The theme for this year’s Wicked Manors, on Halloween night, and a benefit for The Pride Center, is “Masquerade of Mayhem.” As usual, it promises to be a night of outrageous costumes and an excuse for many folks to walk around with as little clothing as possible. You’re sure to see lots of 20/20s. That’s what I call folks who could have pulled off that costume 20 pounds or 20 years ago. Not that I’m body shaming, but sometimes you have to admit a mu-mu is the best look. I have my costume and let’s just say, it leans more to the mu-mu side of things.

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In a year of questionable remakes and reimaginings, such as Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride,” it’s not unreasonable to ask whether we needed another “Sense and Sensibility” (Focus). The answer is a reluctant yes. Why reluctant? Because, as classic “love conquers all” stories go, Jane Austen’s 215-year-old novel, on which the movie is based, is still a painful reminder of class issues, as well as the conceit that, in some cases, women remain at the mercy of men.