12 Rounds (PG-13, 108 minutes) A vengeful, psycho ex-con (Aiden Gillen) kidnaps the fiancée (Ashley Scott) of a New Orleans cop (John Cena), then orchestrates a dozen spectacular physical challenges through which he might win her back. Renny Harlin of Die Hard 2 and The Long Kiss Goodnight directs. Opening Friday
Confessions of a Shopaholic (PG, 112 minutes) When used in moderation, shopahol can enhance the joy of life. But for Isla Fisher, as a young, suddenly popular advice columnist in New York City, moderation might not be an option. Who knows, maybe debt-reduction rom-com based on Sophie Kinsella’s chick-lit bestseller is just what’s called for in these tough times. Hugh Dancy, Joan Cusack, John Goodman and John Lithgow co-star. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Coraline (PG, 101 minutes) Spooky 3-D stop-motion feature from the fellow that brought you The Nightmare Before Christmas. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (PG-13, 168 minutes) Brad Pitt starts off young at heart and old in age, then switches it up in David Fincher’s version of the F. Scott Fitzgerald story. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Duplicity (PG-13, 118 minutes) Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are competing spies and classy con artists and wary lovers and tediously glamorous movie stars. Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti co-star and Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) directs. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Gran Torino (R, 116 minutes) Clint Eastwood plays an aging Korean War vet who confronts his own prejudicies in protecting his Vietnamese neighbors. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
The Haunting in Connecticut (PG-13, 92 minutes) Virginia Madsen and Martin Donovan star in this thriller “based on true events,” in which a family moves into an old house only to very unpleasantly discover its history as a way-below-board funeral home. You’d think they’d have checked it out on Yelp first. Opening Friday
I Love You, Man (R) Paul Rudd plays a dude with no dude friends who’s about to get married and needs a best man. After a few abortive man-dates, it’s Jason Segel to the rescue. But what if their budding bromance threatens the dude’s impending marriage? Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Knowing (PG-13, 115 minutes) In this disaster-movie blockbuster, Nicolas Cage comes upon a 50-year-old time capsule containing coded, accurate predictions of global catastrophe. It’s up to him to save the planet. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
The Last House on the Left (R, 109 Minutes) The goal of remaking Wes Craven’s 1972 horror flick is “bringing one of the most notorious thrillers of all time to a new generation,” says its press release. Do you dare revisit “the story that explores how far two ordinary people will go to exact revenge on the sociopaths who harmed their child”? Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Miss March (R, 89 minutes) Upon waking from a four-year coma to discover that his girlfriend is now a Playboy model, a dude and his bud (former local and Public Access TV upstart Trevor Moore) take a road trip to the Playboy Mansion. Said to be a comedy. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Monsters vs. Aliens (PG, 94 minutes) For the sake of societal stability, the American government keeps its citizen-monsters confined–until one day needing them to fend off an alien robot invader and save the world. The voice talents in this 3D animated romp include Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Rainn Wilson and Stephen Colbert (as the president, no less). Opening Friday
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG, 91 minutes) Kevin James plays an enthusiastic suburban New Jersey mall security guard, tested when a gang of crooks tries to muscle in on his turf. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Race to Witch Mountain (PG-13, 99 minutes) In this Disney remake, Dwayne Johnson plays a cab driver hired by extraterrestrials on the run from the Feds. The aliens are in the form of cute human kids, so it’s cool. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
The Reader (R, 124 minutes) Ralph Fiennes and Kate Winslet (awarded a Golden Globe for her performance) tear up the screen in this tale of an affair between a law student and a woman embroiled in a war crimes trial. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Slumdog Millionaire (R, 120 minutes) Director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) returns with a story about an impoverished Indian teen’s uncanny performance on a gameshow. Playing at Vinegar Hill Theatre
Taken (PG-13, 91 minutes) When his daughter gets kidnapped during her Parisian vacation, ex-spy Liam Neeson assures her abductor that he’s made a bad move, then goes to the cupboard to open a can of whoop-ass. Luc Besson co-wrote and produced. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail (PG-13, 103 minutes) Writer-actor-director-franchise curator Tyler Perry stars in another self-adapted screen version of his own play, in which his comically hotheaded drag matriarch…well, you read the title. Co-starring Keshia Knight Pulliam—yes, the little girl from “The Cosby Show”—as an incarcerated hooker who needs Madea’s help. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Watchmen (R, 163 minutes) Alan Moore’s comic book magnum opus comes to life as a group of superheroes digs into the mystery of who is knocking off their caped brethren. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
