The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Director Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth to spin out the first part of its “origins” story. But his version of The Hobbit may not be quite the way you remember Tolkien telling it.
Playing for Keeps
Former soccer star and current coach George Dryer wants to reunite with his son and ex-wife. But frisky soccer moms bar his way. (And he’s not inclined to barge right past them … at least at first.)
Killing Them Softly
If Roberta Flack’s silky song is on your lips right now, wipe it away quick. Because this Brad Pitt movie isn’t at all about love. It’s about death. And greed. And desperation. And politics?
The Collection
Shocking torture porn just for the sake of shock. And with a get-your-own-pound-of-flesh resolution.
Hitchcock
Hitchcock is on the brink of making the biggest film of his career. But this isn’t so much a movie about the heights and horrors of Psycho as it is a twisty-turny love story about Alfred and his wife.
Red Dawn
A group of determined, courageous adolescents repels North Korean invaders (not Russians) in this rowdy remake of the 1984 “classic.”
Life of Pi
Pi and Richard Parker are lost at sea. And while their story is both beautiful and inspiring, its message is, in some ways, as unmoored as they are. (Did we mention that Richard Parker is a Bengal tiger?)
Silver Linings Playbook
Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro get a little crazy in this difficult love story. Because here’s the thing about silver linings: They’re always in the company of clouds.
Anna Karenina
The latest cinematic incarnation of Leo Tolstoy’s cautionary tale about adultery stars Keira Knightley in the title role as a woman who sacrifices everything to sustain an increasingly damaging affair.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
Bella finally has her fangs and bloodlust. She has her vampire husband and her half-vampire child. So what’s at the beating heart of this final Twilight?