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FILM SHORTS This guy Reviewers: Bob Grimm, Juan-Carlos alone, it’s a big mess. The movie picks up 27 years after the first part, with the grown- Selznick and Neesa Sonoquie. up Losers Club—played by Bill Hader (Richie), (Beverly) and James McAvoy (Bill), among others—being Opening this week called back to their hometown where a rematch with the morphing Pennywise the clown is in order. That’s it for the plot. The Abominable adults split up, suffer some individual hor- A computer-animated feature about a teen rors at the hands of Pennywise (Bill Skars- girl who finds a Yeti on her roof and helps gard), then wind up back together for the her new friend find his way back to his home finale. After a solid start, the performers at Mr. Everest. Cinemark 14, Feather River just run from set piece to set piece, setting

Cinemas. Rated PG. the table for some CGI scares mixed with saves you money. the occasional practical effects. Even at Chulas Fronteras nearly three hours, this movie comes off as A 4k restoration of “Beautiful Borders,” Les rushed and haphazard. Despite this, Hader Blank’s 1976 documentary on the music and rules as Richie in the same way Finn Wolf- culture on both sides of the U.S./Mexico hard ruled the character in the first one. border. Two showings: Saturday (Sept 28, 1 He’s funny, he’s aces at looking scared, p.m.) and Sunday (Sept 29, 7 p.m.). Pageant and he can handle the heavy drama. He Theatre. Not rated. and Skarsgard make chunks of this movie worth watching. It Chapter Two drags the Luce overall grade for both movies together to 4See review this issue. Pageant Theatre. somewhere around a B-minus. Cinemark Rated R —J.C.S. 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —B.G. The Lion King Now playing Jon Favreau (Elf, Iron Man) directs this photorealistic CGI remake of the 1994 Disney animated classic that features an 4Ad Astra impressive cast of voice actors, including See review this issue. Cinemark 14, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S. Seth Rogen, John Oliver and, naturally, as Mufasa. Cinemark 14. Brittany Runs a Marathon Rated PG. A dramedy starring Jillian Bell as a woman who sets out to lose weight and train for running the Marathon. Overcomer Cinemark 14. Rated R. A Christian-based film about a high-school basketball coach who faces a crisis of faith Downton Abbey and a new challenge as a mentor for an The popular British television show comes unlikely cross-country athlete. Feather to the big screen, with the familiar cast of River Cinemas. Rated PG. characters being visited at their English country house by the king and queen. The Peanut Butter Falcon Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG. The story of teen boy with Down syndrome (Zack Gottsagen) who runs away and sets off on a journey to a wrestling camp to re- Good Boys alize his dream of becoming a pro wrestler. Three sixth-grade boys embark on an epic, Also starring Shia LaBeouf, R-rated coming-of-age odyssey. Cinemark and Bruce Dern. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13. 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R. Rambo: Last Blood Hustlers Sylvester Stallone returns as traumatized Constance Wu, , Julia Stiles Vietnam vet John Rambo, who has to and star as a crew of strippers who conjure up his superior fighting skills when hustle money from clients who he ventures into Mexican drug cartel ter- frequent the club. Inspired by a true-life ritory on “one final mission.” Cinemark 14, 2015 story that appeared in New York maga- Feather River Cinemas. Rated R. zine. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Alvin Schwartz’s 1980s series of children’s It Chapter Two scary short stories gets the cinematic hor- 2If you look at this sequel as a stand- ror treatment. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

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