It's Such a Beautiful Day

Opening:

DEVIL’S DUE—Horror movie about a pregnant couple who suspect that their baby may be—well, if you like surprises don’t read the title. With Zach Gilford, Allison Miller and Steffie Grote. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT—The early days of the Tom Clancey hero as he battles a Russian attempt to destroy the US. Ah, nostalgia. Starring Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner and Kenneth Branagh, who also directed. Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

KILL YOUR DARLINGS—Drama based on a long-surpressed murder involving three Columbia students in the early 1940s: Alan Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Starring Daniel Radliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster and Elizabeth Olsen. Directed by John Krokidas. Reviewed this issue. Eastern Hills

THE NUT JOB—Animation about a surly squirrel trying to deal with upcoming winter in the city life by breaking into a nut shop. Directed by Peter Lepeniotis. Flix, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

RIDE ALONG—Comedy starring Kevin Hart as a security guard trying to prove himself to his cop brother-in-law-to-be (Ice Cube). With Tika Sumpter and John Leguizamo. Directed by Tim Story (Think Like a Man). Flix, Maple Ridge, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

ETC:

DEEP END (1970)—Seldom seen cult classic (unavailable on DVD in the US) about a London teenager (John Moulder-Brown) who gets an unlikely education in love when he lands a job at a public swimming pool, where an older girl (Jane Asher) shows him how to string along the older women for tips. It was the first international success for writer-director Jerzy Skolimowski, showing the influence of his mentor Roman Polanski. With Diana Dors. Squeaky Wheel

EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO—English dubbed version of the third feature film based on the 1995 anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Screening Room

IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY—Animated featured compiled from a series of short films by Don Hertzfeldt. Squeaky Wheel

JEWELS—George Balanchine’s ballet, broadcast live from the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Amherst

LADY IN A CAGE (1962)—Effective suspense thriller starring Olivia de Havilland as a wealthy woman terrorized in her Manhattan townhouse by a gang of hoodlums (led by a young James Caan). Directed by Walter Grauman. Screening Room

MY FAIR ZOMBIE is just what it sounds like: My Fair Lady with zombies. Surprisingly, it’s more of an homage to the former than you might be expecting, to the point where you wonder if Lerner and Lowe are likely to sue. (If George Bernard Shaw was alive today I’ll bet he’d be writing zombie stories with a socialist bent.) From the recent Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival. Screening Room