![]() The result is a staid meditation rather than a hair-trigger drama. George Clooney plays a soft-spoken assassin in a film that defies genre expectations. THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony), ALPHA AND OMEGA (Lionsgate), PIRANHA (Sony), THE FREEBIE (Phase 4), HEARTBREAKER (MPI), LOVE HURTS (E1)īURIED (Lionsgate), ANIMAL KINGDOM (Sony), JACK GOES BOATING (Anchor Bay), TAKERS (Disney), STONE (Anchor Bay), THE VIRGINITY HIT (Sony), LEBANON (Sony), PAPER MAN (MPI), EICHMANN (E1), DEATH RACE 2 (Universal) RECENTLY RELEASED (Not rated violence, torture, language) Not reviewed. ![]() Thriller with Joshua Leonard, James Le Gros, and appearance by Mario Batali. (PG-13 sex, some violence, language) Not reviewed.īITTER FEAST (MPI) After getting a particularly scathing review from a food blogger, a chef kidnaps the critic and puts torture on the menu. With William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart. Drama loosely based on a story by Pete Hamill. THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF (Millennium) A man fresh out of prison hitches a ride with a young couple as he struggles with whether he should reunite with the one love of his life. (R violence, disturbing images) Not reviewed. (Not rated language, mature content) ***ĬASE 39 (Paramount) Renée Zellweger as a social worker who becomes personally involved with the child of an eerie, secretive family. But because there are a lot of big pieces to blend in, the impressionistic, stream-of-consciousness result leaves gaps that beg to be filled. When the mix of styles and storylines works, including scenes from the poem translated into stunning free-form animation, it is as free and fresh as the original piece. HOWL (Oscilloscope) Film about the 1955 Beat poem, its high-profile obscenity trial and Allen Ginsberg, the man who wrote it, played by James Franco. (PG-13 violence, disturbing themes, mature content, some language) Not reviewed. THE LAST EXORCISM (Lionsgate) Documentary-style thriller, a la "Blair Witch Project," about a charismatic minister's attempt to chase the demons from the body of a young Louisiana woman - with a film crew in tow. (R violence, language, sex) Not reviewed. With Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan. ![]() Danny Trejo plays an ex-federale who seeks vengeance on the businessman and politician who double-crossed him. MACHETE (Fox) Feature-length version of fake movie trailer in "Grindhouse," director Robert Rodriguez's collaboration with Quentin Tarantino. Story of an online relationship that may not be what it seems is, in revelation after heart-wrenching revelation, breathtaking. (PG-13 crude sexual content, partial nudity, language) ** 1/2ĬATFISH (Universal) Resonant, haunting, provocative, is-it-real-or-is-it-staged documentary about who we are, whom we wish we were and the spawning ground that social media has become for both. But director Jay Roach wrangles nicely constructed character sketches from an unruly improvisational ensemble that includes Zach Galifianakis and Jemaine Clement. Carell does not stray far from the clueless character he plays on "The Office," and the film is formula-driven. Paul Rudd is a low-level drone who brings Steve Carell, whose avocation is making "mousterpieces," meticulously constructed dioramas using dead rodents. DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (Fox) In this remake of a French film, a bunch of corporate snobs compete to bring the biggest loser to dinner.
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