SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (The Daily Dish) — It’s a spooky weekend for new releases but will Barbie continue to dominate, or does something wicked this way come? Patrick Beatty is here to tell you which you should see, or what to skip.
NOTE: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the entertainment reviewed here wouldn’t exist.
Haunted Mansion

Where to Watch: Theaters
Directed By:
Justin Simien
Written By:
Katie Dippold
Starring:
LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Jamie-Lee Curtis, Danny DeVito
Genre:
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Rated R
All media courtesy of Walt Disney Studios
See It or Skip It? See It
Talk To Me

Where to Watch: Theaters
Directed By:
Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
Written By:
Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman, Daley Pearson
Starring:
Ari McCarthy, Hamish Phillips, Kit Erhart-Bruce
Genre:
Horror, Thriller
Rated R
All media courtesy of A24
See It or Skip It? See It
The Beanie Bubble

Where to Watch: Apple TV+
Directed By:
Kristin Gore, Damian Kulash
Written By:
Kristin Gore, Zac Bissonnette
Starring:
Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook, Geraldine Viswanathan, Zach Galifianakis
Genre:
Comedy, Drama