“Another Earth” is quietly and movingly out of this world. Director Mike Cahill has woven sci-fi imaginings and quantum physics theories of parallel universes into a provocative meditation on the prospect of rewriting your life history. It is no simple task to spin such abstract notions into smart (versus cheesy) entertainment, but there is such […]

OPENING FRIDAY “OUR IDIOT BROTHER” (R) (1:30) Stars Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel. Directed by Jesse Peretz. A pot bust sends nice guy Ned to jail, and though he’s released early on good behavior, he returns home to discover that his girlfriend has left and taken his dog. Homeless and unemployed, he divides his […]

Paul Rudd’s latest character is challenged by his naivete and trusting nature. And his Type A sisters.

For all the need for speed that this very short movie’s title implies, ’30 Minutes’ lacks urgency.

This episodic romance works in fits and starts.

The actor gleefully sinks his teeth into the vampire-villain role in ‘Fright Night.’

OPENING FRIDAY “30 MINUTES OR LESS” (R) (1:23) Stars Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Ariz Ansari and Nick Swardson. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Two fledgling criminals kidnap pizza delivery guy Nick, strap a bomb to his chest, and give him mere hours to rob a bank. As the clock ticks, Nick, with the help of his […]

Director Tate Taylor’s screen adaptation captures the essence of Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel.

In ‘The Change-Up,’ overlong meets overly obvious, and raunchy is just raunchy.