Review: Bros, Blonde, Hocus Pocus 2, and God’s Creatures

Billy Eichner is here with his delightful new rom-com Bros. Ana de Armas steps into the famous white dress in Blonde. The Sanderson Sisters return in Hocus Pocus 2. Finally Emily Watson and Paul Mescal shine in the very dark God’s Creatures.

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More about Bros:

This fall, Universal Pictures proudly presents the first romantic comedy from a major studio about two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They’re both very busy.

Starring: Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Ts Madison, Monica Raymund, Guillermo Diaz, Guy Branum, Amanda Bearse, Bowen Yang, Jim Rash, Dot-Marie Jones

More about Blonde:

Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.

Starring: Ana de Armas, Bobby Cannavale, Adrien Brody, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel, and Evan Williams.

More about Hocus Pocus 2:

It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.

Starring: Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Doug Jones, Sam Richardson, Hannah Waddingham, Tony Hale, Whitney Peak, Belisa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham.

More about God’s Creatures:

In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community in this tense, sweepingly emotional epic.

Starring: Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Isabelle Connolly