In Theaters This Weekend: 'The Croods', and More!
by Zack Wells
“Rated R.
Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, and Angela Basset.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua.
Rated PG.
The Croods tells the story of the world's first family road trip. When their cave is destroyed, the Crood family must embark on a comedy adventure into strange and spectacular territory in search of a new home. As if patriarch Grug didn't already have enough to handle, it goes from bad to worse when they encounter an imaginative nomad named Guy. With Guy's help the Croods conquer their fear of the outside world and discover that they have exactly what it takes to survive – each other.
Starring: Nicholas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, and Catherine Keener.
Directed by Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders.
Rated PG-13.
A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.
Starring: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Nat Wolff, and Gloria Reuben.
Directed by Paul Weitz.
Rated PG-13.
It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam.
Starring: Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, and Shari Sebbens.
Directed by Wayne Blair.