Only a dozen movies opening this week? Why, that’s nothing! (And there’s also that restoration of Howards End arriving at the Varsity, because we’ve been good.) Shall we?

American Pastoral: MacGregor adapts Roth, makes a mess. [Glenn]

The David Dance: A haunted man falls in love.

Driving with Selvi: Learn to drive. It’ll heal you. [Opens Saturday.]

Fire at Sea: The refugee crisis, up really close. [Glenn]

The Hotel Dieu: Psychological thriller from St. Catherines. Cool.

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back: Tom Cruise likes being in charge.

Keeping Up with the Joneses: Jon Hamm makes a great spy.

Mean Dreams: Teen drama from Citizen Boyd director. [Susan]

Ouija: Origin of Evil: Wait, the Oculus guy made this?

The People vs. Fritz Bauer: Post-war drama follows Nazi hunter.

Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween: Wait, Tyler Perry still makes these?

Yarn: Craft workers rejoice, it’s a documentary!

Phew! And now to dive back into next week’s bounty …