THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS

WEDNESDAY

8:00 am. . . . . . . . . . . The Christmas Shoes ››

(’02, Drama) A workaholic attorney rediscovers the true meaning of love and the holiday season after he crosses paths with a boy. (cc) . . . LIFE 9:00 am Trick ’r Treat ›› (’ 07, Horror) Interwoven stories demonstrate that some traditions are best not forgotten, as the residents of a small town face real ghosts and goblins on Halloween. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC 10:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Christmas Kiss ››› (’ 11, Romance) Trapped in an elevator, a designer shares an impulsive kiss with the boyfriend of her new boss. (cc). LIFE 10:00 am . . Winter Meeting ›› (’ 48, Drama) A troubled heiress falls in love with a World War II hero who becomes a priest. (cc) . . . . . . . . TCM 10:30 am . What We Do in the Shadows ›››

(’14, Comedy) Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 11:00 am Insidious ››› (’ 10, Horror) Parents take drastic measures when it seems their new home is haunted and their comatose son is possessed by a malevolent entity. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC NOON Jumanji ›› (’ 95, Children’s) A magic boardgame brings forth African perils and a guy who disappeared in 1969 while playing it. (cc) FREE NOON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Know Where

I’m Going! ›››› (’ 45, Romance-Comedy) A young Englishwoman aims to marry a tycoon but finds love with a naval officer instead. (cc) TCM 12:30 pm The Huntsman: Winter’s War ›› (’ 16, Fantasy) A huntsman and a fellow warrior battle an ice queen and her evil, resurrected sister. (cc) ........................................... FX 12:36 pm Sinister ›› (’ 12, Horror) A true-crime novelist and his family become the targets of a supernatural entity when he uses found footage to unravel the murders of his home’s previous occupants. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY

1:30 pm Insidious: Chapter 2 ›› (’ 13, Horror) The Lamberts believe that they have defeated the spirits that haunted their family, but they soon discover that evil is not beaten so easily. (cc) AMC 1:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Enchanted Cottage ›››› (’ 45, Romance) A disfigured veteran and his homely bride look beautiful to each other in a seaside cottage. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM

2:00 pm Just Wright ›› (’ 10, Romance-Comedy) A physical therapist falls in love with her patient, a basketball player, but he only has eyes for her best friend. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET

2:00 pm Diary of a Mad Black Woman ›› (’ 05, Comedy-Drama) A woman must put her life back together after her husband of 18 years abruptly kicks her out of the house. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . VH1

2:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride ››› (’ 05, Children’s) Animated. In 19th-century Europe, a gifted pianist mistakenly weds a dead woman who takes him to the underworld. (cc) ......................................... FREE

3:00 pm Snitch ›› (’ 13, Crime Drama) To save his teenage son from an unjust prison sentence, a businessman makes a deal with a U.S. attorney to infiltrate a dangerous drug cartel and become an informant. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A&E

3:00 pm Ghostbusters ›› (’ 16, Comedy) Armed with proton packs and plenty of attitude, four women prepare for an epic battle as mischievous ghosts start to wreak havoc in New York. (cc) ........................................... FX

3:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Book of Eli ›› (’ 10, Adventure) A lone warrior faces many dangers as he carries hope for humanity’s redemption across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT

3:30 pm Random Harvest ››› (’ 42, Drama) An amnesiac World War I British veteran marries a chorus girl, then forgets her. (cc) . . . . . . . TCM

4:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madea’s Witness Protection ›› (’ 12, Comedy) Placed under federal protection in Madea’s Southern home, a Wall Street banker and his dysfunctional family get a taste of the no-nonsense matriarch’s special brand of tough love. (cc) . . . . . . . . . VH1

4:30 pm Matilda ››› (’ 96, Children’s) A little girl develops extraordinary mental abilities, despite neglectful parents and a brutal headmistress.

(cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

5:30 pm . . . . . . . . Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

›› (’ 16, Action) Investigator Jack Reacher goes on the lam to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy that involves the death of U.S. soldiers. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A&E

5:30 pm . . . . . . . . The A-Team ›› (’ 10, Action) Framed to take the fall for a heinous crime, an elite operative and his men go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the real perpetrator. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT

6:00 pm Goosebumps ››› (’ 15, Fantasy) Author R.L. Stine, his young daughter and their new neighbor must save the day when the monsters from the Goosebumps books magically come to life. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX

6:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Desire Me

›› (’ 47, Romance) A Frenchwoman’s husband, thought to be dead, returns from war and finds her in love with one of his comrades. (cc) TCM 6:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . Monsters, Inc. ››› (’ 01, Children’s) Animated. A blue behemoth and his short, one-eyed assistant work in a giant factory that exists to scare children. (cc). . . . . . . . FREE

7:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insidious: The

Last Key ›› (’ 18, Horror) Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, N.M., to investigate a claim of a haunting in her childhood home. She must soon confront and destroy her greatest fear — the demon that she accidentally set free years earlier. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY

8:00 pm American Sniper ››› (’ 14, War) Sniper and U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle saves many lives on battlefields in Iraq while striving to be a good husband and father to his loved ones back in America. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A&E

8:00 pm Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween ›› (’18, Fantasy) Best friends Sonny and Sam meet Slappy, a mischievous dummy who brings his ghoulish friends back to life — just in time for Halloween. As the town becomes overrun with monsters, the boys join forces to save Sonny’s mom and foil Slappy’s wicked plan. (cc) . . FX

8:00 pm . . . The Best Man ››› (’ 64, Drama) Presidential contenders vie for their party’s nod and a dying ex-president’s blessing. (cc) TCM

8:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monsters University ››› (’ 13, Children’s) Animated. Back in their college days, Mike Wazowski’s fierce rivalry with natural-born Scarer Sulley gets them both kicked out of Monster University’s elite Scare Program. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

9:00 pm Diary of a Mad Black Woman ›› (’ 05, Comedy-Drama) A woman must put her life back together after her husband of 18 years abruptly kicks her out of the house. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . VH1

9:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It Follows ››› (’ 14, Horror) Following a strange sexual encounter, a teenager has disturbing visions and the inescapable feeling that someone — or something — is stalking her. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY 10:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goosebumps ››› (’ 15, Fantasy) Author R.L. Stine, his young daughter and their new neighbor must save the day when the monsters from the Goosebumps books magically come to life. (cc). . . . . . . . . FX 10:00 pm . . Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

›› (’ 99, Science Fiction) As an enemy threatens the peaceful Galactic Republic, 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker comes under the tutelage of young Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT 10:00 pm The Last Hurrah ››› (’ 58, Drama) An aging New England politician struggles to maintain his position as mayor in a hard-fought and questionable campaign. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 10:08 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Purge: Anarchy

›› (’ 14, Action) During a night of governmentsanctioned mayhem, a man’s mission to avenge his late son turns into a quest to protect a group of strangers from violent assailants. (cc) . USA 11:30 pm . . . The Italian Job ››› (’ 03, Crime Drama) A master thief and his crew plan to steal back a fortune in gold bullion after they lose it to a double-crossing gang member. (cc). PARMT 11:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madea’s Witness Protection ›› (’ 12, Comedy) Placed under federal protection in Madea’s Southern home, a Wall Street banker and his dysfunctional family get a taste of the no-nonsense matriarch’s special brand of tough love. (cc) . . . . . . . . . VH1 MIDNIGHT Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween ›› (’ 18, Fantasy) Best friends Sonny and Sam meet Slappy, a mischievous dummy who brings his ghoulish friends back to life — just in time for Halloween. As the town becomes overrun with monsters, the boys join forces to save Sonny’s mom and foil Slappy’s wicked plan. (cc) . . FX MIDNIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Nightmare on Elm Street ››› (’ 84, Horror) Freddy Krueger, a badly burned boogeyman with razors on his glove, haunts and kills teens in their dreams. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY

12:15 am The Great McGinty ››› (’ 40, Comedy) A dimwitted drifter finds his values changing after he is manipulated into becoming a successful public official. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM

1:03 am . . . American Sniper ››› (’ 14, War) Sniper and U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle saves many lives on battlefields in Iraq while striving to be a good husband and father to his loved ones back in America. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A&E

1:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kill Bill: Vol. 2 ›››

(’04, Action) Before confronting her former boss, an assassin goes after the man’s younger brother and her one-eyed counterpart. (cc) . . PARMT

THURSDAY

7:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Devil Doll

›› (’ 36, Horror) Paul is wrongfully convicted of robbery and murder, and breaks out of prison using a scientist’s shrinking invention. (cc) TCM 9:00 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pet Sematary

Two ›› (’ 92, Horror) A teen and his buddy take a shot-dead dog to a sacred burial ground where it comes back to life, riled. (cc). . . . . . . . . . AMC

9:30 am Ghostbusters ›› (’ 16, Comedy) Armed with proton packs and plenty of attitude, four women prepare for an epic battle as mischievous ghosts start to wreak havoc in New York. (cc) ........................................... FX

9:45 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insidious: The

Last Key ›› (’ 18, Horror) Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, N.M., to investigate a claim of a haunting in her childhood home. She must soon confront and destroy her greatest fear — the demon that she accidentally set free years earlier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY

9:45 am Man Alive ›› (’ 45, Comedy) A reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend. ......................................... TCM 10:00 am Love for Christmas ››› (’ 12, RomanceComedy) Thanks to two golden retrievers and a young girl, a woman and a naval officer fall in love during the holidays. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . LIFE 11:00 am . Tormented ›› (’ 60, Horror) A jazz pianist is haunted by his dead ex-lover’s crawling hand and floating head. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . TCM NOON Ghostbusters ››› (’ 84, Comedy) Armed with proton packs, four paranormal investigators battle mischievous ghouls in New York. (cc) FREE 12:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angel on My Shoulder ››› (’ 46, Fantasy) A slain gangster breaks his deal with the devil, who has brought him back as an honest judge. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM

1:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ››› (’ 13, Biography) In 1946, Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signs Jackie Robinson to the team in defiance of major league baseball’s notorious color barrier. (cc) .......................................... VH1

2:00 pm My Dog’s Christmas Miracle ››› (’ 11, Children’s) A dog tries to thwart the romance between her owner and a widowed architect. (cc) .......................................... LIFE 2:00 pm A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child ›› (’ 89, Horror) A young woman wages a desperate battle to protect the soul of her unborn child from dream stalker Freddy Krueger. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY

2:15 pm Night of Dark Shadows ›› (’ 71, Horror) An artist and his bride move into his family mansion, haunted by a ghoulish ancestor. (cc) TCM 2:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ouija: Origin of Evil ›› (’ 16, Horror) A séance scam leads to terror when an evil spirit possesses a widow’s youngest daughter in 1967 Los Angeles. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX

2:30 pm Ghostbusters II ›› (’ 89, Comedy) Now the parapsychologists are trying to rid New York of stress-related pink slime. (cc) . . . . . . . . FREE

3:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . The Karate Kid ›› (’ 10, Children’s) A Chinese maintenance man instructs an American boy in the art of kung fu to help the youth face down bullies at his new school. (cc) ......................................... MTV

4:00 pm A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master ›› (’ 88, Horror) Grotesque Freddy Krueger gives some more suburban teenagers something to dream about. (cc) . . . . . . . . SYFY

4:00 pm Freedom Writers ››› (’ 07, Drama) A dedicated Los Angeles teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to believe in themselves and achieve academic success. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . VH1

4:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Maze Runner ›› (’ 14, Science Fiction) A teen awakes within a massive maze with other teens, with no memory of his past other than dreams about an organization known as WCKD. He hopes to escape by piecing together fragments of his past and clues he discovers in the labyrinth. (cc) ........................................... FX

5:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Nightmare Before Christmas ›››› (’ 93, Children’s) Animated. The Pumpkin King gives the yuletide season a touch of Halloween in an animated tale from the mind of Tim Burton. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

5:15 pm From Hell It Came ›› (’ 57, Science Fiction) Atomic researchers flee from a tribal prince, back from the dead as a walking tree stump. (cc) TCM 6:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge ›› (’ 85, Horror) Mass murderer Freddy Krueger invades the nightmares of a new teenager and uses his body to continue his dirty work. (cc) ......................................... SYFY

6:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ››› (’ 13, Biography) In 1946, Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signs Jackie Robinson to the team in defiance of major league baseball’s notorious color barrier. (cc) .......................................... VH1

6:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sleepy Hollow ›››

(’99, Horror) A Colonial-era constable probes a series of grisly decapitations in an upstate New York hamlet. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

7:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ›› (’ 18, Adventure) Owen and Claire return to the island of Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that’s about to erupt. They soon encounter terrifying new breeds of gigantic dinos while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire planet. (cc) ........................................... FX

7:00 pm Goodfellas ›››› (’ 90, Crime Drama) In the 1950s an Irish-Italian hoodlum joins the New York Mafia, but his mob career is not what he expected. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT

7:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday the 13th ›› (’ 80, Horror) The reopening of Camp Crystal Lake spells murder and mayhem for a group of sexually promiscuous counselors. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC

8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Nightmare on Elm Street ››› (’ 84, Horror) Freddy Krueger, a badly burned boogeyman with razors on his glove, haunts and kills teens in their dreams. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY

8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Man

of Steel ›› (’ 13, Action) Though struggling with the ramifications of his extraordinary origin and abilities, young Clark Kent must become a hero and save those he loves from a dire threat. (cc) .......................................... TNT

8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kung Fu Panda ››› (’ 08, Children’s) Animated. Chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, a clumsy panda must become a martial-arts master and defend his people from a villainous snow leopard. (cc) ......................................... NICK

8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . Winchester ’73 ››› (’ 50, Western) Lin McAdam wins a sharp-shooting contest and claims a Winchester rifle as a prize. When Dutch sneaks into McAdam’s room and steals the weapon, McAdam chases Dutch across the state and toward an epic confrontation. (cc) ......................................... TCM

9:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . Smoke ›› (’ 95, Drama) A Brooklyn cigar store plays host to the colorful lives of an assorted group of New Yorkers. BET 9:00 pm Beetlejuice ››› (’ 88, Comedy) A ghoul helps a newly dead couple haunt the tasteless new owners of their beloved home. (cc) FREE 10:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ›› (’ 18, Adventure) Owen and Claire return to the island of Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that’s about to erupt. They soon encounter terrifying new breeds of gigantic dinos while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire planet. (cc) ........................................... FX 10:00 pm Jurassic Park ››› (’ 93, Adventure) An entrepreneur invites scientists, a mathematics theorist and others to his jungle theme-park featuring dinosaurs regenerated from DNA. (cc) PARMT

10:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge ›› (’ 85, Horror) Mass murderer Freddy Krueger invades the nightmares of a new teenager and uses his body to continue his dirty work. (cc) ......................................... SYFY 10:00 pm . . She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ›››

(’49, Western) A retirement-bound U.S. Cavalry officer is reluctant to turn command over to an inexperienced comrade. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 11:00 pm Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ›› (’ 16, Action) Convinced that Superman is now a threat to humanity, Batman embarks on a personal vendetta to end his reign on Earth, while the conniving Lex Luthor launches his own crusade against the Man of Steel. (cc) . . . TNT MIDNIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master ›› (’ 88, Horror) Grotesque Freddy Krueger gives some more suburban teenagers something to dream about. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY MIDNIGHT . . . . . Booty Call ›› (’ 97, Comedy)

Two longtime friends hope that lust will prevail during a wild double date, in a humorous look at safe sex. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1