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Missed you last week. We had to go on a short hiatus there while some other things got lined up. But, back to our regular programming. What to see this weekend:

PICK OF THE WEEK:
Adventureland
dir. Greg Mottola
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds

Another creation from the (more-or-less) Apatow factory. This time Mottola (Superbad) is opting for some huge stars with the great Jesse Eisenberg in the lead. We’ll see if it lives up to the recent spat of solid Factory films, but it looks fairly promising.

Fast & Furious
dir. Justin Lin
Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez

The series is back with Paul Walker and Vin Diesel in the lead. Which leads us to believe that people are still paying to see these films for some reason.

Sugar
dir. Anna Boden Ryan Fleck
Stars: Algenis Perez Soto

HBO films biopic of Miguel Santos journey from The Domincan Republic to the US to play minors baseball looks interesting. But will the biopic really stray from the well worn path of most boring biopics that are flooding the cinema?

Gigantic [limited]
dir. Matt Aselton
Stars: Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman

Gigantic looks like a really great film, with a pretty amazing cast. Dano has been in some fantastic films since his great performance in There Will Be Blood, and this doesn’t look like it’ll stray too far from the mark.

Paris 36
dir. Christophe Barratier
Stars: Gérard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad

Paris 36 is the story of the residence of a poor northern Paris neighborhood who decide to put on a musical. Those crazy Parisians. Meh.

Alien Trespass [limited]
dir. R.W. Goodwin
Stars: Eric McCormack, Jenni Baird, Robert Patrick

A mock B-movie (clearly) that looks kind of funny, but you never can tell with a film that is intentionally flaunting itself as a B film.

LAST WEEK’s TOP TEN:
1. Monsters vs. Aliens
2. The Haunting in Connecticut
3. Knowing
4. I Love You Man
5. Duplicity
6. Race To Witch Mountain
7. 12 Rounds
8. Watchmen
9. Taken
10. The Last House on the Left

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