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Gangster Squad

In 1949 Hollywood, a gangster from New York (Sean Penn) muscles his way into the West Coast crime syndicates. To bring him down, a renegade

Stand Up Guys

The film starts as Al Pacino gets out of prison after 28 years. He’s met by his best friend, Christopher Walken, and they spend one

Parker

Jason Statham plays himself: This time as a pro thief who gets double-crossed by his gang, causing him to seek revenge. It’s a pretty standard

Quartet

This year’s “Exotic Marigold Hotel” in so many ways: a group of (even more) elderly interact, look back at their lives and face the inevitable

Warm Bodies

A deadpan delight

Side Effects

Channing Tatum gets out of jail for insider trading and his loving wife (Rooney Mara) is having trouble with depression. Her shrink (Jude Law) recommends

Bullet to the Head

Walter Hill used to be a top action director and Sylvester Stallone was once an action hero. Both men have blown it with this lame

Identity Thief

Jason Bateman’s character has his identity stolen and sets out to bring the culprit (Melissa McCarthy) to justice. Their antagonistic road trip involves broad physical

Amour (review)

Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva play a Parisian couple in their 80s. When she has an attack, he nurses her thru the final agonizing days.

Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (review)

This film has been flying under the radar (only playing in Richmond at Criterion) and/or may be the target of a Charlie Sheen backlash. Either

Beautiful Creatures (review)

It’s opposite day in teen romance world: Instead of vampires, it’s witches (or Casters, as they call them). Instead of Portland, the deep South. Instead

Good Day to Die Hard (review)

Bruce Willis is back for the 5th time traveling to Russia, where ends up with him in a mighty battle over nuclear weapons with his

Masquerade (review)

Many years ago, a Korean ruler becomes mysteriously ill, so his leaders find a lowly look-alike to take his place. After some awkward false starts,

Dark Skies (review)

This is the worst alien invasion movie ever. Weird, unexplained things start happening to a family. Turns out they’re being tormented by beings from another

A Royal Affair (review)

This is based on the true story of a love triangle (King Christian VII, his queen and his doctor) and the changes they brought to

Jack Reacher (review)

This was going to be Tom Cruise’s new franchise, based more than a dozen popular novels. The obvious difference: in the books Reacher is 6’5″,

This Is 40 (review)

Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd (reprising the characters they created in “Knocked Up”) turn 40 and deal with complications in their marriage, family and careers.

Hyde Park On Hudson (review)

The title refers to Franklin Roosevelt’s personal home, where he sought solitude and escape from his Presidential duties. It’s here that the first English king

The Impossible (review)

A vacationing family (headed by Naomi Watts & Ewan McGregor) is ripped apart and struggles to survive the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. From the jarring

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (review)

This reboot picks up where the original left off: The only survivor is a baby, who returns as an adult to claim her heritage. After

On the Road (review)

In this adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel, a young author travels America on writing adventures, while obsessing about his best friend/muse, Dean Moriarty. Thanks to

Zero Dark Thirty (review)

The CIA’s search for Osama bin Laden is detailed, particularly thru the efforts of one fervent woman (Jessica Chastain). The trail starts with the torture

Rust and Bone (review)

Marion Cotillard stars as a whale trainer who loses her legs (thanx to some impressive CGI) and Matthias Schoenaerts plays a street fighter (and father