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Things blow up real good in Marvel’s Captain America:The Winter Soldier.
Things blow up real good in Marvel’s Captain America:The Winter Soldier.

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82 ABOUT LAST NIGHT, R Not a remake but a “modern reimagining” of the 1986 film, following new love for two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom. (100 minutes)

87 BEARS, G From Disney nature, a year in the life of two Alaskan mother bears as they impart life lessons to their impressionable young cubs. Directed by Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Adam Chapman. (77 minutes)

87 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, PG-13 When a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America (Chris Evans), who has been living quietly in Washington, D.C., and trying to adjust to the modern world, must join forces with Black Widow and the Falcon against the unexpected and formidable Winter Soldier. (136 minutes)

85 DIVERGENT, PG-13 In a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues, a young misfit (Shailene Woodley) who’s been labeled a Divergent discovers a conspiracy to destroy her and everybody like her. (143 minutes)

88 DRAFT DAY, PG-13 The general manager of an NFL team (Kevin Costner) must quickly decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection - while negotiating a trade for the No. 1 pick. (110 minutes)

80 50 TO 1, PG-13 A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby. (110 minutes)

79 GOD’S NOT DEAD, PG A devoutly Christian college freshman who finds his faith challenged by a dogmatic and argumentative philosophy professor must prove God’s existence by presenting well-researched, intellectual arguments and evidence over the course of the semester. (113 minutes)

87 THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, R The legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend become involved in the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune. (100 minutes)

89 GRAVITY, PG-13 A horrific accident during a spacewalk strands a medical engineer (Sandra Bullock) on her first shuttle mission and a veteran astronaut (George Clooney) commanding his last flight, tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness with no apparent chance for rescue. (90 minutes)

70 A HAUNTED HOUSE 2, R In this spoof sequel, Marlon Wayans plays the guy who, after exorcising the demons of his ex, has started fresh with a new girlfriend and her two children but is once again plagued by bizarre events once they’ve moved into their dream home. With Gabriel Iglesias, Jaime Pressly, Ashley Rickards, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Dave Sheridan; directed by Mike Tiddes. (86 minutes)

82 HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, PG A small-town father (Greg Kinnear) must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. With Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Margo Martindale,Thomas Haden Church; directed by Randall Wallace. (100 minutes)

88 LE WEEK-END, R Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan play a long-married British couple who attempt to rekindle their relationship by taking a trip to Paris for the first time since their honeymoon. With Jeff Goldblum, Olly Alexander, Xavier De Guillebon; directed by Roger Michell. (93 minutes)

89 THE LEGO MOVIE, PG An ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average Lego minifigure (voice of Chris Pratt), mistakenly identified as the key to saving the world, joins a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant. Computer animated in 3-D. (100 minutes)

86 MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN, PG Super-genius canine Mr. Peabody and his mischievous boy, Sherman, took all kinds of time-travel adventures, via their “Wabac” machine, on the old Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends show. But when Sherman and his friend Penny accidentally rip a hole in the universe, wreaking havoc on the most important events in world history, Mr. Peabody must come to their rescue. Animated. (90 minutes)

82 NOAH, PG-13 Russell Crowe plays the patriarch whom God chooses to save human and animal life before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world. (138 minutes)

80 THE NUT JOB, PG An obnoxious squirrel (voice of Will Arnett) and his rat friend plan a monster nut store heist that embroils them in a much more complicated adventure. Animated. (86 minutes)

78 OCULUS, R A 20-something guy, convicted of the brutal murder of his parents and newly released from protective custody, only wants to move on with his life, but his sister’s convinced their parents’deaths were caused by a malevolent supernatural force unleashed through an antique mirror in their childhood home. (105 minutes)

80 POMPEII, PG-13 A slave turned invincible gladiator races against time to save his true love, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman senator, as Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying Pompeii in a torrent of ash and blazing lava. (102 minutes)

70 RIDE ALONG, PG-13 A squad-car ride-along turns into 24 hours of insanity when a high-school security guard (Kevin Hart), trying to show he has what it takes to marry the sister (Tika Sumpter) of a decorated detective (Ice Cube), enters the police academy. (100 minutes)

75 RIO 2, G Our animated animal heroes, trying to fit into the Amazon wilds after being hurtled out of the big city, encounter a vengeful rival and worse - an unpleasant in-law. (101 minutes)

78 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, R So, although all 300 Spartans died by the end of the first movie, since when has that ever stopped the making of a sequel? The Spartans’ heroic sacrifice has delayed the armies of Persian Emperor Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) just long enough for Athenian General Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) to try to unite all Greece against the invaders. (102 minutes)

89 TIM’S VERMEER, PG-13 A documentary look at Texas-based inventor Tim Jenison’s eight-year pilgrimage to try to solve one of art’s greatest mysteries: How did 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photorealistically, 150 years before the invention of photography? (80 minutes)

85 TRANSCENDENCE, PG-13 Johnny Depp plays the foremost researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the entirety of human knowledge with the full range of human emotions, a project that has made him the prime target of anti-tech extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. With Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Morgan Freeman, Cole Hauser, Cillian Murphy; directed by Wally Pfister. (119 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 37 on 04/25/2014

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