One for the Money An unemployed divorcee (Katherine Heigl) takes a job as a bounty hunter.
Pina Documentary on the late choreographer Pina Bausch.
A Separation See Steven Rea's preview on H2.
Reviewed by critics Carrie Rickey (C.R.) and Steven Rea (S.R.). W.S. denotes a wire service review. The Artist Everything old is new again in this deft, delightful black-and-white silent film set in late 1920s Hollywood, as the industry transitions to talking pictures - leaving some of its biggest stars behind. With Jean Dujardin as a screen idol and Bérénice Bejo as the ingenue he mentors and falls for, as her career takes off, and his plummets. 1 hr. 40 PG-13 (adult themes) - S.R.
Beauty and the Beast 3D The Disney animated children's tale returns with the added dimension of 3D. 1 hr. 24 G - W.S.
The Descendants George Clooney in one of the most satisfying performances of his career - angry, sad, vulnerable, loving, foolish, comically discombobulated - as a Hawaiian lawyer coping with a family crisis and a daunting inheritance. From Alexander Payne, of Sideways and About Schmidt fame. Satisfying on every level. 1 hr. 55 R (profanity, drugs, adult themes) - S.R.
Carnage Roman Polanski's deliciously nasty take on coupledom and class conflict, as a pair from the New York elite (Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet) visit a Brooklyn husband and wife (John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster) to make peace after a bullying incident involving their respective sons. Peace does not ensue. Adapted from the stage play
God of Carnage. 1 hr. 20
R (profanity, adult themes) -
S.R.
