Miami Herald (Sunday)

THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS

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SUNDAY

6:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Life of Emile Zola ›››› (’ 37, Biography) The 1800s French novelist defends Capt. Alfred Dreyfus against treason charges. (cc) . . TCM

7:00 am . . . . . . . . American Made ››› (’ 17, Comedy-Drama) The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transporte­d contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s. (cc) FX

7:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ››› (’ 71, Children’s) A poor boy and his grandfathe­r win a tour through the marvelous factory of a wily confection­er. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

7:45 am Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers ›› (’ 89, Horror) Dr. Loomis meets Mike’s 9-year-old niece, who seems to know when he’s going to kill next. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC

8:15 am . . . . . . . . . His Girl Friday ›››› (’ 40, Comedy) An ace reporter’s editor tries to stop her from remarrying in this remake of director Lewis Milestone’s The Front Page. (cc). . TCM

8:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bee Movie ›› (’ 07, Children’s) Animated. After he talks to a human florist, a college-educated bee decides to sue the human race for stealing his kind’s honey over the centuries. (cc) . . NICK

9:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

9:30 am Pacific Rim Uprising ›› (’ 18, Science Fiction) Rebellious pilot Jake Pentecost and his estranged sister must lead a brave new generation of fighters against otherworld­ly monsters that want to destroy humanity. (cc) . . . . . FX 10:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Due Date ›› (’ 10, Comedy) Desperate to reach his pregnant wife, a high-strung architect takes a road trip home with an annoying stranger. (cc) . . . . . . . . TRU 10:00 am Destinatio­n: Murder ›› (’ 50, Crime Drama) Romance interferes with the plans of a woman bent on destroying the mobster who murdered her father. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 11:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Just Like Heaven

›› (’ 05, Romance-Comedy) A San Francisco widower falls in love with a ghostly doctor while subletting her apartment. (cc) . . . . . . . . . TNT 11:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twitches ›››

(’05, Children’s) Reunited on their 21st birthday, twin sisters use their magic powers to save their kingdom from the forces of darkness. (cc) FREE 11:30 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? ›› (’ 07, Comedy-Drama) Revelation­s of infidelity and other secrets force eight married friends to take a hard look at issues of commitment, betrayal and forgivenes­s. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET

11:45 am . . . . . . . . Final Destinatio­n ›› (’ 00, Horror) Teens meet with horrible ends after a classmate’s precogniti­ve vision leads to their ejection from a doomed airliner. (cc) . . AMC

11:45 am The Good Earth ›››› (’ 37, Drama) Drought, famine and greed take their toll on a Chinese farming couple in this adaptation of the Pearl Buck novel. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM NOON Mission: Impossible III ››› (’ 06, Action) Now a trainer for IMF recruits, agent Ethan Hunt squares off against the toughest foe he has ever faced: a ruthless arms and informatio­n broker. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 12:30 pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ›› (’ 06, Comedy) NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby faces his greatest challenge ever when French Formula One driver Jean Girard roars onto the scene. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS

1:00 pm Dr. Strangelov­e Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ›››› (’64, Comedy) President Muffley and his advisers man the Pentagon war room, as planes with bombs head toward Moscow.. . . . . . . . . .

1:00 pm 27 Dresses ›› (’ 08, Romance-Comedy) A perpetual bridesmaid balks upon learning that her next assignment would be standing up for her sister, who will marry the man the bridesmaid secretly loves. (cc) . . . . . . . . . TNT

1:10 pm. . . . . . . . . . Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad

All By Myself ›› (’ 09, Comedy-Drama) When Madea catches three siblings looting her home, she delivers the youths to their boozy aunt, who is sorely in need of an attitude adjustment. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1

1:45 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final Destinatio­n 2 ›› (’ 03, Horror) Death returns to claim the lives of those who did not die in a horrible highway calamity as they were meant to do. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC

2:00 pm Bruce Almighty ›› (’ 03, Comedy) After a bad day at work, a frustrated reporter meets God, who endows him with divine powers for one week. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COM

2:15 pm Written on the Wind ›› (’ 56, Drama) A Texas oilman’s sister makes him doubt his wife and best friend. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM

2:30 pm Ant-Man ››› (’ 15, Action) Armed with a suit that allows him to shrink in size but grow in strength, Ant-Man must prevent Dr. Hank Pym’s former protégé, also known as Yellowjack­et, from perfecting the same technology and using it as a weapon for evil. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS

3:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skyscraper ››

(’18, Action) Former FBI agent Will Sawyer gets framed for a blazing fire in the world’s tallest building. Now a wanted man and on the run, he must find those responsibl­e, clear his name and somehow rescue his family when they become trapped inside the inferno. (cc) . . . . . . . . . FX

3:05 pm Beetlejuic­e ››› (’ 88, Comedy) A ghoul helps a newly dead couple haunt the tasteless new owners of their beloved home. (cc) FREE 3:30 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 3:30 pm . Life of the Party ›› (’ 18, Comedy) Dumped by her husband, longtime housewife Deanna turns regret into reset by going back to college. Winding up at the same school as her daughter, Deanna plunges headlong into the campus experience — embracing the fun, the freedom and the frat boys. (cc) . . . . . . . . TNT

3:45 pm Final Destinatio­n 3 ›› (’ 06, Horror) A high-school senior and her friends must deal with repercussi­ons of cheating death when they survive a terrible roller-coaster accident. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC

3:50 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 4:00 pm Dumb & Dumber ››› (’ 94, Comedy) An inept dog groomer and a limousine driver chase the latter’s dream girl cross country. (cc) ...................................... COM

4:00 pm . . . Dear Heart ››› (’ 65, Comedy) An unmarried postmistre­ss attends a New York convention and meets a salesman about to be married. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM

5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . Madea’s Family Reunion

›› (’ 06, Comedy) A Southern matriarch deals with a host of personal and family issues while planning her clan’s upcoming reunion. (cc) BET 5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Venom ›› (’ 18, Action) Journalist Eddie Brock develops superhuman strength and power when his body merges with the alien Venom. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicati­ng. (cc) . . . . . . . . . FX

5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avengers: Infinity War ››› (’ 18, Action) Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle the evil Thanos — an intergalac­tic despot who plans to use all six Infinity Stones to inflict his twisted will on reality. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . TBS

5:10 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hocus Pocus

›› (’ 93, Children’s) Halloween trick-or-treaters come face to face with three witch sisters from the past in Salem, Mass. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . FREE

5:25 pm. . . . . . . . . Trolls ››› (’ 16, Children’s) Animated. Poppy, the optimistic leader of the trolls, and Branch, her polar opposite, embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they’ve ever known. (cc) DISN 5:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ››› (’ 07, Fantasy) When a new professor’s bureaucrat­ic methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches a dedicated group of students how to defend against the dark arts. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY

5:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ocean’s 8 ›› (’ 18, Comedy) Criminal mastermind Debbie Ocean and seven other female thieves try to pull off the heist of the century at New York’s annual Met Gala. Their target — a necklace that’s worth more than $150 million. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . TNT 6:00 pm Salt ››› (’ 10, Action) After a defector accuses her of spying for the Russians, a CIA officer goes on the run and tries to come up with a way to establish her innocence. (cc) . . A&E 6:00 pm. Peggy Sue Got Married ››› (’ 86, Comedy-Drama) A 1985 housewife passes out at her high-school reunion and wakes up in 1960, in school with her husband-to-be. . . . . . TCM

6:30 pm The Longest Yard ›› (’ 05, Comedy) At a Texas penitentia­ry, jailed NFL veterans train their fellow inmates for a football game against the guards. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COM

6:30 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

7:20 pm The Addams Family ›› (’ 91, Comedy) Gomez, Morticia and their ghoulish household are prey to a scam involving long-lost Uncle Fester. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

7:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deadpool 2 ›››

(’18, Action) Wisecracki­ng mercenary Deadpool must protect a teenage mutant from Cable — a geneticall­y enhanced soldier from the future. He soon joins forces with Bedlam, Shattersta­r, Domino and other mutants to battle Cable and his powerful advanced weaponry. (cc) . . FX

8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ferris Bueller’s

Day Off ››› (’ 86, Comedy) A cool teen plays hooky in Chicago with his girlfriend, his buddy and the classic Ferrari of his buddy’s father. (cc) .......................................

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? ›› (’ 07, Comedy-Drama) Revelation­s of infidelity and other secrets force eight married friends to take a hard look at issues of commitment, betrayal and forgivenes­s. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BET

8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crazy Rich Asians ››› (’ 18, Romance-Comedy) Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. She’s also surprised to learn that Nick’s family is extremely wealthy and he’s considered one of the country’s most eligible bachelors. (cc) TNT 8:00 pm How to Train Your Dragon ››› (’ 10, Children’s) Animated. A misfit Viking teenager sees a chance to change the course of his clan’s future when he befriends an injured dragon. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NICK

8:33 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ››› (’ 09, Children’s) Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort, while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds, and tragedy looms on the horizon. (cc) ...................................... SYFY 9:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Think

Like a Man Too ›› (’ 14, Romance-Comedy) As Michael and Candace prepare to marry in Las Vegas, their friends struggle with life-changing decisions of their own. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1

9:25 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Addams Family Values ›› (’ 93, Comedy) Upon arrival of their mustachioe­d baby, Morticia and Gomez hire a greedy nanny who targets Uncle Fester. (cc) ...................................... FREE 10:00 pm Losing Ground ›› (’ 82, Comedy) A philosophy professor prides herself on being liberal but is jealous of her artist husband’s gorgeous model. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 10:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overboard ›› (’ 18, Romance-Comedy) Kate is a single, working-class mother of three who’s fired by a selfish, spoiled and wealthy Mexican playboy named Leonardo. When Leonardo falls off his yacht and wakes up with amnesia, Kate seeks payback by convincing him that they’re married. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT 11:00 pm The Longest Yard ›› (’ 05, Comedy) At a Texas penitentia­ry, jailed NFL veterans train their fellow inmates for a football game against the guards. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COM 11:00 pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ›› (’ 06, Comedy) NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby faces his greatest challenge ever when French Formula One driver Jean Girard roars onto the scene. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS 11:04 pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit ›› (’ 14, Action) Young Jack Ryan goes from being a CIA analyst to a spy after he uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy. (cc). . . . . . . . . A&E 11:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About

Last Night ››› (’ 14, Romance-Comedy) Four Los Angeles singles experience undeniable chemistry and pair off to follow their attraction to its logical conclusion. Afterward, each new couple tries to make love last in the real world. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1 11:30 pm. . . . . . Gremlins ››› (’ 84, Fantasy) An inventor gives his son an odd little creature which multiplies into monsters which wreck the town. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE MIDNIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exit Smiling ››

(’26, Comedy-Drama) Silent. An employee of a touring theatrical company falls for a fugitive. ....................................... TCM

1:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Great Gatsby ›› (’ 13, Drama) A writer gets swept up in the affairs of Jazz Age New York’s wealthy elite when he moves next-door to a mysterious millionair­e who throws lavish parties and pines for an unattainab­le woman. (cc) . . . . . . . TNT

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

MONDAY

6:00 am . . . . . . . I Married a Witch ››› (’ 42, Fantasy) A politician’s campaign for governor is complicate­d by a seductive witch with romance and revenge on her mind. (cc) . . . . . . . . . TCM

7:00 am Annihilati­on ››› (’ 18, Science Fiction) As a biologist searches for her missing husband while on an expedition with a secret agency, she discovers a dangerous creature lurking in the wilderness. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX

7:30 am Mr. and Mrs. Smith ››› (’ 41, Comedy) Bickering New Yorkers learn from a lawyer that, technicall­y, they’re not married. (cc) . . . TCM

9:00 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

9:15 am Touch of Evil: Extended ›››› (’ 58, Crime Drama) A U.S. sheriff frames a man for a border-town murder and kidnaps a Mexican’s wife. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 10:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mother!

›› (’ 17, Horror) A woman’s tranquil existence gets upended when her husband invites a man, his wife and their two children as guests in their Victorian mansion. Terror soon strikes when she tries to figure out why her husband is so accommodat­ing to everyone but her. (cc) FX 11:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matilda ››› (’ 96, Children’s) A little girl develops extraordin­ary mental abilities, despite neglectful parents and a brutal headmistre­ss. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . FREE 11:30 am 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 11:30 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mogambo ››› (’ 53, Adventure) A chorus girl and a married woman fight over a white hunter in Africa. (cc). TCM 11:45 am Drive Angry ›› (’ 11, Action) A brutal felon escapes from hell and, with police and a satanic henchman on his trail, sets out to avenge his daughter’s murder and save his grandchild from bloodthirs­ty cultists. (cc) ................................... SYFY 12:30 pm . . Independen­ce Day: Resurgence

›› (’ 16, Science Fiction) Using recovered extraterre­strial technology, the nations of Earth collaborat­e on an immense defense program to protect the planet. When the aliens attack with unpreceden­ted force, only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can save the world. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX

1:00 pm . . . . . . Gremlins ››› (’ 84, Fantasy) An inventor gives his son an odd little creature which multiplies into monsters which wreck the town. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

1:45 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North by Northwest ›››› (’ 59, Suspense) Mistaken identity spurs a foreign spy to pursue an innocent New Yorker, all the way to Mount Rushmore. (cc) . . . TCM

2:00 pm . . . . . . Insidious: Chapter 3 ›› (’ 15, Horror) Psychic Elise Rainier reluctantl­y agrees to use her ability to converse with the dead to help a teenage girl who is being tormented by a dangerous supernatur­al entity. (cc) . . . . AMC

3:00 pm . . . . The Mummy ›› (’ 17, Action) A battle in the Middle East accidental­ly unearths Ahmanet, a betrayed Egyptian princess who was entombed under the desert. Now, a soldier of fortune must stop the resurrecte­d monster as she embarks on a furious rampage through London. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX

3:30 pm Casper ››› (’ 95, Children’s) A teen who lost her mother befriends friendly ghost Casper while staying at a mean heiress’s haunted mansion. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

4:15 pm In a Lonely Place ››› (’ 50, Drama) A bungalow neighbor alibis a boozing Hollywood screenwrit­er accused of murder. (cc). . . TCM

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