Get on Up
77 PG-13 Chadwick Boseman plays James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," in this bio-pic. With Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Jill Scott, Dan Aykroyd; directed by Tate Taylor. (138 minutes)
Guardians of the Galaxy
90 PG-13 Another Marvel marvel: A brash human adventurer (Chris Pratt), after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe, to sidestep an unrelenting bounty hunt joins up with a quartet of disparate misfits to ... yep, you guessed it, guard the galaxy. With Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel; directed by James Gunn. (121 minutes)
Venus in Fur
87 Not rated At first a Paris writer-director thinks the desperate actress who bursts into the theater is perfect for the part he needs to fill. But the likeness proves to be much more than skin-deep. With Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric; directed by Roman Polanski. (96 minutes)
Wish I Was Here
82 R Director Zach Braff plays a struggling actor, father and husband who at 35 is still trying to find his identity. With Kate Hudson, Josh Gad, Mandy Patinkin, Ashley Greene. (106 minutes)
MovieStyle on 08/01/2014