By Chip Chandler — Producer

Coming to Amarillo theaters in the week ahead: Queens, (Nutcracker) princes, bloody dancers and catfishers.

New in theaters

• Bohemian Rhapsody: Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) stars as the insanely talented Freddie Mercury in this new biopic. Reviews are pretty mixed for the film, though Malek himself is getting considerable praise. (PG-13 for thematic elements, suggestive material, drug content and language; click here for showtimes at United Artists Amarillo Star 14, 8275 W. Amarillo Blvd.; Cinergy Amarillo, 9201 Cinergy Square; and Cinemark Hollywood 16, 9100 Canyon Drive)
• Juliet, Naked: Rose Byrne stars as the neglected girlfriend of a man (Chris O'Dowd) who's obsessed with a fading rock star (Ethan Hawke) — then she meets the singer for herself. Reviews are rather solid for this adaptation of a Nick Hornby novel. (R for language; click here for showtimes at Premiere Cinemas Westgate Mall 6)
• Nobody's Fool: Tyler Perry's latest comedy stars the red-hot Tiffany Haddish as a recently paroled ex-con trying to save her sister from a suspected catfisher. No reviews have been released. (R for sexual content and language throughout, and for drug material; click here for showtimes at United Artists Amarillo Star 14, Cinergy Amarillo and Cinemark Hollywood 16)
• The Nutcracker and the Four Realms: The Tchaikovsky ballet gets the full-on CGI treatment in this new family holiday film, starring Morgan Freeman as Drosselmeyer, Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Mackenzie Foy as Clara. (PG for some mild peril; click here for showtimes at United Artists Amarillo Star 14, Cinergy Amarillo and Cinemark Hollywood 16)
• Silencio: This convoluted sci-fi drama, inspired by the Mexican Zone of Silence, features meteorite crashes, time travel and resurrection, along with genre favorite John Noble. But reviews are pretty terrible. (R for some violence; click here for showtimes at Premiere Cinemas Westgate Mall 6)
• Suspiria: Director Luca Guadagnino remakes Dario Argento's giallo classic, with an ambitious dancer (Dakota Johnson) finding much more than she bargained for at a German academy. (R for disturbing content involving ritualistic violence, bloody images and graphic nudity, and for some language including sexual references; click here for showtimes at Cinemark Hollywood 16)

Special engagements

• Nov. 1: Faith-based urban drama Never Heard will screen at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 3 and 5: A double-feature of Dragon Ball Z films — Bardock: The Father of Goku and Fusion Reborn — will screen at 12:55 p.m. Nov. 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 4: A 10th anniversary reissue of the original Mamma Mia! will screen at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 and 4 and 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at Amarillo Star 14.

Upcoming

• Nov. 8: Advance tickets are on sale now for family holiday film Dr. Seuss' The Grinch at Amarillo Star 14, Cinergy Amarillo and Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 8: Advance tickets are on sale now for supernatural war thriller Overlord at Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16. Others may follow.
• Nov. 8: Advance tickets are on sale now for thriller The Girl in the Spider's Web at Amarillo Star 14. Others may follow.
• Nov. 8: A performance captured live from the Festspielhaus in the Bavarian Alps, Hymn: Sarah Brightman in Concert will screen at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Hollywood 16. 
• Nov. 10 and 14: The Met: Live in HD series continues with composer Nico Muhly's new opera Marnie, starring Isabel Leonard and Christopher Maltman in a reimagining of the Winston Graham novel and Alfred Hitchcock film. It'll screen live at 11:55 a.m. Nov. 10 and encore at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 11 and 14: The TCM Big Screen Classics series continues with a 30th anniversary screening of iconic action film Die Hard at 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 11 and 14 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 12: The animated favorite Batman: Mask of the Phantasm will screen in a 25th anniversary presentation at 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 13: Get a sneak preview of new Harry Potter franchise installment Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald at  7 p.m. Nov. 13 at Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 13: Cirque du Soleil's stage show Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities will screen at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 13: Faith-based documentary Restoring Tomorrow will screen at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 15 and 19: A filmed-on-stage version of Broadway musical Bandstand, about a group of World War II vets who work through their post-war trauma by forming a swing band, will encore at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 and 19 at Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 15: Advance tickets are on sale now for Harry Potter franchise Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald at Amarillo Star 14, Cinergy Amarillo and Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 15: Advance tickets are on sale now for adoption comedy Instant Family and crime thriller Widows at Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16. Others may follow.
• Nov. 16: Family drama We the Animals, based on the Justin Torres novel, will open at Premiere Cinemas Westgate Mall 6, 7701 W. Interstate 40.
• Nov. 18 to 20: The Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 continues with the classic Castle in the Sky at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16. An English-dubbed version will screen at 12:55 p.m. Nov. 18 and 7 p.m. Nov. 20, with a subtitled version screening at 7 p.m. Nov. 19.
• Nov. 19: Advance tickets are on sale now for the latest revamp of Robin Hood at Amarillo Star 14. Others may follow.
• Nov. 21: Sports drama sequel Creed II, period comedy/drama Green Book and animated sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet are scheduled to open nationally, but advance tickets are not yet on sale.
• Nov. 24 to Dec. 1: The new Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us will screen at 12:55 p.m. Nov. 24, 7 p.m. Nov. 26 and 28, and 12:55 p.m. Dec. 1 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 25 and 27: A 40th anniversary screening of Superman with Christopher Reeve will play at 3 p.m. Nov. 25  at Amarillo Star 14 and 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at Hollywood 16 and 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at both.
• Nov. 29: Get insight into Santa Fe's beguilingly bizarre art installation in Meow Wolf: Origin Story at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 29 to Dec. 8: Time-traveling anime film Mirai (a potential Oscar nominee, based on the tea leaves I'm reading) will screen at 7 and 8 p.m. Nov. 29, 7 p.m. Dec. 5 and 12:55 p.m. Dec. 8 at Hollywood 16.
• Nov. 30: Horror film The Possession of Hannah Grace is scheduled to open nationally, but advance tickets are not yet on sale.

Listings at a glance

Click on titles for my reviews and on theaters for showtimes. (AS-14 = Amarillo Star 14; CA = Cinergy Amarillo; H-16 = Hollywood 16, WM-6 = Westgate Mall 6)

• Bohemian Rhapsody (AS-14, CA, H-16)
• First Man (H-16)
• Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (AS-14, CA, H-16)
• Halloween (AS-14, CA, H-16)
• The Hate U Give (AS-14, H-16)
• Hell Fest (WM-6)
• Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (WM-6)
• The House with a Clock in Its Walls (WM-6)
• Hunter Killer (AS-14, CA, H-16)
• Indivisible (AS-14, H-16)
• Juliet, Naked (WM-6)
• The Meg (WM-6)
• Mid90s (H-16)
• Night School (AS-14, H-16)
• Nobody's Fool (AS-14, CA, H-16)
• The Nun (WM-6)
• The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (AS-14, CA, H-16)
• The Old Man & The Gun (H-16) (Interview with costume designer and Amarillo native Annell Brodeur)
• The Predator (WM-6)
• Silencio (WM-6)
• Smallfoot (H-16)
• A Star Is Born (AS-14, CA, H-16)
• Suspiria (H-16)
• Venom (AS-14, CA, H-16)

Chip Chandler is a producer for Panhandle PBS and a member of GALECA. He can be contacted at Chip.Chandler@actx.edu, at @chipchandler1 on Twitter and on Facebook.