Opening: ‘The Words’ / ‘The Cold Light of Day’ / ‘Robot and Frank’ / ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark: The IMAX Experience’
movies
‘The Words’: Guilt-driven glory
The movie explores what happens when an unsuccessful writer submits someone else’s manuscript as his own, and it promptly shoots him to literary stardom.
‘Possession’ turns teen girl wicked odd
The effects are chilling, the build-up ominous, but the film lacks impact.
‘Lawless’: Shoot for the moonshine
Gunplay enlivens the Prohitition-era movie, but in the end it doesn’t equal the sum of its talented parts.
‘Premium Rush’ provides thrill ride through Manhattan
Hell-bent-for-rubber young cyclists hurtle through crowded canyon-streets in this breathless chase picture.
Making car chases fun again
‘Hit and Run’ brings back a sense of automotive anarchy that’s good for some laughs.
‘Odd Life of Timothy Green’ perfects Disney’s formula
The movie has a perfect balance of sunshine and rain.
See Sparks fly in ‘Sparkle’
Whitney Houston gives a strong performance in her final film role, but it’s Jordin Sparks who carries the movie.
Though promising, ‘Campaign’ fails to deliver in end
This rude and crude farce takes broad swipes at the political system and the people who manipulate it.
At the Movies
Opening: ‘The Bourne Legacy’ / ‘The Campaign’ / ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’