This Week at the Movies, Part 1 (Feb. 1-3, 2013)

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what’s coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: February 1, 2013

Multinational Releases

Bullet to the Head

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Wide (United States)

Warm Bodies

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Wide (United Kingdom)

Flight

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Limited (United States)

The Gatekeepers

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Koch

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The 85th Annual Oscars: Nominated Shorts

Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews

  • Excerpt: For Live Action Shorts, the nominated films from 2012 represent the strongest line up in years.

The 85th Annual Oscars: Nominated Live-Action Shorts

MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

  • Excerpt: My favorite of the lot is the French-Belgian “Death of a Shadow,” a steampunkish science fantasy…

Limited (United Kingdom)

Chained

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2013 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas

Blancanieves

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Broken City

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Gangster Squad

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Girls Against Boys

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Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

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Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

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John Dies at the End

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The Last Stand

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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

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The Look of Love

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Lore

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LUV

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Mama

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Movie 43

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No

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Parker

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Side Effects

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The Taste of Money

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Texas Chainsaw 3D

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Upside Down

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Upstream Color

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Village at the End of the World

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2013 Films Not Yet In Theaters

85th Annual Oscars: Nominated Live-Action Shorts

MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

  • Excerpt: My favorite of the lot is the French-Belgian “Death of a Shadow,” a steampunkish science fantasy…

The 85th Annual Oscars: Nominated Shorts

Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews

  • Excerpt: For Live Action Shorts, the nominated films from 2012 represent the strongest line up in years.

Afternoon Delight

Erik Childress @ Film Threat

The Final Member

Jennie Kermode @ Eye For Film

Hell Baby

Erik Childress @ Film Threat

Hotel Lux

Tiago Ramos @ Split Screen [Portuguese]

In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey

Jennie Kermode @ Eye For Film

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete

Don Lewis @ Film Threat

Kuma

Jennie Kermode @ Eye For Film

Pablo’s Winter

Jennie Kermode @ Eye For Film

The Spectacular Now

Erik Childress @ Film Threat

Standing Silent

Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat

  • Excerpt: A powerful and shocking documentary.

The Stuart Hall Project

Don Lewis @ Film Threat

S-VHS

Don Lewis @ Film Threat

Tales of the Night

Peter Gutierrez @ School Library Journal

  • Excerpt: Michel Ocelot’s beyond-gorgeous, yet slightly iconoclastic, aesthetics and the pronounced literary flavor of the tales are two reasons I encourage you to check out this film with teens in mind.

Tales of the Night

Benjamin Kramer @ The Voracious Filmgoer

Two Mothers

Don Lewis @ Film Threat

Valentine Road

Don Lewis @ Film Threat

Vito

Jennie Kermode @ Eye For Film

Wolf Children

Jennie Kermode @ Eye For Film

The Woodsman and Rain

Peter Gutierrez @ CineVue

  • Excerpt: The Woodsman and the Rain (2011) may not ‘technically’ be a zombie movie, but it’s quite easily the best movie about zombie movies ever made

2012 Films

Alps

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Amour

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Barbara

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Django Unchained

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The Impossible

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A Liar’s Autobiography

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Lincoln

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Looper

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Newlyweeds

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Paranormal Activity 4

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Seven Psychopaths

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Silver Linings Playbook

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Stand Up Guys

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Zero Dark Thirty

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