Doctor Strange sequel hits theaters

Marvel’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which hits theaters Friday, has heralded the return of one of the movies’ most beloved genre filmmakers, Sam Raimi. Raimi crafted the microbudget horror landmark “The Evil Dead” (and its more comic cult-classic sequels, “The Evil Dead 2” and “Army of Darkness”) before his Spider-man films, with Tobey Maguire, helped pave the way for the superhero era that followed. And, somewhat miraculously, the latest “Doctor Strange” is an identifiably Raimi film, full of playful horror, clever comic touches and bonkers flashes. He brings some madness to the multiverse.