Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

End of a ‘Jurassic’ era (maybe)

- Chris Foran

The dinosaurs are back. Is it for the last time? Do movie franchises ever really end?

If so, they brought the band back together for what's billed as the last “Jurassic” chapter.

Here's what's new in Milwaukeea­rea theaters starting Friday, as well as some of the new movies available on streaming and on demand this week.

‘Jurassic World Dominion’

Short version: In the third — and, allegedly, the “conclusion” — of the “Jurassic World” movies, themselves spun off the three “Jurassic Park” movies, the dinosaurs that now live among humans start turning on the humans who, after not leaving things well enough alone, do it again. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by the O.G. “Jurassic” crew, including Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill.

Where you can see it: AMC Mayfair Mall; Avalon Theater; Marcus Theatres' Bistroplex Southridge, Hillside, Majestic, Menomonee Falls, Movie Tavern Brookfield Square, North Shore, Ridge, Saukville, Showtime, Southgate, South Shore cinemas; Oriental Theatre; Silverspot Cinema.

‘Benedictio­n’

Short version: British film master Terence Davies (”The Long Day Closes”) paints a portrait of World War I soldier and poet Siegfried Sasson in this period drama, with Jack Lowden playing the writer in his younger days and Peter Capaldi as Sassoon in his later years, wrestling with the horrors of war and coming to terms with his own sexual identity. Jeremy Irvine, Gemma Jones, Kate Phillips, Julian Sands and Tom Blyth co-star.

Where you can see it: Marcus Theatres' Majestic Cinema.

‘Small Town Wisconsin’ adds Wisconsin screens

After having its theatrical (non-film festival) premiere last week at the Oriental Theatre, the filmed-in-Wisconsin “Small Town Wisconsin” gets a wide release — well, in Marcus Theatres in Wisconsin, anyway, including the Hillside, Majestic, Menomonee Falls, North Shore, Ridge, Showtime and South

Shore cinemas. (It's also continuing at the Oriental for another week.) (Note: “Small Town Wisconsin” also will be available on video-on-demand services starting June 10.)

‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,’ ‘Almost Famous,’ ‘GoodFellas’ at Times Cinema

The Times Cinema, 5906 W. Vliet St., continues its month of “June Journeys” with the quirky “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” at 6:30 p.m. June 10 and 15, and 4 p.m. June 11-12; and the valentine-torock-tours “Almost Famous” at 6:30 p.m. June 11-12. Also showing at the Times: “GoodFellas,” Martin Scorsese's

mob opus, showing in tribute to the late Ray Liotta, at 7 p.m. June 10. Tickets are $11. Info:

‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ at Majestic Cinema

Lifelong Hollywood rivals Bette Davis and Joan Crawford battled off screen and onscreen in this 1962 Gothic horror classic, which is marking its 60th anniversar­y with limited showings this week, including at 1 p.m. June 12 and 7 p.m. June 15 at Marcus Theatres' Majestic Cinema. Tickets are $13. Info:

 ?? PICTURES COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL ?? Chris Pratt as Owen Grady in “Jurassic World: Dominion.”
PICTURES COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL Chris Pratt as Owen Grady in “Jurassic World: Dominion.”
 ?? LAURENCE CENDROWICZ ?? Jack Lowden (left, with Jeremy Irvine) plays English World War I soldier and poet Siegfried Sassoon in “Benedictio­n.”
LAURENCE CENDROWICZ Jack Lowden (left, with Jeremy Irvine) plays English World War I soldier and poet Siegfried Sassoon in “Benedictio­n.”

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