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“Cremaster Cycle” Reviewed on this page
“Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child” Reviewed on this page
“Kisses” Reviewed on Page 5D
“Living in Emergency” Reviewed on Page 8D
“The Other Guys” Reviewed on Page 1D
“Restrepo” Reviewed on Page 8D
“Step-Up 3D” Not reviewed
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Here are selected mini-reviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically.“Agora”Drama Not Rated. Rachel Weisz as astronomer Hypatia, daughter of Theon, who was final director of the Alexandrian library. (Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune) 126 minutes
“Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore”Animation PG. Kitty has a plan to enslave dogs around the world and make cats the true rulers, in the spy send-up. (Christy Lemire, Associated Press) 87 minutes
“Charlie St. Cloud”Drama PG-13. Zac Efron takes a confident half-step toward becoming a mature romantic lead. His near-death trauma gives him the ability to see spirits. (Colin Covert, Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)) 109 minutes
“Countdown to Zero”Documentary PG. Fluidly crafted and scary as all get-out doc about nuclear proliferation with stunning archival footage for a film sure to reawaken “duck and cover” anxieties. (Kennedy) 91 minutes
“Cyrus”Comedy R. John C. Reilly faces off against Marisa Tomei’s 21-year-old son (Jonah Hill) in this quietly, consistently, riotously funny comedy. (Kennedy) 92 minutes
“Despicable Me”Comedy PG. A villain with access to freeze rays and rocket ships is no match for a trio of adorable orphan girls. Gru is an arch- fiend hamstrung by moppets. Gru is villainy incarnate and he picks on children. (Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune) 95 minutes
“Dinner for Schmucks”Comedy PG-13. Comedy about an ambitious guy inviting a dolt to supper for sport even with agile work from Steve Carell and Paul Rudd can’t sustain the yuks. (Kennedy) 109 minutes
“The Girl Who Played With Fire”Drama R. This time Lisbeth’s past is intertwined with the murder of an academic and her journalist boyfriend. Swedish with English subtitles. (Kennedy) 129 minutes
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”Thriller Not rated. Twisting tale about a woman gone missing 40 years earlier. In Swedish with English subtitles. (Kennedy) 132 minutes
“Grown Ups”Comedy PG-13. Five childhood friends return to their hometown — wives and kids in tow — when their adored basketball coach dies. With Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek Pinault, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph and Joyce Van Patten. (Kennedy) 102 minutes
“I Am Love”Drama R. Melodrama about a monied Milanese family offers glimpses into the seductions of globalization. Think Nora Roberts garnished with Italian parsley. (Kennedy) 120 minutes
“Inception”Psy-fi thriller PG-13. Puzzler about a team of corporate spies who ply their craft in dreams, a brain-bending, mouth-agape kick. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Tom Hardy star. (Kennedy) 148 minutes
“The Karate Kid”Kid drama PG. Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan star in this reboot of the 1984 hit. (Kennedy) 140 minutes
“The Kids Are All Right”Dramedy R. Hilariously bright and culturally with-it comedy about two teens who seek out their sperm-donor dad. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening portray their moms. (Kennedy) 106 minutes
“Knight and Day”Action comedy PG-13. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz defy the laws of physics and gravity as an agent and the damsel. (Kennedy) 102 minutes
“The Last Airbender”Fantasy action PG. Mystical world where psychically gifted citizens can defend themselves by chucking quantities of their native element at adversaries. (Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune) 103 minutes
“Predators”Sci-fi reboot R. Adrien Brody stars in this film of human prey by the fascinatingly ugly, lethally adept predators. (Kennedy) 106 minutes
“Ramona and Beezus”Family fare G. Birth-order dynamics and a sorry economy figure this film with Joey King and Selena Gomez portraying the sisters. (Kennedy) 104 minutes
“Salt”Spy thriller PG-13. Angelina Jolie is fugitive Evelyn Salt, either CIA operative or a Russian mole. (Kennedy) 100 minutes
“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”Action comedy PG. Nicolas Cage is the star, playing Balthazar, a good magician who has long held captive the forces of magical evil. (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) 108 minutes
“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”Blood-sucking sequel PG-13. Flick for lovers of the triangulated Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, it has sturdier pleasures and takes on its emotional ambitions with renewed dedication. (Kennedy) 90 minutes
“Winter’s Bone”Drama R. Unforgettable 17-year-old named Ree Dolly embarks on a quest to find her bail-hopping father. (Kennedy) 100 minutes
GIANT SCREEN IMAX — Denver Museum of Nature & Science
“Hubble” and “Arabia.” Dates, times and tickets vary. 2001 Colorado Blvd., 303-322-7009,
IWERKS — The Wildlife Experience
“Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees” and “Dolphins & Whales: Tribes of the Ocean.” Dates, times and tickets vary. 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker, 720-488-3300, thewild
