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ANACONDA
Not Yet Rated
Even if you’re not old enough to remember 1997’s “Anaconda,” a seriously dopey jungle horror flick with Jennifer Lopez and Jon Voight, you’re still going to want to run to the theater to see this goofy remake of that silly schlock. This time, 2025’s “Anaconda” features a can’t miss trio of very funny men, as Paul Rudd, Jack Black and Steve Zhan join forces as aspiring filmmakers who decide to hit the jungle to make their dream movie – a reimagining of that camp classic. Thandiwe Newton and Ione Skye round out the cast of this comic horror flick.
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
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Let’s face it, we’d watch James Cameron’s newest movie if it was that legendary director sitting and reading the phone book. Happily, he’s not doing that here, but he is adding to the “Avatar” world that he created in 2009 with the third film in his five-part epic story of Pandora and the Na’vi people who call that distant moon their home. “Fire and Ash” continues their battle for survival in the midst of incredibly beautiful scenery on both land and in the sea.
THE RUNNING MAN
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Glen Powell reprises the role of Ben Richards in this remake of the 1987 film of the same name. While both old and new “The Running Man” movies are based on a Stephen King novel (writing as Richard Bachman) written in 1982, this new iteration leans into King’s dystopian story of a desperate man who joins a televised game show with stakes of life or death. Can he evade the team of killers out to get him? Tune in at the movie theater to find out. Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Sean Hayes, Michael Cera and Coleman Domingo round out the cast.
SING ALONG AT THE MOVIES
SONG SUNG BLUE
PG-13
This musical biopic is a bit of an odd one, as it follows the true-life story of a Milwaukee couple whose tribute band focused on Neil Diamond and Patsy Cline. The local duo, Mike and Claire Sardina, used the stage names Lightning and Thunder, and became famous for their entertaining live shows. This look at the duo stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, in a tale that follows the highs and lows of a couple that found local (and now worldwide) fame by being someone else when they hit the stage.
WICKED FOR GOOD
PG
Part two of the “Wicked” film saga rides broomstick and pink bubble into theaters just in time for Thanksgiving, finishing up the story of Elphaba and Glinda’s lives in the wonderful land of Oz. More music, more drama, some flying monkeys and lots more, led by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as the two witches who control the fate of Oz. Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Dinklage and Bowen Yang return, all bringing their special style to this movie based on the hit Broadway show and best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire.