Friday’s openings: Another chance to ‘Scream’
Above: Courtney Cox returns for "Scream VI." (Paramount Pictures)
Horror franchises have become all too common. To the “Halloween,” “Friday the 13th” and “Nightmare on Elm Street” collections, you can add a “Scream” or (now) six.
“Scream VI” opens on Friday, along with several other films, most of them intended for mainstream audiences. The list follows:
“Scream VI”: Courteney Cox returns, but she is joined by a whole new (and younger) cast as the action moves to New York City. But Ghostface is still killing people.
“65”: Marooned on Earth of 65 million years ago, a pilot (Adam Driver) joins forces with a young girl (Ariana Greenblatt) in an attempt to survive.
“Jesus Revolution”: Two contrasting cultural groups, conservative religious types and members of the hippie generation, come together in 1970s America.
“Southern Gospel”: When his rock ’n’ roll dreams are dashed, a rocker reverts to his original ambition for becoming a preacher.
“The Quiet Girl”: In 1981 Ireland, a young girl is taken from her dysfunctional and sent to live with a secret-carrying foster family.
“Champions”: I wrote about this film on Wednesday.
“The Magic Flute”: A London teenager travels to Austria to attend the Mozart boarding school and is introduced to the true magic of the long-dead master.
“Unwelcome”: More horror, this time involving a young married couple who settle in rural Ireland only to be confronted by … goblins?
That’s it for the moment. So go, see a movie, and enjoy.