FilmWeek: ‘Resident Evil,’ ‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom,’ ‘The Weight’ and more!

The topic:

The Halloween season begins this week in earnest with the new Shaun the Sheep movie—The Beast of Mossy Bottom—from British stop-motion animation studio Aardman. And director Zach Cregger returns with another horror crowd pleaser, Resident Evil. Our critics also review the dark comedy The Musical about a vengeful teacher out to sabotage the school play.

The films:

Resident Evil, Wide Release

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, Wide Release

The Weight, Wide Release

The Musical, In Select Theaters

Sunny Dancer, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] & AMC Orange

The Oldest Person in the World, In Select Laemmle Theaters

Goody Goody, Streaming on Shudder

Arsa, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]

The critics: