LITTLE ROCK — At area theaters
78
ALPHA AND OMEGA, PG Two wolves (voices of Justin Long and Hayden Panettiere) try to find their way back to their pack after being kidnapped. Animated. (85 minutes)
88
CONVICTION, R Hilar y Swank plays a Massachusetts wife and mother of two who dedicates 18 years of her life to overturning the murder conviction of her older brother (Sam Rockwell). (107 minutes)
88
DESPICABLE ME, PG A supervillain has to put his plans for the greatest heist in history - he’s going to steal the moon - on hold when he’s put in charge of three small orphan girls. Animated. (95 minutes)
86
DUE DATE, R Robert Downey Jr. plays a soon-to-be father who makes a cross-country trip with a dubious slacker (Zach Galifianakis) to make it back in time for his baby’s birth. (95 minutes)
87
EASY A, PG-13 In this modern re-imagining of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter,Emma Stone plays a scheming student who plots to give her popularity a lift by convincing her fellow students she’s ... well, the title pretty much says it all. (92 minutes)
85
FOR COLORED GIRLS, R Based on Ntozake Shange’s award-winning play, an exploration of what it’s like to be a black woman. (120 minutes)
81
GROWN UPS, PG-13 Over a Fourth of July weekend, 30 years since they graduated from high school, five former basketball teammates gather at the lake house where they celebrated their biggest victory to mourn the passing of their coach and realize that just because they’re all grown up doesn’t mean that they’ve lostthat old spark. (102 minutes)
89
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 1
, PG-13
Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) must try to stay out of the clutches of the dark forces while preparing on their own to lead the ultimate battle against Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). With Bill Nighy, John Hurt, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith; directed by David Yates. (146 minutes)
90
INSIDE JOB, PG-13 Matt Damon narrates Charles Ferguson’s documentary examining the cause of the 2008 economic crisis. (108 minutes)
88
LET ME IN, R A bullied 12-year-old’s friendship with a new female neighbor coincides with a series of bloody murders in their small town in this remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In. (115 minutes)
72
LOTTERY TICKET, PG-13 A kid from the projects (Bow Wow) who wins $370 million in the lottery must fight to protect his ticket during a long and treacherous holiday weekend. (99 minutes)
75
MEGAMIND, PG A brilliant but down-and-out super-villain has to relearn his trade after his caped-superhero arch-nemesis retires and there’s nobody left to save the day when a new villain shows up and tries to take over Metro City. Animated. (96 minutes)
86
MORNING GLORY, PG-13 Rachel McAdams plays a morning show producer whose bleak career (and love) prospects look even bleaker while trying to keep the working relationship between the legendary TV anchor (Harrison Ford) she has brought on board and his co-host (Diane Keaton) from bursting into flames. (102 minutes)
81
THE NEXT THREE DAYS, PG-
13
After the denial of a woman’s appeal of her conviction for a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit, her husband decides the only way out is to bust her out of prison. With Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Brian Dennehy; directed by Paul Haggis. (122 minutes)
84
THE OTHER GUYS, PG-13 When a forensic accountant (Will Ferrell) more interestedin paperwork than hitting the streets and a cop (Mark Wahlberg) who has been stuck with him as a partner since an embarrassing public incident with his quick trigger finger get a chance to step in for the city’s top cops (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson), things get out of hand. (107 minutes)
86
RED, PG-13 In this latest comic-book-to-movie project, former top CIA agents (Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren), now top targets, embark on an impossible, cross-country mission to break into the top-secret CIA headquarters and uncover a huge government conspiracy and cover-up. (111 minutes)
75
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE,
R
Milla Jovovich kicks evil butt in this fourth entry of the franchise, set in Hong Kong. (100 minutes)
88
SECRETARIAT, PG Diane Lane plays a housewife who takes over her ailing father’s Virginia stables even thoughshe knows nothing about horse racing, and, with the help of a veteran trainer (John Malkovich), raises the title 1973 Triple Crown winner. (116 minutes)
75
SKYLINE, PG-13 An extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population of Earth. (100 minutes)
87
STONE, R Robert De Niro plays a cop who courts danger by becoming romantically entangled with the wife (Milla Jovovich) of a convicted arsonist (Edward Norton). With Frances Conroy; directed by John J. Curran. (105 minutes)
77
TAKERS, PG-13 A Los Angeles detective races to bust a group of hip thieves before they can carry out a $20 million heist. (107 minutes)
90
THE TOWN, R A determined FBI agent and a woman withthe power to bring them all to their knees hunt four thieves on the streets of Boston. (120 minutes)
88
TOY STORY 3, G As owner Andy prepares to depart for college, Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen) and others in the gang face a future in a playroom full of untamed tots. (103 minutes)
86
UNSTOPPABLE, PG-13 A veteran engineer (Denzel Washington) and a rookie (Chris Pine) are in a locomotive chasing a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals that must be brought under control before it derails and wipes out a town. (98 minutes)
89
WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN
,
” PG Davis Guggenheim directs this documentary about how the American education system, despite increased spending and politicians’ promises, leaves millions of children behind. (102 minutes)
73
YOU AGAIN, PG Kristen Bell plays a woman who discovers that her brother is marrying her high school archenemy. (105 minutes)
Movie-rating
point system
Movies are rated on
a scale from 50 to
100. Guidelines for
moviegoers:
96-100 Transcendent
90-95 Exceptional
80-89 Better than most to remarkable
70-79 Average
60-69 Awful to mediocre
50-59 Irredeemable
MovieStyle, Pages 35 on 11/26/2010