market Arcade

THE OUTRUN (R) Saoirse Ronan as a young Scot who returns to her home in the Orkney Islands after too much wild life in London. Co-staring Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane and Izuka Hoyle. Directed by Nora Fingscheidt (System Crasher). Regal Transit Read M. Faust’s review here

SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE (PG-13) Adaptation of the Claire Keegan novel about an Irish coal merchant who stumbles upon a dark secret at a local convent. Starring Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, and Emily Watson. Directed by Tim Mielants (Wil). Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

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, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sat only)

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 Market Arcade, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sat only)

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE (PG-13) MCU stuff. Starring Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Graham, Rhys Ifans and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Directed by Kelly Marcel. AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Aurora, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sat only)

WE LIVE IN TIME (R) 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). Regal Quaker 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, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

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ETC.

BARB WIRE (1996)—Pamela Anderson as a post-apocalyptic comic book heroine in a movie that bombed on its first release but has picked up a cult following. With Temuera Morrison, Jack Noseworthy, Xander Berkeley and Udo Kier as “Curly.” Directed by David Hogan, who did the video for the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Naked.” Tues 7:30 pm. Screening Room

DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)—From Alfred Hitchcock’s era of experimental theater adaptations. Ray Milland stars as a husband who concocts an elaborate plan to kill his cheating wife (Grace Kelly), only to have to improvise at the last minute. With Robert Cummings and John Williams. Sun 1 pm. Screening Room

KILLER RACK (NR)—Local movie maven Gregory Lamberson’s horror comedy, about a woman who gets breast implants to help her career but makes the mistake of getting them from a mad doctor (Debbie Rochon) with an H. P. Lovecraft fixation. Did I mention that it’s a musical, with songs by Armand John Petrie and Joe Rozler? Fri Nov. 15 7:30 pm Screening Room

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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