Friday’s openings: Can you laugh on Halloween?
Above: Friday is Halloween. Enjoy the night, find someone to hug, then go see a movie.
Seems as if messages are on the movie menu this week. From racism to media manipulation, Friday's openings promise to offer a bit of education along with the standard dose of entertainment. Let's hope the mix is a good one. Friday is, after all, Halloween.
Friday's openings are as follows:
"Dear White People": Racial issues arise for black students attending an Ivy League college. Village Voice critic Stephanie Zacharek calls this first-time feature by Justin Simien "one of the sharpest and most audacious comedies of the year." Yeah, but will we laugh?
"Blue Room" (in French with English subtitles): A sexual fling is remembered in different ways by the two participants, catching a man by surprise. And it leaves him feeling bleu.
"Pride": Based in fact, this "Full Monty" replica explores the partnership of gay activists and Welsh miners in 1984. Again, is this a laughing matter?
"Nightcrawler": Jake Gyllenhaal stars as guy who, desperate to find work, becomes an ethics-challenged freelance crime reporter. Sounds like your average TMZ reporter.
"Before I Go to Sleep": After suffering trauma, a woman wakes every morning with no memory.
"Saw 10th Anniversary": Just in time for Halloween.