New on the shelf: ‘After Earth’ / ‘The Hangover Part III’ / ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ / ‘The Purge’

Things explode, heads are removed and mayhem dominates.

Paul Greengrass’ retelling of the story of the real-life captain – with Tom Hanks in the title role – is the work of a master of edge-of-the-seat tension.

Sandra Bullock and George Clooney make it scary and real. (Aliens need not apply.)

Opening: ‘Gravity’ / ‘Runner Runner’ / ‘Captain Phillips’ / ‘Blue Caprice’ … and more

Joseph Gordon-Levitt delivers a fun film with a third-act punch.

Director Ron Howard puts the pedal to the metal in his homage to the sexiest era in Formula 1 racing.

Shane Salerno spent nine years and an estimated $2 million of his own money investigating the writer’s life.

‘Prisoners’ / ‘Battle of the Year’ / ‘Ain’t Tem Bodies Saints’ / ‘Salinger’ / ‘Pompeii: From the British Museum / ‘Unstoppable: A Live Event with Kirk Cameron’ / ‘The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3D Experience’

Jake Gyllenhaal, ever on the lookout for meatier characters to inhabit, finds one right up his alley in ‘Prisoners.’