Notes from 7 blog: Cage, Satan possess new films

(Posted Tuesday) From the religious to the satanic, comic to mysterious, the week’s movies offer a range of experiences. Some might even be worth seeing. The week’s openings are as follows:

“Left Behind”: Nicolas Cage plays a man who, when his wife and child mysteriously disappear, tries to discover what happened – and why. Based on the religious novels. Warning: Don’t text while driving. 

“Annabelle”: A family gets haunted by a vintage doll possessed by … Satan? Or is it … Chucky?

“Hector and the Search for Happiness”: Simon Pegg plays a psychiatrist who embarks on a round-the-world trip to see what makes people happy. Hint: It’s not a PS4.

“Gone Girl”: David Fincher directed this adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s novel, which tells the story of a man (Ben Affleck) who is accused of murdering his wife (Rosamund Pike). And, no, he does not play in the NFL.

“Love Is Strange”: John Lithgow and Alfred Molina play an aging couple who, when one loses his teaching job, are forced to live with family members until their finances get settled. Remember what they say about friends, family and visits that last longer than three days.

The Magic Lantern is opening nothing new, but “The Trip to Italy,” “Alive Inside,” “A Most Wanted Man” and “Magic in the Moonlight” continue.

Dan Webster