New and ongoing movies, Oct. 19
October 17, 2012 1:24PM
Colin Farrell stars in "Seven Psychopaths."
Updated: November 20, 2012 10:35AM
New movies
Alex Cross
Critic’s rating: 2 stars
Rated: PG-13 for violence, nudity, disturbing images, language, drug references and sexual content.
Length: 1 hr., 42 min.
Stars: Tyler Perry, Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols, Cecily Tyson,
Alex Cross works as a detective/psychologist for the Detroit Police Department along with his lifelong friend, Tommy Kane, and detective Monica Ashe.
Paranormal
Activity 4
Critic’s rating: Not reviewed
Rated: R for language and some violence/terror.
Length: 1 hr., 35 min.
Stars: Katie Featherston, Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively
It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.
Ongoing movies
Argo
Critic’s rating: 4 stars
Rated: R for language and some violent images.
Length: 2 hrs.
Stars: Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston, Taylor Schilling
Amid the chaos of Iranian revolutionaries storming the U.S. embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979, taking 52 Americans hostage, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge with the Canadian ambassador.
Here Comes the Boom
Critic’s rating: 2½ stars
Rated: PG for rude humor, language and bouts of MMA sports violence.
Length: 1 hr., 45 min.
Stars: Kevin James, Henry Winkler, Salma Hayek, Greg Germann, Joe Rogan
A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school’s music program.
Sinister
Critic’s rating: 3 stars
Rated: R for some terror and disturbing violent images.
Length: 1 hr., 49 min.
Stars: Ethan Hawke, James Ransome, Vincent D’Onofrio
Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
Seven Psychopaths
Critic’s rating: 3½ stars
Rated: R for strong violence, bloody images, pervasive language, sexuality/nudity, some drug use.
Length: 1 hr., 51 min.
Stars: Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Olga Kurylenko, Tom Waits, Abby Cornish
A writer has a catchy title for a screenplay but no story to go with it. His friends kidnap a gangster’s dog and the ensuing events provide fodder for the script.
Atlas Shrugged: Part 2
Critic’s rating: Not reviewed
Rated: PG-13 for brief language.
Length: 1 hr., 52 min.
Stars: Samantha Mathis, Jason Beghe, Esai Morales, Patrick Fabian, Kim Rhodes, D.B. Sweeney, Richard T. Jones
The global economy is on the brink of collapse. Brilliant creators, from artists to industrialists, continue to mysteriously disappear.
Frankenweenie
Critic’s rating: 3 stars
Rated: PG for thematic elements, scary images and action.
Length: 1 hr., 27 min.
Stars: Charlie Tahan, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Landau and Winona Ryder.
After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life — with a few minor adjustments.
Taken 2
Critic’s rating: Not reviewed
Rated: PG-13 for violence, action and sexuality.
Length: 1 hr., 32 min.
Stars: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace and Leland Orser.
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Pitch Perfect
Critic’s rating: 2 stars
Rated: PG-13 for sexuality, language and drug references.
Length: 1 hr., 52 min.
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Britany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson and Alexis Knapp.
College student Beca doesn’t want to be part of a clique, but that’s exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school.
Hotel Transylvania 3-D
Critic’s rating: Not reviewed
Rated: PG for scary images, action and rude humor.
Length: 1 hr., 31 min.
Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez.
When monsters want to get away from it all, they go to Count Dracula’s Hotel Transylvania, a resort where they can be themselves.
Won’t Back Down
Critic’s rating: Not reviewed
Rated: PG for thematic elements and language.
Length: 2 hr., 1 min.
Stars: Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lance Reddick, Rosie Perez and Holly Hunter.
Two determined mothers will stop at nothing to transform their children’s failing inner city school.
Looper
Critic’s rating: 3½ stars
Rated: R for violence, drug content, sexuality, nudity and language.
Length: 1 hr., 59 min.
Stars: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo and Jeff Daniels.
In this futuristic action thriller, time travel will be invented — but it will be illegal and only available on the black market.
Perks of Being
a Wallflower
Critic’s rating: 3½ stars
Rated: PG-13 for mature material, drug and alcohol use, sexuality including references, and a fight — all involving teens.
Length: 1 hr., 43 min.
Stars: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, Melanie Lynskey, Paul Rudd and Mae Whitman.
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, this movie is a modern classic that captures the dizzying highs and crushing lows of growing up.
End of Watch
Critic’s rating: 4 stars
Rated: R for violence, disturbing images, drug use, and language including sexual references.
Length: 1 hr., 49 min.
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick and Natalie Martinez.
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.
