Money Monster (TriStar Pictures, R)
Jodie Foster directing? Check. George Clooney and Julia Roberts in the starring roles? Check. This must be an amazing movie, right?
Jodie Foster
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (Kino Lorber, PG-13)
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a cut above typical AIP fare: it has no pretensions to being an art film but is a well-done thriller with a surprisingly good cast.
Elysium (Sony Pictures, R)
When a mother and child are threatened, we believe that they could actually die.
The Beaver (Summit Entertainment, PG-13)
After yet another drunken night culminating in two unsuccessful suicide attempts, he wakes up to find himself communicating through a fuzzy hand puppet.
The Brave One (Warner Bros., R)
At times, one begins to wonder whether there's something more to The Brave One than just a schlocky revenge thriller, as the film infrequently suggests it might be a lament toward the dying American city. […]