Battle for Terra (PG, 85 minutes) CGI aliens (including one voiced by Evan Rachel Wood) and humans (including one voiced by Luke Wilson) struggle with the big questions about the fate of Earth and other planets. Cutely. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
Crank: High Voltage (R, 85 minutes) Carefully bearded badass Jason Statham returns as a hitman in pursuit of the gangster who replaced his heart with a painfully rechargeable electric one. Wait, is this actually a tender romantic comedy? Maybe: Corey Haim is in it, too. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Earth (G, 99 minutes) For Earth Day, which is when it opens, this documentary grandly observes a year in the life of our world, as elaborated through the true adventures of three animal families, and the voice of James Earl Jones. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Fast & Furious (PG-13) On the mean streets of L.A., Vin Diesel and Paul Walker turbo-charge the fourth outing of this popular car-race franchise. Michelle Rodriguez co-stars. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Fighting (PG-13, 105 minutes) You have to love a movie title that doesn’t try too hard. A small-town rube with talented fists (Channing Tatum) finds himself recruited by a city scam-man (Terence Howard) to become the reigning bare-knuckle brawler of the New York underground. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (PG-13, 115 minutes) A womanzing photographer (Matthew McConaughey), with an apparently Scroogean attitude toward the ladies, gets an admonishing supernatural tour of his ridiculous romantic history. Jennifer Garner co-stars. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Hannah Montana: The Movie (G, 98 minutes) In this big-screen take on the Disney Channel sitcom, Miley Cyrus once again stars as a peppy teen girl living a secret double life as a pop star. Her father is played by her real father, Billy Ray Cyrus. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
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 Regal Downtown Mall 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 Regal Seminole Square 4
Monsters vs. Aliens (PG, 94 minutes) The latest from DreamWorks, about a woman who makes some unlikely new friends after being transformed into an enormous monster. Fantastic Hollywood voice cast. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6
Next Day Air (R, 90 minutes) Mike Epps and Wood Harris play two down-and-out dudes who receive a huge package of cocaine by mistake. Action-comedy high jinx ensue, and Mos Def co-stars. Opening Friday
Obsessed (PG-13, 108 minutes) In this thriller, Idris Elba and Beyonce Knowles play a happily married couple whose life together is challenged when hubby’s temp (Ali Larter) becomes his stalker. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Seventeen Again (PG-13, 102 minutes) Just as he’s beginning to wonder how his life got away from him, a somewhat reluctant husband and father played by Matthew Perry discovers himself suddenly, mysteriously played by Zac Efron instead. He decides to spy on his kids by attending their school. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4
The Soloist (PG-13, 105 minutes) Robert Downey, Jr. perhaps shines brightest as an LA Times reporter who discovers a schizophrenic music prodigy (Jamie Foxx). Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Star Trek (PG-13, 127 minutes) So this is how Kirk and Spock first got to know each other. The most beloved sci-fi franchise ever—or the second most beloved, depending on your degree of dorkdom—gets a hyper-kinetic reboot from “Lost” co-creator J.J. Abrams, with stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Simon Pegg, Eric Bana and others. Opening Friday
State of Play (PG-13, 118 minutes) A shaggy muckracking journalist (Russell Crowe), on orders from his take-no-prisoners editor (Helen Mirren), investigates a dapper presidential candidate (Ben Affleck) whose mistress’ murder might point to a political cover-up. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6
Wendy and Lucy (R, 80 minutes) Michelle Williams plays a woman put through a series of rough economic situations when her car breaks down on the way to Alaska and leaves her stranded with her dog. Playing at Vinegar Hill Theatre
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (PG-13, 107 minutes) Hugh Jackman stars in the back-story of Marvel Comics’ razor-clawed mutant badass. Live Schreiber co-stars. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6