From children’s books to revenge killings to a Big Apple love letter…this week’s new movies offer a little bit of everything. So if you’re heading to the theater this weekend, here’s what you’ll find:
New This Week:
Where the Wild Things Are
* Law Abiding Citizen
The Stepfather
New York, I Love You (limited)
Black Dynamite (limited)
Kristin’s Pick of the Week:
Where the Wild Things Are definitely isn’t the movie you might be expecting. Law Abiding Citizen, on the other hand, is exactly as advertised: an over-the-top action movie. So, due to its truth in advertising, Law Abiding Citizen gets my (reluctant) pick of the week
Also in Theaters:
More Than a Game
Couples Retreat
Bright Star
Capitalism: A Love Story
Whip It
Zombieland
It Might Get Loud
Fame
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
Departures
The Informant!
9
Inglourious Basterds
District 9
Julie & Julia
The Hangover
About Post Author
kdk
kdk
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.