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Moon (R)
A corporate astronaut helping to mine an energy source on the moon encounters weirdness in space in Moon, a cool, thinky little sci-fi movie.
My Sister’s Keeper (PG-13)
Jodi Picoult dares you not to use the whole box of Kleenex for My Sister’s Keeper, a grand weepy about sisters and cancer and general sadness based on Picoult’s book of the same name.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (PG)
The happily mated mammoths and their friends the sabertooth tiger, the sloth and the opossums Crash and Eddie adventure through their own land of the lost in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, a scientifically unlikely but otherwise likeable animated movie.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PG-13)
Shia LaBeouf teams up with his hot girlfriend, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots (again) to fight Megatron and the Decepticons (again) in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, a sequel that just as easily could have been called Transformers: Again But Louder.
Whatever Works (PG-13)
Larry David delights at channeling a most misanthropic version of Woody Allen in Whatever Works, a hokily charming comedy set back in Allen’s beloved New York City.
Year One (PG-13)
And lo, God reached out His hand and from the dust He did createth the poop joke and He looked on it and saw that it was good in Year One, a hopelessly, winningly silly comedy about early man.
Away We Go (R)
A cute but nervous couple contemplates finding a new home as they await the birth of their child in Away We Go, a somewhat precious but sweet, likeable film.
Food, Inc. (PG)
Add high calories, environmental concerns, questions about labor practices and genetically modified farming to the toppings on your national chain fast food sandwich- product with Food, Inc., a documentary about modern food production in America.
Pontypool (NR)
A morning radio show host learns a new meaning to the term “dead air” in Pontypool, a delightfully low-budget Canadian horror movie.
Dead Snow (NR)
Norwegian college students on spring break must fight off Nazi zombies in Dead Snow, a gory, silly horror movie.
Film reviews by Amy Diaz
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