Movie Minis for Oct. 30-Nov. 2
OPENING
“Anniversary” — (Thriller, R, 112 minutes). As a new movement called The Change envelops the country, a close-knit family is torn apart.
“Bugonia” — (Comedy/Sci-Fi, R, 118 minutes). A high-powered CEO of a major company is kidnapped by two conspiracy-obsessed men who believe she is an alien trying to destroy Earth.

“Depeche Mode: M” — (Documentary, not rated, 95 minutes). Showing of Depeche Mode’s 2023 Mexico City performances, woven with segments examining music, mortality and Mexican death traditions.
“G-Dragon in Cinema [Übermensch]” — (Documentary, not rated, 106 minutes). Shows the kickoff of G-Dragon’s world tour.
“Oracles of God: The Story of the New Testament” — (Documentary, not rated, 126 minutes). Follows the history and archaeology of the Old Testament with interviews, cinematography and reenactments.
“Self-Help” — (Horror, R, 85 minutes). A young woman seeks information after her mother becomes involved with the leader of a dangerous self-actualization community.
“Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation” — (Concert). A showcase of animated short films.
“Stitch Head” — (Animation, PG, 89 minutes). Stitch Head is a small creature who was awoken by a mad professor to protect the professor’s other creations from the townspeople of Grubbers Nubbin.

“Triumph Over Evil: Battle of the Exorcists” — (Documentary, not rated, 117 minutes). Looks into demonic possession and exorcism.
“Violent Ends” — (Thriller, R, 112 minutes). Tells about the life of Lucas Frost, an honest man whose family’s only legacy is violence.
ONGOING
“Back to the Future” 40th Anniversary — (Adventure, PG, 116 minutes). High school student Marty McFly and his friend scientist Doc Brown travel 30 years back in time.
“Black Phone 2” — (Horror, R, 114 minutes). Grade: C-, Katie Walsh. While Finn is still struggling with life four years after he was abducted and escaped, his sister starts receiving calls from the black phone in her dreams.
“Blue Moon” — (Biography, R, 100 minutes). Tells the story of Lorenz Hart’s struggle with mental health and alcoholism.
“Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” — (Anime, R, 100 minutes). Denji faces a deadly battle after Reze comes into his life.
“Corpse Bride” — (Animation, PG, 77 minutes). A Tim Burton film about a groom who practices his wedding vows inadvertently in the presence of a deceased young woman. The woman rises from the grave and assumes he has married her.
“Frankenstein” — (Horror, R, 149 minutes). In a monstrous experiment, a brilliant, egotistical scientist brings a creature to life, unaware that this will lead to his and his creation’s undoing.
“Good Fortune” — (Action, R, 98 minutes). A well-meaning but incompetent angel named Gabriel interferes in the lives of a rich venture capitalist and a struggling gig worker.
“Hallow Road” and ”Vincent Must Die” Double Feature — “Hallow Road” – (Thriller, not rated, 80 minutes). The parents of a girl who causes a tragic car accident find themselves in a race against time.; “Vincent Must Die” – (Thriller, not rated, 115 minutes). Vincent must change his life completely after he is attacked for no reason.
“KPop Demon Hunters A Sing-Along Event” — (Animated, PG, 95). Sing your favorite songs from the Netflix film about a K-pop girl group who have secret identities as demon hunters.
“One Battle After Another” — (Action, R, 161 minutes). Grade: A, Katie Walsh. A group of ex-revolutionaries reunite after one of their daughters goes missing when their enemy resurfaces after 16 years.
“Pets on A Train” — (Animated, PG, 99 minutes). It’s up to Falcon, a petty thief raccoon, and Rex, a righteous police-dog, to save the animals that are caught up in a train heist on a high-speed runway train.
“Regretting You” — (Drama, PG-13, 117 minutes). After Morgan’s husband’s death, she and her teenage daughter must try to navigate life’s challenges together even though their relationship is strained.
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” 50th Anniversary — (Horror, R, 100 minutes). Caught in a rainstorm, a couple takes refuge in a castle owned by a transvestite mad scientist from outer space who is about to unveil his greatest creation.
“Roofman” — (Drama, R, 126 minutes). Grade: B, Katie Walsh. After escaping, Jeffrey Manchester, who was in jail for robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us while trying to figure out his next move. However, his double life gets harder when he falls for a divorced mom named Leigh.
“Shelby Oaks” — (Horror, R, 99 minutes). While searching for her long-lost sister, she realizes that the imaginary demon from their childhood may be real.
“Soul on Fire” — (Drama, PG, 111 minutes). To survive, a young boy must rely on his family, his community and his faith after a devastating accident.
“Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” — (Biography, PG-13, 120 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. Chronicles Bruce Springsteen’s making of his 1982 “Nebraska” album.
“Tron: Ares” — (Action, PG-13, 119 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. Ares, a very sophisticated AI being from the digital world, is sent to the real world to complete a dangerous mission.
“Truth & Treason” — (Drama, PG-13, 120 minutes). After realizing loyalty to his country means loyalty to a lie, a teenage boy in Germany risks everything to expose the truth.
“Twilight” — (Fantasy, PG-13, 122 minutes). After moving to a small town and falling in love with Edward Cullen, Bella learns that he is a 108-year-old vampire.
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1” — (Fantasy, PG-13, 117 minutes). As the Quileutes close in, expecting parents Edward and Bella realize that their unborn child poses a threat to the people of Forks and the Wolf Pack.
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” — (Fantasy, PG-13, 115 minutes). After the birth of their child, Edward and Bella try to protect their baby from a false allegation that will put the family in front of the Volturi.
“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” — (Fantasy, PG-13, 124 minutes). While mysterious killings are happening in Seattle, Bella must choose between her friendship with werewolf Jacob and her love for vampire Edward.
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” — (Fantasy, PG-13, 120 minutes). After Edward leaves to keep Bella safe, she ends up in more danger than before when Jacob Black becomes her best friend.
Editor’s note: Please contact individual movie theaters for showtimes.
CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE





