filmland / By James DiGiovanna

Are You a Moron?

If so, the totally awesome new Crank film has everything you want … plus racism!

(April 30, 2009) Previews

Hugh Jackman is back as Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a tell-all lead up to the events of X-Men. The Wolverine-centric flick schools you on the mutant’s violent yet romantic past and his dynamic relationship with his bro, Victor Creed, plus you get to see all you favorite mutant pals. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence and some partial nudity. 107m. At the Broadway, Mill Creek, the Minor and Fortuna.

Heartthrobs Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner come to us this weekend courtesy of the latest chick flick, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. McConaughey is Connor Mead, a committed bachelor that gets a special visit at his younger bro’s wedding from the ghost of his late Uncle Wayne, also a legendary ladies man. Wayne takes Connor on a tour of girlfriends past, present and future, and lo and behold the lovely Jenny, played by Garner, has a big place in Connor’s heart. Rated PG-13 for sexual content throughout, some language and a drug reference. 100m. At the Broadway, Mill Creek and Fortuna.

Mr. John Malkovich himself plays Buck Howard, a dried-up magician extraordinaire that just keeps on truckin’ in director Sean McGinley’s comedic flick Great Buck Howard. Buck’s trying to make an epic come back, so he enlists recent law school drop-out Troy Gable, played by Colin Hanks (Orange County, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny), to help vamp up his image. Rated PG for some language including suggestive remarks and a drug reference. 90m. At the Minor.

Get some super-sweet 3D animation in you life by hitting up the Fortuna Theater for Battle for Terra, an intergalactic action-adventure tale. Terra, a peaceful alien planet, is coveted by the homeless remainder of humanoids on Earth and therefore faces annihilation. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will stop at nothing to prevent those evil humans from taking over her home. Rated PG for sequences of sci-fi action, violence and some thematic elements. 85m. At Fortuna.

— Emily Hobelmann

Reviews

CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE: Back in the ’80s, grade-Z movies gained hipster cred when a pre-Mystery Science Theater 3000 vogue of hunting down, viewing and snarking at such films became a mark of cinematic sophistication.

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