The Grey
Theatrical Release Date: 01/27/2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Carnahan
Actors: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, James Badge Dale, Joe Anderson, Frank Grillo, Dallas Roberts
Plot: A plane crash strands a team of oil drillers in the Alaskan wilderness. They must struggle to survive against the elements and a vicious pack of wolves who view these new entities as intruders.
Man on a Ledge
Theatrical Release Date: 01/27/2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Asger Leth
Actors: Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell, Elizabeth Banks, Edward Burns, Ed Harris, Anthony Mackie
Plot: A former cop and current con threatens to jump from a Manhattan hotel. As the NYPD arrives, along with a personally-requested female psychologist, the stunt is an attempt to divert attention from a massive diamond heist.
One for the Money
Theatrical Release Date: 01/27/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Actors: Katherine Heigl, John Leguizamo, Daniel Sunjata, Debbie Reynolds, Jason O'Mara, Patrick Fischler
Plot: With no job and no husband, Stephanie Plum decides to take up her cousin's offer to work Bail Bonds. Her first assignment puts her on the trail of a local wanted cop, one she has a personal tie to.
Wrinkles ( Arrugas )
Theatrical Release Date: 01/27/2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Animation/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ignacio Ferreras
Actors: Tacho González, Álvaro Guevara, Mabel Rivera
Plot: Based on the comic by Paco Rosa, Wrinkles follows the lives of Miguel and Emilio, two elderly men who form a friendship at the care center they live in. As Emilio struggles with the early stages of Alzheimer's, Miguel enlists the help of fellow tenants to make sure he doesn't end up on the dreaded top floor with the other lost causes.
Dino King ( Jeom-bak-i: Han-ban-do-eui Gong-ryong 3D )
Theatrical Release Date: 01/26/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Han Sang-Ho
Actors: Goo Ja-Hyeong, Lee Hyung Suk, Sin Yong-woo
Plot: A Tarbosaurus is followed from childhood to adulthood as he learns about love, loss and the ability to recover.
Silver Case
Theatrical Release Date: 01/26/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Christian Filippella
Actors: Eric Roberts, Brian Keith Gamble, Chris Facey, Claire Falconer, Brad Light, Shalim Ortiz
Breathless
Theatrical Release Date: 01/24/2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jesse Baget
Actors: Val Kilmer, Ray Liotta, Gina Gershon, Kelli Giddish, Wayne Duvall, Paul Cuneo
Plot: Trailer park housewife Lorna and her best friend Tiny decide to split the $100,000 Lorna's husband stole from a local Savings and Loan. But complications arise and soon they must figure out what to do with a body while avoiding the local law.
5 Broken Cameras
Theatrical Release Date: 01/23/2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Hebrew
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
Actors: Emad Burnat
Plot: Emad, a Palestinian villager, chronicles five years in the life of his village, Bil'in, and his fourth son, Gibreel. A separation barrier is being built - leading to much tension between the Palestinian village and Israeli army, Each camera that is broken or shatter has its own tale to tell.
Room 237
Theatrical Release Date: 01/23/2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rodney Ascher
Actors: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan, Jay Weidner, Buffy Visick
Plot: Documentary that explores just some of the theories brought on by Stanley
Kubrick's classic horror film, The Shining. Featuring five different
points of view - it will lead viewers through a maze that may well bring
up more questions than answers.
We're Not Broke
Theatrical Release Date: 01/22/2012
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Victoria Bruce, Karin Hayes
Actors: Rebecca Wilkins, Frank Knapp, Jesse Drucker, David Marchant, Chris Priest, Jack Blum
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mikael Salomon
Actors: Rob Lowe, Kaley Cuoco, Catherine Dent, James C. Burns, Krista Kalmus, Cara Buono
Excision
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard Bates Jr.
Actors: AnnaLynne McCord, Traci Lords, John Waters, Malcolm McDowell, Ariel Winter, Jeremy Sumpter
Plot: A high school girl is torn between Eros and Tanatos, having macabre visions that change her innocence.
Me at the Zoo
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chris Moukarbel, Valerie Veatch
Actors: Chris Crocker
Wrong
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Quentin Dupieux
Actors: William Fichtner, Alexis Dziena, Arden Myrin, Jack Plotnick, Steve Little, Jared Ward
Plot: Dolph Springer wakes up one morning only to find the love his life missing: his dog Paul. His life in shambles, Dolph will stop at nothing to track Paul down - in the process he affects the lives of those around him: a nymphomaniac pizza deliveryman, a jogging addict neighbor, a pet detective and a French/Mexican gardener. He also just might lose his mind in the process.
After Fall, Winter
Theatrical Release Date: 01/27/2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Eric Schaeffer
Actors: Heather Aitken, Lizzie Brocheré, Rebecca Jameson, Eric Schaeffer, Jimmy King, Deborah Twiss
Plot: A suicidal author (and part-time S&M participant) leaves New York for Paris, hoping to find something to put a spark back into his life. Enter Sophie, a young, sexy smart nurse - their initial meetings are combative, but there is chemistry, moreso when Sophie reveals she has a side job as a dominatrix.
Albert Nobbs
Theatrical Release Date: 01/27/2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rodrigo García
Actors: Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Brendan Gleeson, Glenn Close, Mark Williams
Plot: A woman struggles to find independence in 19th century Ireland and poses as a man so she can work as a butler at a top hotel. When she meets a painter it gives "Albert" the chance she needs to escape the lie she has been living.
Declaration of War ( guerre est déclarée, La )
Theatrical Release Date: 01/27/2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Valérie Donzelli
Actors: Valérie Donzelli, Jérémie Elkaïm, César Desseix, Gabriel Elkaïm, Brigitte Sy, Elina Löwensohn
Plot: When their child is diagnosed with cancer, a young couple must come up with a plan to deal with the bombshell.
Predisposed
Theatrical Release Date: 01/27/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner
Actors: Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sarah Ramos, Emma Rayne Lyle
Plot: A college piano prodigy looking to get his drug-addicted mother into rehab instead finds himself at the mercy of two drug dealers and can do nothing but go along for the ride.
The Wicker Tree
Theatrical Release Date: 01/27/2012
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robin Hardy
Actors: Christopher Lee, Graham McTavish, Honeysuckle Weeks, Clive Russell, Keira McMillan, James Mapes
Plot: A born-again couple travel to Scotland to spread their message. At first shunned, they are overjoyed when they find welcome and open minds. Unfortunately for them, their hosts aren't just there to hear the word of God, they have plans of their own...
Agneepath
Theatrical Release Date: 01/26/2012
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Karan Malhotra
Actors: Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Madhurjeet Sarghi, Rajesh Tandon, Inaamulhaq
Plot: Vijay Chauhan has one motive in his life: revenge. After watching his father hanged before his eyes by the sadistic Kaancha, he vows that when he is older, he will avenge that death.
John Dies at the End
Theatrical Release Date: 01/25/2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Don Coscarelli
Actors: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman, Daniel Roebuck
Plot: A pair of college drop outs is all that stands in the way of an other-worldly invasion when a new drug hits the streets. It does not end well.
Price Check
Theatrical Release Date: 01/25/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Walker
Actors: Eric Mabius, Parker Posey, Jayce Bartok, Finn Donoghue, Brian Berrebbi, Annie Parisse
Plot: Peter, a man with a happy family life and marriage, is yet struggling with a failing supermarket chain and rising debt. When Susan, his new boss, shows up, she shakes things up and Peter appears on the fast track to money and an executive position... but will the cost be worth the power?
Goats
Theatrical Release Date: 01/24/2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christopher Neil
Actors: Vera Farmiga, David Duchovny, Keri Russell, Graham Phillips, Ty Burrell, Dakota Johnson
Plot: A young man is about to leave his upscale Tuscon home for an East Coast prep school. Yet before he leaves, he'll have to figure out the best way to breakaway from his flaky, new-age mom and the closet thing to a father he has known: Goat Man.
Shadow Dancer
Theatrical Release Date: 01/24/2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Marsh
Actors: Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson, Aidan Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, Stuart Graham
Plot: A woman working for the IRA is turned informant by an MI-5 agent in order to protect her son. Years after working for them, she is promised a new identity, but the agent finds his superior is using her to protect a mole in the organization and he must figure out who before she can truly be free.
A Fierce Green Fire
Theatrical Release Date: 01/23/2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mark Kitchell
Actors: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Ashley Judd, Isabel Allende, Van Jones
Plot: Tracks the evolution of the environmental movement from its roots in the 1960s to the present day.
Grabbers
Theatrical Release Date: 01/23/2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jon Wright
Actors: Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey, Lalor Roddy, David Pearse, Bronagh Gallagher
Plot: Just off the coast of Ireland, an alien invasion puts the entire population in jeopardy - but luckily the inhabitants find a way to fend off the attack... by becoming good and drunk.
L
Theatrical Release Date: 01/23/2012
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Babis Makridis
Actors: Aris Servetalis, Efthymis Papadimitriou, Lefteris Matthaiou, Nota Cherniavsky, Thanassis Dimou, Stavros Raptis
Last Elvis, The ( Último Elvis, El )
Theatrical Release Date: 01/23/2012
Overall Rating: 1.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Armando Bo
Actors: John McInerny, Griselda Siciliani, Margarita Lopez, Rocío Rodríguez Presedo, Corina Romero
Love Free or Die: How the Bishop of New Hampshire is Changing the World
Theatrical Release Date: 01/23/2012
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Macky Alston
Actors: Gene Robinson
Plot: Gene Robinson is a bishop in New Hampshire. He is also openly gay and, in 2008, was the only bishop who was not only allowed into the Anglican Communion, but forcibly barred from many events. His story is one about breaking barriers and working for acceptance both on a local and global scale.
Valley of Saints
Theatrical Release Date: 01/23/2012
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Musa Syeed
Actors: Mohammed Afzal, Gulzar Ahmed Bhat, Neelofar Hamid
About Face
Theatrical Release Date: 01/22/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Actors: Christie Brinkley, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Jerry Hall, Christy Turlington, Isabella Rossellini, Beverly Johnson
Bestiaire
Theatrical Release Date: 01/22/2012
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Denis Côté
Finding North
Theatrical Release Date: 01/22/2012
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kristi Jacobson, Lori Silverbush
Mosquita y Mari
Theatrical Release Date: 01/22/2012
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Aurora Guerrero
Actors: Fenessa Pineda, Venecia Troncoso, Joaquín Garrido, Laura Patalano, Dulce Maria Solis, Armando Cosio
Plot: A pair of Chicana students are assigned as study partners, where they form a quick friendship and a relationship that may mean something more.
No Room for Rockstars
Theatrical Release Date: 01/22/2012
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Parris Patton
Plot: A behind-the-scenes documentary chronicling the 2010 Vans Warped Tour - featuring both unknowns trying to strike it rich and veteran acts who continue to stay strong.
Pursuit of Loneliness
Theatrical Release Date: 01/22/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Laurence Thrush
Actors: Joy Hillie, Suzanne Faha, John Magginetti, Monique Flores, Natalie Fouron, Jude Aluce
Teddy Bear
Theatrical Release Date: 01/22/2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mads Matthiesen
Actors: David Winters, Kim Kold, Elsebeth Steentoft, Chanicha Shindejanichakul, Barbara Zatler, Lamaiporn Hougaard
Black Rock
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Katie Aselton
Actors: Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson, Anslem Richardson
Plot: Three friends trying to mend personal issues reunite on a girl's retreat to a remote island. Once there, however, they find they are not alone and a chance meeting turns in to a fight for survival.
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stacy Peralta
Actors: Tony Alva, Tony Hawk, Shepard Fairey, Tommy Guerrero, Steve Caballero, Ben Harper
The Comedy
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rick Alverson
Actors: Tim Heidecker, Neil Hamburger, James Murphy, Liza Kate, Adam Scarimbolo, Rock Kohli
Plot: A middle-aged man swimming in an ocean of disillusionment and self-loathing is indifferent about everything - including taking over his father's estate following his death - and spends his time hanging out with his aging hipster friends.
Detropia
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Actors: Tommy Stevens
Plot: A documentary exploring the plight of Detroit and how its crumbling nature is a mirror of the economic crisis facing America.
Elena
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev
Actors: Yelena Lyadova, Nadezhda Markina, Aleksey Rozin, Andrey Smirnov
Plot: Elena and Vladamir, an elderly couple met each other late in life - while Vladamir comes from a wealthy family, Elena comes from much more modest means. Each also has a child from a previous relationship: Elena's son is unemployed and constantly asking for money, where Vladamir's daughter is quite distant. Yet a sudden heart attack leads Vladamir to reconcile with his daughter and he decides to leave his vast wealth to her alone, but Elena will not forsake her son so easily.
The First Time
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jon Kasdan
Actors: Dylan O'Brien, Britt Robertson, Craig Roberts, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Christine Taylor, Lamarcus Tinker
Plot: Two high schoolers don't know it yet, but they are about to discover each other: Dave has been pining after a girl he can't have, while Aubrey has been dating a guy who just doesn't connect with her. When their paths finally cross, it will shape both their lives.
For Ellen
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: So Yong Kim
Actors: Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Shaylena Mandigo, Jena Malone, Margarita Levieva, Dakota Johnson
Plot: In order to gain custody of his daughter, a struggling musician makes a long-distance overnight drive to present his case against his estranged wife.
Four Suns ( Ctyri slunce )
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Czech
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bohdan Sláma
Actors: Jaroslav Plesl, Anna Geislerová, Karel Roden, Jirí Mádl, Klára Melísková, Igor Chmela
West of Memphis
Theatrical Release Date: 01/21/2012
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Amy Berg
Actors: Jason Baldwin, Lorris Davis, Julie Ann Doan, Damien Wayne Echols, Pam Hobbs, Jessie Miskelly
Plot: An in-depth examination of the Arkansas case of the West Memphis Three - gaining access to the investigation and research behind the scenes in an attempt to free the men from a notorious case of injustice.
