Black or White, PG-13 Kevin Costner plays a lawyer widowed after the car crash death of his wife who has been raising his biracial granddaughter until he finds himself embroiled in a custody battle with the child's grandmother (Octavia Spencer), who is demanding that the child be brought up under the care of the father, a drug addict the lawyer blames for the negligence that led to the death of the lawyer's daughter while giving birth to the little girl. With Gillian Jacobs, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Mackie, Bill Burr; directed by Mike Binder. Jan. 30
Cake, R Jennifer Aniston plays a woman suffering from chronic pain who, after having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, seeks out her widower (Sam Worthington). With Adriana Barraza, Mamie Gummer, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Chris Messina; directed by Daniel Barnz. Jan. 30
The Loft, R Karl Urban and James Marsden are among five guys who conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city where they can indulge in their deepest fantasies. But the fantasy becomes a nightmare when they discover the dead body of an unknown woman and realize one of them must be involved. With Isabel Lucas, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Rachael Taylor; directed by Erik Van Looy. Jan. 30
Project Almanac, PG-13 A brilliant high school student and his friends uncover blueprints for a mysterious device that could be a time machine, their innocent tinkering with which, natch, endangers their lives. With Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Allen Evangelista; directed by Dean Israelite. Jan. 30
MovieStyle on 01/23/2015