Favorite frightening films include some surprises.

“THE PATIENCE STONE,” 2013. Author Atiq Rahimi adapts his own bestselling novel about a Muslim woman (Golshifteh Farahani) whose paralyzed husband unconsciously assumes the role of a magical force, which shields her from the sorrows of life in her war-torn village. Her unnamed Middle Eastern country caught up in an insurrection, the loyal, 30something wife […]

New on the shelf: ‘Before Midnight,’ ‘The Internship’ and ‘The Way, Way Back’

It’s no pain, no gain for the ‘Jackass’ star.

New this week: ‘Bad Grandpa’ and ‘The Counselor’

You may not know whether to root for or against real-life whistle-blower Julian Assange after Benedict Cumberbatch gets done with him.

New this week: ‘Carrie,’ ‘The Fifth Estate,’ ‘The Summit’ and ‘CBGB’

New on the shelf: ‘The Heat’ / ‘Pacific Rim’

New this week: ‘Captain Phillips’ / ‘Machete Kills’ / ‘Short Term 2’