And Disney, with ‘The Great and Powerful,’ is betting big bucks that audiences are ready to return to that magical place.

This Cold War-era thriller manages some suspense, but it’s premise is weak.

This movie ‘inspired by true events’ acutally works.

Director Bryan Singer joins the big-budget-fairytale fray with the genial ‘Jack the Giant Slayer.’

The sci-fi thriller ‘Dark Skies’ marks a return to movies for Keri Russell, whose time off to become a real-life mother informs her every on-screen moment.

Opening: ‘Snitch’ / ‘Dark Skies’

The script is so witty it attracted Oscar winners Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons and Oscar nominee Viola Davis in supporting roles.

Opening: ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ / ‘Beautiful Creatures’ / ‘Safe Haven’ / ‘Escape from Planet Earth’ / ‘Amour’ / ‘Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto’

Taking the audience’s emotions for a ride on a roller coaster is Nicholas Sparks’ apparently-can’t-miss formula. Next up: ‘Safe Haven.’

Pretty much everyone in the acting company reprises roles they’ve played to perfection before.