IN THEATERS:
One Direction: This is Us (PG)
Directed by Morgan Spurlock
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Getaway (PG-13)
Starring Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight
Written by Sean Finegan & Gregg Maxwell Parker
Directed by Courtney Solomon
If this Drive rip-off makes more money than Drive, I’ll lose my faith in American audiences forever.
Closed Circuit (R)
Starring Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent
Written by Steven Knight
Directed by John Crowley
Though it’s being advertised as a more high-minded drama like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, it looks more like an average spy thriller. Otherwise, it would be opening in the fall.
Instructions Not Included (PG-13)
Starring Eugenio Derbez, Jessica Lindsey, Daniel Raymont
Written by Guillermo Ríos & Leticia López Margalli
Directed by Eugenio Derbez
AKA Tres Hombres y un Bebé (Menos Dos Hombres)
Check out movies opening in limited release after the jump…
Austenland (PG-13)
Starring Keri Russell, Jennifer Coolidge, Bret McKenzie
Written for the screen by Jerusha Hess & Shannon Hale
Directed by Jerusha Hess
My love for Keri Russell knows no bounds, but it’ll be interesting to see if Jerusha Hess can follow in her husband’s footsteps and make a crossover hit like Napoleon Dynamite.
PLAYING AT ANGELIKA PLANO and THE MAGNOLIA
Passion (R)
Starring Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, Karoline Herfurth
Screenplay by Brian de Palma
Directed by Brian de Palma
This remake of the French thriller Love Crime is, uh, getting a little steamy. I need a minute. Phew.
PLAYING AT ANGELIKA DALLAS
The Hunt (R)
Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp
Written by Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Mads Mikkelsen is giving the best performance on network TV (not meant to be an insult) as Hannibal Lecter. He’s supposedly even better in this devastating drama as a kindergarten teacher wrongfully accused of molesting a student.
PLAYING AT ANGELIKA DALLAS
The Grandmaster (PG-13)
Starring Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang
Screenplay by Wong Kar-wai & Zou Jingzhi & Xu Haofeng
Directed by Wong Kar-wai
Like the divide between Wyatt Earp and Tombstone, this is the stuffier, star-studded tale of a legend. Ip Man and its sequel are the more entertaining versions of the story.
PLAYING AT ANGELIKA DALLAS
Computer Chess (NR)
Starring Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher, Wiley Wiggins
Written and directed by Andrew Bujalski
The Godfather of Mumblecore finally makes his “mature” film. And it still looks boring.
PLAYING EXCLUSIVELY AT THE TEXAS THEATRE
AT HOME:
Top Pick
Pain and Gain (46%)
Critics were sharply divided on Michael Bay’s attempt to go slightly smaller. I think it’s like a Coen Brothers movie on literal steroids. Others were put off by how incredibly cynical it is. One thing we both agree on is just how great The Rock is. In the right role — almost always a supporting one — he’s terrific.
To rent:
• 33 Postcards (27%)
• At Any Price (51%)
• The Great Gatsby (49%)
• Icerberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp* (62%)
• Koch (89%)
• Kon-Tiki (83%)
• The Painting (76%)
• Pawn Shop Chronicles (12%)
• The Reluctant Fundamentalist (54%)
• Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s (50%)
• Stranded (0%)
To buy:
TV: Call Me Fitz (Season 3), Elementary (Season 1), Frank Riva (Complete Series), Grey’s Anatomy (Season 9), Sons of Anarchy (Season 5), The Walking Dead (Season 3)
Blu-ray: And Then There Were None, Flat Top, The Idolmaker, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Only the Valiant, Penny Serenade, Q: The Winged Serpent
Criterion: To Be or Not to Be
*recommended
(Release dates and locations subject to change.)