‘Goosebumps’ Due Jan. 26
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) finds a silver lining when he meets next-door neighbor Hannah (Odeya Rush), the daughter of best-selling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine (Jack Black). Stine is very mysterious and a prisoner of his own imagination — the monsters that his books made famous are real, and he protects his readers by keeping them locked up in their manuscripts. When the monsters are accidentally unleashed and begin to terrorize the town, it’s up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get them back in their books where they belong. Vitals: Director: Rob Letterman. Stars: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Ryan Lee, Odeya Rush. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 103 min., Adventure Comedy, Box office gross: $78.092 million, Sony. Extras: “Beginners Guide to Surviving a Goosebumps Creature,” “Strange Things are Happening … On-Set.” Blu-ray adds alternate opening, alternate ending, deleted scenes, cast blooper reel, All About Slappy,” “Creaturefied!,” casting gallery.
