Grim Subjects
AVATAR. Military forces attempt to control and exploit a region and its people they know little about. Rated PG-13. 162m. At the Broadway (3D), Fortuna (3D) and Mill Creek.
THE BLIND SIDE. A homeless African-American youth is taken in by a well-to-do white family who help him realize his football potential. Rated PG-13. 126m. At the Broadway.
DAYBREAKERS. A plague has transformed the world’s population into vampires (and they aren’t the cute Twilight-esque type). Rated R. 98m. At the Broadway.
IT’S COMPLICATED. Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin play divorcees who reignite the flame after 10 years apart. Rated R. 118m. At the Broadway.
LEAP YEAR. Amy Adams just can’t wait any longer to be proposed to by her boyfriend! So she takes advantage of the Irish leap year tradition. Rated PG. 100m. At the Broadway.
SHERLOCK HOLMES. Robert Downey Jr. stars as the updated, more ass-kicking version of the legendary sleuth. Rated PG-13. 128m. At the Broadway, Fortuna and Mill Creek.
THE SPY NEXT DOOR. Jackie Chan uses martial arts to battle international spies while babysitting. What a guy! Rated PG. 92m. At the Broadway and Mill Creek.
UP IN THE AIR. George Clooney plays a corporate hatchet man forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes. Rated R. 109m. At the Broadway and the Minor.
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