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This Means War
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy
Director: McG
The Scoop: What if the beloved Mad Magazine feature "Spy Vs. Spy" were made into a rom-com? That's the premise behind this which stars Pine and Hardy as two world-class James Bond types whose unbreakable friendship gets broken when they discover they are both dating Witherspoon. Man, that's the same thing that happened to BFFs Ryan Phillippe and Jake Gyllenhaal! (We kid).
Rated PG-13 | Watch the trailer
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba
Directors: Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor
The Scoop: It might not quite be up there with "Spider-Man," "Iron Man" or "Captain America," but there is another Marvel superhero quietly turning itself into a franchise: "Ghost Rider." The first film, which also starred Cage as a stuntman named Johnny Blaze who is possessed by the supernatural spirit of vengeance, made nearly $230 million worldwide back in 2007. Expect more motorcycles, flaming skulls and cheesy demonic bad guys — not to mention more money — this time around as well.
Rated PG-13 | Watch the trailer
Undefeated
Starring: Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail "Money" Brown
Director: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin
The Scoop: Scrappy underdogs always make for good theater, but rarely have underdogs been just as far under as the high school football team portrayed in this Oscar-nominated documentary which debuted on the festival circuit last year. The Manassas Tigers were so bad, in fact, that other schools would basically pay to have them shipped in as a momentum building exercise for their own teams. So can a Tiger change its stripes? Considering there's a whole movie about them, we're going to go with yes.
Unrated, 113 min. | Watch the trailer
The Secret World of Arrietty
Starring: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
The Scoop: Legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki didn't direct this one himself, but since it was done by his Studio Ghibli, you can still count on a pretty high level of quality. Based on the beloved kids book "The Borrowers," "Arrietty" earned more than $125 million worldwide even without American audiences, as well as the Japanese Animation of the year award. And trust us: Those folks know their animation.
Rated G, 94 min. | Watch the trailer
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Beauty and the Beast 3D
Starring: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White
Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
The Scoop: One of the greatest animated films of all time, Disney's epic "Beauty and the Beast" was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards back in 1992. Now Disney is following up the massive success of their "Lion King 3D" re-release by bringing "Beauty and the Beast" back to theaters with a new 3D conversion. Otherwise known as "printing money."
Rated G, 84 min. | Watch the trailer
Underworld: Awakening
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, India Eisley
Directors: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
The Scoop: It's a well-known fact: nobody knows vampires like the Swedes. Which is a good thing, because the all-Swede team of Marlind and Stein are behind the camera for the latest "Underworld" chapter, which brings star Beckinsale back to the franchise for another war, this time featuring both vampires and werewolves against humanity.
Rated R, 89 min. | Watch the trailer
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D
Starring: Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor
Director: George Lucas
The Scoop: The movie that started it all — and by "it all" we mean the backlash against Lucas for destroying an entire generation's childhood — is back in theaters for a limited engagement. This time around, it's in glorious 3-D, which is what prompted the latest round of tinkering and remastering from Lucas. He's not going to stop until he can give us Jar-Jar in Smell-O-Vision, is he?
Rated PG, 136 min. | Watch the trailer
The Woman in Black
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciarán Hinds
Director: James Watkins
The Scoop: Radcliffe takes his first steps from out of "Harry Potter"'s long shadow with this very, very shadowy gothic horror thriller. Here, Radcliffe stars as a guy who ends up in a haunted house and, well, a bunch of haunted house stuff happens to him. The film is a remake of a cult hit 1989 TV film based on a novel of the same name by Susan Hill.
Rated PG-13, 99 min. | Watch the trailer
The Vow
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange
Director: Michael Sucsy
The Scoop: Most people vow during their wedding ceremony "'til death do us part." But what about amnesia? If you forget your vow, what then? Are you an oathbreaker? McAdams and Tatum find out the hard way, because when she has a serious car accident and can't really remember her own husband, he has to go about winning her love all over again. Hey, second time is the charm, pal!
Rated PG-13, 104 min. | Watch the trailer
Haywire
Starring: Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Gina Carano
Director: Steven Soderbergh
The Scoop: Anyone who's seen "Ocean's 11" or "Contagion" knows Soderbergh sure as heck puts together some awesome casts and "Haywire" is no exception, with Tatum, Fassbender, McGregor, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas and numerous others joining MMA champ Carano for this story about a female superspy out for revenge on the dopes who set her up.
Rated R, 92 min. | Watch the trailer
One for the Money
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Daniel Sunjata
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
The Scoop: remember that rom-com/action hybrid "The Bounty Hunter?" Well, we hope you liked it, because Heigl is doing her best Jennifer Aniston impersonation in "One for the Money," where she plays a freshly minted bail bondsman whose first case involves tracking down one of her ex-flames. Based on the popular Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich.
Rated PG-13, 106 min. | Watch the trailer
Red Tails
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Bryan Cranston, Michael B. Jordan
Director: Anthony Hemingway
The Scoop: George Lucas comes out of his solid gold man cave to produce his first non-"Star Wars" film in decades. The reason? To pay tribute to the amazing real life heroes known as the Tuskeegee Airmen, who broke through color barriers to become one of the most highly decorated group of fighter pilots in American history during World War II.
Rated PG-13, 125 min. | Watch the trailer
The Iron Lady
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Anthony Head, Richard E. Grant
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
The Scoop: They might as well just go ahead and rename the Best Actress statuette Meryl instead of Oscar at this point, because as long as she keeps doing movies like this, she's pretty much a shoo-in every year. The story, if it matters, features Streep as Britain's iconic Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Cha-ching.
Rated PG-13, 105 min., limited | Watch the trailer
The Devil Inside
Starring: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth
Director: William Brent Bell
The Scoop: We've got bad news for everyone except hardcore horror fans: The sinking feeling in your gut isn't indigestion – it's the devil. Or something. That's the premise of "The Devil Inside," an indie frightfest about a woman who starts attending secret underground exorcisms – think "Fight Club" except with Satan – as part of a quest to find out what happened to her possessed mom.
Rated R, 87 min. | Watch the trailer
Contraband
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
The Scoop: Wahlberg is back to doing what he does best – being a blue collar badass – in this film from Icelandic director Kormakur. This time around, Wahlberg plays an ex-con is forced back into the game when his brother-in-law gets involved in a shady underworld deal gone bad. Man, you gotta hate it when that happens.
Rated R, 110 min. | Watch the trailer
Joyful Noise
Starring: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer
Director: Todd Graff
The Scoop: Move over, "Glee," because the choir craze is being taken over by two ladies who know a thing or two about putting on a show: Latifah and Parton. The plot of "Joyful Noise?" Well, it seems as though the two play rivals who have very different ideas of how to win their choir's big tournament. C'mon, ladies, let's see a little U-N-I-T-Y.
Rated PG-13, 118 min. | Watch the trailer
Man on a Ledge
Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell
Director: Asger Leth
The Scoop: In the spirit of "Snakes on a Plane" comes "Man on a Ledge," a brand new thriller about, well, a man on a ledge. That man (Worthington) is threatening to jump, which means that the police psychologist (Banks) has to talk him down. But is really going to jump? Or is the whole thing just a distraction for a nearby heist? We're guessing the latter.
Rated PG-13, 102 min. | Watch the trailer
Chronicle
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, Alex Russell, Dane DeHaan
Director: Josh Trank
The Scoop: With great power comes great responsibility. Unless, of course, you're one of the boys in "Chronicle," which tells the story of a group of regular high school kids who gain superpowers. Turns out that power does corrupt, though, and some of them begin to go a little apehouse with their new gifts, leaving the others to try and stop them. Where's Charles Xavier when you need him?
Rated PG-13, 83 min. | Watch the trailer
Big Miracle
Starring: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell
Director: Ken Kwapis
The Scoop: Remember "Free Willy?" Okay, maybe that was before your time, but just like "Free Willy," "Big Miracle" tells the story of a group of humans who rally around some whales in desperate need of help. In this case, Barrymore and Krasinski play a couple of goody two shoes desperately trying to save some whales trapped in Arctic ice. Awww.
Rated PG, 107 min. | Watch the trailer
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine
Director: Brad Peyton
The Scoop: You can be forgiven for wondering what "Journey 2" is a sequel to; The first film — "Journey to the Center of the Earth" — starred Brendan Fraser and involved, you know, a journey to the center of the Earth, neither of which are involved this time around. Instead, though, "The Rock" joins Hutcherson and Hudgens in an adaptation of the Jules Verne adventure "The Mysterious Island."
Rated PG, 94 min. | Watch the trailer
Safe House
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Robert Patrick
Director: Daniel Espinosa
The Scoop: "Safe House" has one of those ironic names, because in the house of Washington, nobody is safe. Least of all Reynolds, who plays a noob CIA guy whose boring day-to-day is interrupted when Washington – a rogue and extremely dangerous agent – gives himself up seeking the protection of the agency's safe house. So guess what else isn't safe? Yeah. Now you're catching on.
Rated R, 115 min. | Watch the trailer
The Grey
Starring: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, James Badge Dale
Director: Joe Carnahan
The Scoop: Neeson has kicked the ass of just about every species on Earth, but in "The Grey," he takes on his greatest challenge yet: a pack of wolves. Neeson plays an oilman whose drilling team is stranded in the Alaskan wild after a plane crash. Bear Grylls is nowhere to be found, but Neeson does have Dale ("Shame," "The Pacific") with him, so that should help.
Rated R, 117 min. | Watch the trailer
Perfect Sense
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Connie Nielsen
Director: David Mackenzie
The Scoop: McGregor stars opposite Green as a pair of scientists trying to simultaneously battle a horrible pandemic and their own mutual desires. There's a twist, though: The disease robs people of their physical senses, meaning their steamy trysts may get much less steamy unless they can find a cure. Mackenzie, who has made a name for himself with low budget indie dramas like "Asylum" and "Spread," helms.
Unrated, 92 min., limited | Watch the trailer
W.E.
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Oscar Isaac, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Dormer
Director: Madonna
The Scoop: Madonna returns to movies, only this time she's behind the camera for "W.E.," a romantic drama she also co-wrote as well as directed. Cornish stars as a modern woman struggling with her marriage; for inspiration, she turns to an unlikely source -- the romance between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Britain's King Edward VIII. And then, everybody vogues.
Rated R, 119 min., limited | Watch the trailer
The Innkeepers
Starring: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis
Director: Ti West
The Scoop: The only thing creepier than a haunted house is a haunted mansion -- and the only thing creepier than a haunted mansion is a haunted hotel. Size matters in these things. Which is too bad for the cast of "Innkeepers," because when the workers at a haunted hotel decide to start sticking their nose into dead people's business, the ectoplasm hits the fan. Hint: Don't order the room service.
Rated R, 101 min., limited | Watch the trailer
Rampart
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Oren Moverman
The Scoop: Fans of director Moverman's 2009 drama "The Messenger" are in for a treat, because this reunites him with Foster and Harrelson, who earned an Oscar nomination for his role in "The Messenger." Harrelson plays a downright nasty corrupt cop in 1990s Los Angeles. The film is as black as the Grinch's heart, but that might be as good as gold for award season voters.
Rated R, 108 min., limited | Watch the trailer
Coriolanus
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Brian Cox
Director: Ralph Fiennes
The Scoop: Voldemort himself steps behind the camera to direct this modern adaptation of one of Shakespeare's lesser known plays, Coriolanus. He also plays the title character, a famous general who runs for political office, only to be drummed out of town when he reveals his loathing of democracy. Seeking revenge, he joins his sworn enemy (Butler) in an attempt to conquer his homeland.
Rated R, 122 min., limited | Watch the trailer
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Starring: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller
Director: Lynne Ramsay
The Scoop: Oscar winning actress Swinton stars as a mother who faces every mom's worst nightmare: Her kid (Miller) goes on a murderous rampage at his high school. So was it her fault? That's the question she -- and the movie -- asks. Reilly returns to his dramatic roots for this Cannes festival favorite.
Rated R, 112 min., limited | Watch the trailer
The Flowers of War
Starring: Christian Bale, Paul Schneider, Xinyi Zhang
Director: Yimou Zhang
The Scoop: Bale has perfected the art of balancing his blockbuster roles with more intimate films. Case in point: "The Flowers of War," which Bale filmed in between "Dark Knight" flicks. Filmed on location in China, this tells the story of a Westerner trying to save a group of Chinese school children – and a few hookers – from the invading Japanese army. Hey, who needs Batman, right?
Rated R, 145 min., limited | Watch the trailer
