Movies: Joseph Gordon Levitt and Seth Rogen Shine in '50/50' + 'Tucker & Dale vs. Evil' Is Bloody Fun

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Friday, September 30, 2011 A silver lining in the cloud of cancer Ann Hornaday Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt play friends confronting cancer in "50/50," a low-key, observant comedy that gracefully avoids melodrama in its bracingly honest glimpse of a life-threatening illness's terrors and unexpected gifts. [Read more] Slapstick slasher "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil" spills blood and earns laughs. [Read more] Also Opening 'What's Your Number?' Michael O'Sullivan The comedy tries to jump on the "Bridesmaids" bandwagon, with a mix of sweetness and raunch. But the tedious rom-com doesn't live up to the Kristen Wiig comedy. [Read more] 'Incendiary: The Willingham Case' Ann Hornaday The documentary tells the gripping story of justice denied in modern-day Texas, in which a man was most likely wrongfully executed for arson. [Read more] 'The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975' Ann Hornaday Such entertainers as Harry Belafonte and Erykah Badu narrate a cache of 16 mm interviews conducted by Swedish journalists with black nationalist leaders. [Read more] 'Machine Gun Preacher' Michael O'Sullivan Based on the life of Sam Childers, a reformed biker who built an orphanage in Sudan, the drama gets the bullet points of Childers's life but misses its target. [Read more] 'Love Crime' Michael O'Sullivan The French psychological thriller reveals the twisted heart of a young businesswoman who takes revenge on a ruthless supervisor. [Read more] 'Mysteries of Lisbon' Mark Jenkins Raúl Ruiz's brain-teasing film adaptation of Camilo Castelo Branco's 1854 novel spirals, twisting its viewpoint to reveal tales within tales. [Read more] Celebritology Sacha Baron Cohen's '50/50' matchmaking The real-life friends whose experiences inspired the movie first got to know one another by working on "Da Ali G Show." Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks in trailer for 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' Jonathan Safran Foer's 9/11-inspired novel comes to the big screen in December. Katherine Heigl becomes Stephanie Plum in 'One for the Money' A new trailer lets us see Heigl Jersey it up as the protagonist in the adaptation of the Janet Evanovich novel. Anne Hathaway's Catwoman in 'Dark Knight Rises' has pointy ears This is obviously a crisis of epic, comic-book-movie proportions. New and popular DVDs Stephanie Merry Check out this week's new releases and see what Washington is watching. Family Filmgoer Kid-focused movie reviews Get the scoop on "The Lion King 3D," "Dolphin Tale," "Abduction" and more Box Office Brad Pitt can't beat Simba at the box office "Moneyball" opened semi-strong, but not strong enough to knock "The Lion King 3D" out of first place. Reader Reviews You review 'Moneyball' "A nice little movie, but little more. If it was done as a 15-minute segment on a show like 60 Minutes, they would have given it more pop, more sizzle." That's one reader's take. Agree? Write a review and let your voice be heard. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy