BY: M. FAUST

NEW THIS WEEK

ALIEN: ROMULUS (R) Reboot or remake? Leave that to the fanboys. Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson. Archie Renaux and Isabela Merced. Directed by Fede Alvarez, who also helmed the reboots of Evil Dead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Hamburg Palace, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, Transit Drive-in.

CORALINE (PG) Revival of the 2009 puppet animation fantasy based on the book by Neil Gaiman, about a girl who finds an alternate family in the old house her parents have just moved her to. With the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, and Ian McShane. Directed by Henry Selilck (The Nightmare Before Christmas) AMC Market Arcade, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Regal Elmwood.

DÌDI (R) Coming of age story set in 2008 about a Taiwanese American boy in the summer between eighth grade and high school. Starring Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, and Shirley Chen. Written and directed by Sean Wang. Regal Walden Galleria, Regal Elmwood.

MY PENGUIN FRIEND (PG) Based on the true story of a fisherman (Jean Reno) who rescues a penguin from an oil spill. Directed by David Schurmann (Little Secret) Dipson Capitol, North Park, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria. Look for Sarah Schwab’s review in The Buffalo Hive.

ROB PEACE (R) Chiwetel Ejiofor directed, scripted and stars in this drama about a young man (Jay Will) who risks a promising future to try to get his unjustly condemned father out of prison. With Mary J. Blige, Camila Cabello, Michael Kelly, and Mare Winningham. Regal Quaker, Regal Transit.

RYAN’S WORLD THE MOVIE: TITAN UNIVERSE ADVENTURE (PG) Live action/animation fantasy based on a YouTube series popular with kids. Directed by Albie Hecht. AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Capitol, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria.

SEBASTIAN (NR) British drama about an aspiring novelist (Ruaridh Mollica) who researches a series of articles about sex workers by becoming a sex worker. With Hiftu Quasem, Ingvar Sigurdsson, and Jonathan Hyde. Directed by Mikko Makela (A Moment in the Reeds). North Park.

SKINCARE (R) Social satire starring Elizabeth Banks as a skincare maven whose life and career fall apart after a rival opens a store next to hers and her social media is hacked. Co-starring Lewis Pullman, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Nathan Fillion. The feature debut of music video director Austin Peters. AMC Market Arcade, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit.

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A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE (PG-13) Prequel. No, none of it was shot in Buffalo. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou. Directed by Michael Sarnoski (Pig). Transit Drive-In.

BORDERLANDS (PG-13) Apparently in the mood to go slumming after her Oscar-nominated performance in Tár, Cate Blanchett stars in this video game adaptation that sounds more than a little like Guardians of the Galaxy. Co-starring Kevin Hart, Edgar Ramírez, and Jamie Lee Curtiss Directed by Eli Roth (Hostel). AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Dipson Capitol, Regal Elmwood, Transit Drive-in.

CUCKOO (R) Horror movie that kicks off when an American teenager is shipped off to live with her father and his new family at a resort in the German Alps. Starring Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt and Marton Csokas. Directed by Tilman Singer (Luz). AMC Market Arcade, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria, Regal Elmwood.

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 Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, Regal Elmwood, Transit Drive-in.

DESPICABLE ME 4 (PG) The usual gang is joined by Gru Jr. With the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Will Ferrell, Sofía Vergara, Steve Coogan, Stephen Colbert and Laraine Newman. Directed, as usual, by Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage. AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-in.

HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON (PG) In this live action/animation mix, the now adult hero (Zachary Levi) of the beloved children’s book continues to use his crayon to refashion the world around him. Co-starring Lil Rel Howery, Zooey Deschanel, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement and the voice of Alfred Molina. Directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age). AMC Maple Ridge, Regal Quaker.

INSIDE OUT 2 (PG) In this sequel to the 2015 Pixar hit, the now-pubescent Riley adds a whole new slew of emotions to the horde rumbling around in her head. With the voices of Kensington Tallman, Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, and Kyle MacLachlan. AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Flix, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Dipson Capitol, Regal Elmwood,Transit Drive-in.

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. AMC Maple Ridge, AMC Market Arcade, Aurora, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, Regal Elmwood.

LONGLEGS (R) Nicolas Cage as a serial killer stalked by FBI agent Maika Monroe. With Blair Underwood and Alicia Witt. Directed by Oz Perkins (I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House). Regal Quaker

THE LAST FRONT (NR) During the World War I occupation of Belgium, a Flemish farmer (Iain Glen) seeks revenge for the shooting of his children. With Sasha Luss, David Calder and Joe Anderson. Directed by Julien Hayet-Kerknawi (Stolepark). Regal Quaker

TRAP PG-13) Josh Hartnett takes his teenaged daughter to a concert, not realizing that the crowd contains dozens of cops hunting a serial killer. Co-starring Hayley Mills and Alison Pil. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan (Knock at the Cabin). AMC Market Arcade, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria.

TWISTERS PG-13) The non-stop score of country music and the glaring absence of the phrase “climate change” say everything about the intended audience for this big-budget reboot. The special effects may be better than in the original Twister, but they’re also less effective, sorely lacking the iconic images of mile-high spinning storms that the 1996 movie used so effectively. And are Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell (whose perpetual smirk is the visual equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard) really what passes for movie stars these days? (MF) Directed by Lee Isaac Chung (Minari). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dipson McKinley, Dunkirk Multiplex, Joylan, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-in.

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DARKMAN (R, 1990)—In between The Evil Dead and Spider-Man, Sam Raimi made this B-movie tribute staring Liam Neeson as a scientist horribly injured in a criminal attack who seeks revenge on those responsible With Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, and Jenny Agutter; look for cameos by Raimi’s filmmaking buddies the Coen Brothers, John Landis, William Lustig, and William Dear. Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 5 pm, Tues 7:30 pm. The Screening Room.

48 HOUR FILM PROJECT BUFFALO—The best of the entries in the local competition in which teams of filmmakers are assigned a random genre, a character and a line of dialogue and given 48 hours to devise, film and edit a short film. Sat-Sun 11:30 am. North Park.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (PG-13) and THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (R)—There’s lots of room to do the Time Warp outside your car at the drive-in! Tues at dusk. Transit Drive-In.

SCREAM (R) and I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (R)—The popular “Thursday Night Terrors” series movies to the drive-in. Where of course it belonged all along. Thurs at dusk. Transit Drive-In.

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

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