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Continuing films:
BLACK SWAN — At once gorgeous and gloriously nutso, a trippy, twisted ballet fantasy that delights and disturbs in equal measure. Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis star. R for strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language and some drug use. 110 minutes.
1/2
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER — The latest film adapted from the seven-part C.S. Lewis series is arguably the most fun. PG for frightening images and fantasy action. 114 minutes.
THE FIGHTER — Christian Bale owns this real-life tale about boxer Micky Ward, who rose from his blue-collar roots and overcame ugly family squabbles to earn a title shot in his mid-30s. It all screams Oscar, Oscar, Oscar. R for language, drug content, violence and sexuality. 116 minutes.
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS — This Jack Black vehicle plays to a few of the actor’s strengths – his physicality, his musicality, his eyebrows. But even at 83 minutes it’s a drag, another 3-D movie for kids in which the 3-D adds nothing. PG for brief rude humor, mild language and action. 83 minutes.
1/2
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 — Fear and loathing, doom and gloom permeate nearly every minute of the beginning of the end of the behemoth boy-wizard series. PG-13 for intense action violence and frightening images. 143 minutes.
HOW DO YOU KNOW — Nothing about this would-be romantic comedy ever gels. Individually likable ordinarily, Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd make zero sense as a couple, and the dueling story lines feel slammed together. PG-13 for sexual content and some language. 116 minutes.
THE KING’S SPEECH – It’s the kind of handsomely photographed, weighty-yet-uplifting period drama that seems to arrive amid great fanfare come awards time each year. It’s based on a true story about British royalty, showcases a glittery cast and hits every note you expect it to hit. And yet the film is so flawlessly appointed and impeccably acted, you can’t help but succumb. R for some language. 118 minutes.
1/2
LITTLE FOCKERS — You know a comedy franchise has hit rock bottom when, within the first 15 minutes, you’ve been forced to watch an obese man get an enema and a 2-year-old projectile vomit into his dad’s face. So it goes with the third and, we hope, last installment in the series about put-upon nurse Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) and his ex-CIA father-in-law Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro.) PG-13 for crude humor, strong language and sexual content. 98 minutes.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK — The origin tale of Facebook is filled with high drama, betrayal and rage. PG-13 for sexual content, drugs and alcohol, language. 120 minutes.
TANGLED — “Rapunzel” gets the modernization treatment, complete with 3-D rendering, digital animation and a slacker rogue in place of the traditional knight. PG for brief mild violence. 104 minutes.
1/2
THE TOURIST — There are all the obligatory chases and shootouts, the twists won’t make you think terribly hard, and in the end you will have devoted fewer than two hours of your life to a decent diversion with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. PG-13 for violence and brief strong language. 105 minutes.
1/2
TRON: LEGACY — Hugely high-tech and forward-thinking in its day, “Tron” now looks cheesy and quaint. Hence, a sequel, which is in 3-D (of course) but is actually best viewed in IMAX 3-D. PG for sci-fi action violence and brief mild language. 125 minutes.
1/2
TRUE GRIT — Jeff Bridges steps into the role that won John Wayne an Oscar, the boozing federal marshal Rooster Cogburn, hired by 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) to chase after Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), the man who ruthlessly murdered her mother. They’re joined in their quest by LaBoeuf (a very funny Matt Damon), a Texas Ranger. PG for violence. 110 minutes.
YOGI BEAR — Inspired by Art Carney’s Ed Norton from “The Honeymooners” and originally voiced by Daws Butler, Yogi Bear has always had an intelligence that surpasses that of your typical clawed mammalia. He has finally gotten his own movie — in 3-D, no less. PG for mild rude humor. 80 minutes.