Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Nicolas Cage retuns in the title role of this sequel about the bounty hunter of demons.
The Secret World of Arrietty See Steven Rea's preview on H2.
Thin Ice Greg Kinnear stars as a Wisconsin insurance agent whose plan to take advantage of a prospective customer is spoiled by an even more devious locksmith. Alan Arkin and Billy Crudup also star.
This Means War See Steven Rea's preview on H2. Opens Tuesday
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 3-D. 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.Chronicle Smart, fun, and increasingly dark, this reality-grounded sci-fi tale finds three high school friends climbing into a hole and emerging with telekinetic powers. But instead of using their newfound abilities to fight crime, they just do what guys in high school would do if they could levitate stuff and crush stuff and hurl stuff through the air. 1 hr. 23 PG-13 (violence, adult themes) - S.R.
