Friday’s openings: a woman in black, a continent in white

No matter what time of year you can name, one genre of movie plays equally well — in cold, in heat, in rain, in … sleet? That genre is horror. Only one mainstream film is opening on Friday, and it — predictably — is an exercise in horror. Friday's openings are as follows:

"The Woman in Black: Angel of Death": Last time we saw that title character, she was haunting Daniel Radcliffe in the 2012 remake (of the 1989 original). Now it's World War II and a group of children have awakened her and … oh, please, not children.

And at the Magic Lantern?

"Antarctica: A Year on Ice": The title explains pretty much what to expect from this nature documentary. Expect to see images of what it means to spend a year on the bottom of the world. Here's a hint: It's dark. And cold.

By the way, news from AMC is that the film "American Sniper" is supposed to open on Jan. 16.

Anyway, go see a movie. And enjoy.