New Releases: Food Precipitation v. Love Occurring v. Megan Fox's Body v. Informant v. Poet
Would it kill you to get out of the house and see a movie this weekend? Here are some options:
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Bruce Campbell
Good if you want to see: falling food; fat kids squealing in delight.
Love Happens
Director: Brandon Camp
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart
Good if you want to see: love happen; the heirs apparent to the Hanks/Ryan throne; the prequel to Affection Exists.
Jennifer's Body
Director: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody, Johnny Simmons
Good if you want to see: Megan Fox in demon mode; Megan Fox in standard babe mode; what new catchphrases Diablo Cody has in store ("Tweet all about it"?)
The Informant! (limited)
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Matt Damon, Buster Bluth, Quantum Leap, The Soup
Good if you want to see: corporate thriller as madcap comedy; fatter Matt Damon.
Bright Star (limited)
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw
Good if you want to see: if John Keats in Love can match Shakespeare in Love's Oscar bait quotient.