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  • Star Trek Into Darkness -

    B J.J. Abrams beams a menacing Benedict Cumberbatch into his rebooted franchise.

  • Frances Ha -

    A- Greta Gerwig re-teams with Greenberg director Noah Baumbach for a winning comedy about friendship and impending adulthood.

  • Black Rock -

    C+ Three friends fight for their lives in a thriller that seems to resent its obligation to thrill.

  • Pietà -

    C How did this punishing new parable from Kim Ki-duk win the top prize at Venice?

  • Augustine -

    B- A doctor and his patient spar for power in an overreaching period drama.

  • Erased -

    D+ Gratuitous violence can’t compensate for the massive failings of this Aaron Eckhart actioner.

  • The English Teacher -

    C Julianne Moore plays the title role of a contrived comedy.

  • 33 Postcards -

    C- There must be cheaper ways to boost the Chinese and Australian tourism industries…

  • State 194 -

    C+ For the uninitiated, here’s a documentary primer on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

  • The Great Gatsby -

    C+ Baz Luhrmann’s take on the lit masterpiece is just as gaudy, but not as ruinous, as it looks.

  • Tyler Perry Presents Peeples -

    B- Craig Robinson meets the parents in a blessedly painless addition to the Perry oeuvre.

  • Stories We Tell -

    A- In her first documentary, Sarah Polley bravely scales her own family tree.

  • Aftershock -

    C+ It’s hell on (crumbling) Earth for the obnoxious heroes of this sadistic disaster movie.

  • Sightseers -

    C- Vacationing lovers get their hands dirty in this one-note dark comedy from the director of Kill List.

  • Venus And Serena -

    B- A conventional sports doc searches for uplift in the worst season of the tennis pros’ careers.

  • And Now A Word From Our Sponsor -

    C The great Bruce Greenwood almost saves this pointless farce. Almost.

  • Java Heat -

    C+ Cleanly staged mayhem—and an outsize Mickey Rourke—bolster a generic action import.

  • No One Lives -

    D Even wrestling fanatics will feel cheated by the latest from WWE Studios.

  • Post Tenebras Lux -

    B- The new film from Carlos Reygadas starts brilliant, then gets baffling.

  • Dead Man’s Burden -

    B+ Sometimes they do make ’em like they used to.

  • Love Is All You Need -

    C Italy is for wounded romantics in this fluffy import.

  • What Maisie Knew -

    B- With parents like these, who needs enemies?

  • The Iceman -

    C+ Michael Shannon plays a ruthless killer. It’s less fun than it sounds.

  • Greetings From Tim Buckley -

    B And salutations from his son, Jeff, the true subject of this behind-the-music drama.

  • Kiss Of The Damned -

    B- Bad acting can’t quite sink this Euro-horror homage.

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