Best-bets for Oct. 30: “Heights,” horror, holiday
1) “In the Heights” (2021), 8 p.m., HBO, repeating at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Before triumphing with “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda composed and starred in this splendid musical about life in a Latinx musical. Wisely, he let others take over the movie. Anthony Ramos (shown here) stars (with Miranda getting one song) and John M. Chu (“Crazy Rich Asians”) directed. The result is one of the best movies in years. Warm moments mingle with vibrant numbers that suggest the great movie-musicals of old. Read more…