Friday’s openings: Blondes and defused bombs

We’re finally getting some movie action this holiday period, as several big-screen productions are set to open (or go wide) on Friday, according to the national movie-release schedule:

“Bombshell” : Margaret Robbie, Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman play real-life blond news announcers who were involved, in one way or another, with Fox News chief Roger Ailes (John Lithgow). Fair and balanced, you know?

“Black Christmas” : A stranger involved with a bizarre underground group stalks young sorority women. And not, one suspects, for dating purposes.

“Jumanji: The Next Level” : The bodies are the same but the characters that inhabit them are different in this sequel to the most dangerous fantasy game. But no Pennywise , thank you very much.

“Richard Jewell” : Clint Eastwood does another inspired-by-headlines movie, this one about the security guard who was accused of planting a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Terrorist … or hero?

“Uncut Gems” : Tackling one of his rare dramatic roles, Adam Sandler plays a diamond dealer who is one the verge of a big, albeit dangerous, score. Directed by the Safdie brothers .

That’s it for the moment. As always, I’ll update when the area theaters finalize their bookings.