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Screen Scene for week of Feb. 17: Creepy ‘A Cure for Wellness’

Ice Cube, left, and Charlie Day in “Fist Fight.”
Ice Cube, left, and Charlie Day in “Fist Fight.” Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Best bet opening Friday, Feb. 17

“A Cure for Wellness” – The trailers look awesomely creepy for this horror tale about a young business executive (Dane DeHann) who is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from a luxurious Swiss spa, but soon realizes the horrific truth beneath its ritzy surface.

Also new this week

“The Great Wall” – Matt Damon stars in this “re-imagining” of history if the famed structure were built to keep out invaders of a different kind – vicious monster thingies.

“Fist Fight” – Ice Cube and Charlie Day star in this comedy as teachers who get ready to rumble.

“Everybody Loves Somebody” – This mostly Spanish-language (with English subtitles) romantic comedy follows a successful single career woman who asks her co-worker to pose as her boyfriend for a family wedding back home in Mexico. Naturally, things get complicated.

Last chance

These first-run films are ending soon:

“Jackie” – An account of the days after the JFK assassination.

“Fences” – A man must come to grips with what life has dealt him.

Rod Pocowatchit: 316-268-6638, @rawd

This story was originally published February 15, 2017 at 3:58 PM with the headline "Screen Scene for week of Feb. 17: Creepy ‘A Cure for Wellness’."

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