Child’s Play

The “Buddi” doll was meant to be the cutting edge in self-learning smart toys…but one whose programming had been tampered with wound up gifted to hearing-impaired youngster Andy (Gabriel Bateman) by his mom (Aubrey Plaza). “Chucky” swiftly bonds to Andy as friend and protector–and proves to take those responsibilities with literal deadly seriousness. Unnerving reboot of the shock staple franchise also stars Bryan Tyree Henry, Tim Matheson, and Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.