Friday’s openings: Mountains and monumental jerks

On this overcast Monday morning, it seems as if summer has already deserted us. Oh, please, say it ain't so. Anyway, we always have the coming week's movie openings to look forward to. Friday's openings are as follows:

"Captive": Here is what IMDB has to say: "A single mother (Kate Mara) struggling with drug addiction is taken hostage in her own apartment by a man on the run (David Oyelowo) after breaking out of jail and murdering the judge assigned to his case." Happens every day, right?

"Black Mass": Johnny Depp portrays the notorious Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, whose exploits included co-opting local and federal authorities and going on a decades-long run from the law. Captain Jack Sparrow would be proud, arrrgh!

"Everest" (3D IMAX only): Thrills, chills, storms and impending death, all portrayed in 3D on the BIG screen. Bring a sweater.

"Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials": After escaping the Maze, our protagonists must adapt to a desolate landscape. What, no iPhones?

"Grandma": Lily Tomlin returns to the big screen to play a non-PC elderly woman who decides to help out her pregnant granddaughter. And that's the truth.

And at the Magic Lantern:

"Best of Enemies": This documentary explores the battle between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal that took place during television coverage of the 1968 presidential conventions. If you weren't watching, the blood was all metaphorical.