At area theaters
88 BOYHOOD, R Director Richard Linklater has spent 12 years filming this story as seen through the eyes of a child who literally grows up onscreen. (165 minutes)
90 CHEF, R Director Jon Favreau plays the title character, who, having suddenly quit his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, ends up in Miami teamed with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. (115 minutes)
71 DELIVER US FROM EVIL, R Eric Bana plays a New York cop struggling with his own personal problems who joins forces with an unconventional priest and exorcist (Edgar Ramirez) while investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes that could involve demonic possession. (118 minutes)
78 THE EXPENDABLES 3, PG-13 Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and the rest of the team face off against the Expendables' co-founder-turned-villain (Mel Gibson) by bringing in new blood: younger, faster and more tech-savvy. (126 minutes)
77 GET ON UP, PG-13 Chadwick Boseman plays James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," in this bio-pic. (138 minutes)
75 THE GIVER, PG-13 Based on Lois Lowry's adult novel. Brenton Thwaites plays a young man who, when he begins to spend time with the sole keeper of all the community's memories (Jeff Bridges), begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of the seemingly ideal and contented community's secret past. (94 minutes)
90 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, PG-13 Another Marvel marvel: A brash human adventurer (Chris Pratt), after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe, joins up with a quartet of disparate misfits to sidestep an unrelenting bounty hunt and ... yep, you guessed it ... guard the galaxy. (121 minutes)
88 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, PG Heroic Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon Toothless must protect the peace and save the future of men and dragons from the power-hungry Drago. Animated. (105 minutes)
86 THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY, PG Manish Dayal plays a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch who, with his displaced-from-India family, opens an Indian restaurant in the south of France. That sparks an all-out war with the owner (Helen Mirren) of a Michelin-starred French restaurant across the street. (122 minutes)
80 IF I STAY, PG-13 Chloe Grace Moretz plays a young woman whose choice of whether to pursue her musical dreams at Juilliard or be with the love of her life (Jamie Blackley) changes in an instant; caught between life and death for one revealing day, she faces a completely different decision. With Mireille Enos, Joshua Leonard, Liana Liberato, Aisha Hinds, Stacy Keach; directed by R.J. Cutler. (106 minutes)
79 INTO THE STORM, PG-13 A storm chaser goes to extremes for that once-in-a-lifetime shot while others seek shelter as a town is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. (89 minutes)
68 LET'S BE COPS, R Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations, but they'll have to put their fake badges on the line when they become entangled in a real-life web of mobsters and dirty detectives. With Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson, Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev, James D'Arcy, Andy Garcia; directed by Luke Greenfield. (104 minutes)
75 LUCY, R Scarlett Johansson plays a woman who, when an experiment turns her into a merciless warrior beyond human logic, turns the tables on her captors. (90 minutes)
75 MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT, PG-13 A grouchy, arrogant and conceited Englishman (Colin Firth) whose stage persona is a celebrated Chinese conjurer attempts to debunk an alluring young alleged clairvoyant (Emma Stone) who turns out to have what might be actual powers. (97 minutes)
83 MALEFICENT, PG In this prequel/remake of Sleeping Beauty from the villain's point of view, Angelina Jolie plays the title role of a beautiful young woman who, after a ruthless betrayal begins to turn her pure heart to stone, becomes bent on revenge and places a curse upon the newborn infant of her persecutor's successor. (97 minutes)
82 NEIGHBORS, R After the birth of their baby, a young couple suffering from arrested development battle the next-door fraternity house. (96 minutes)
71 PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE, PG World famous air racer Dusty (voice of Dane Cook) learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, shifts gears and enters the world of aerial firefighting, joining a dynamic crew of elite firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park from raging wildfire -- including spirited super scooper Dipper (voice of Julie Bowen). (83 minutes)
75 RIO 2, G Our animated animal heroes, trying to fit into the Amazon wilds after being hurtled out of the big city, encounter a vengeful rival and worse -- an unpleasant in-law. (101 minutes)
74 SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR, R A return to the world of Frank Miller's graphic novels, weaving together new tales in which the hard-boiled cross paths with the notorious. With Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Powers Boothe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Eva Green, Dennis Haysbert, Rosario Dawson, Lady Gaga, Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, Juno Temple, Christopher Lloyd, Stacy Keach; directed by Robert Rodriguez, Miller. (102 minutes)
78 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, PG-13 Four outcast brothers rise from the sewers and work with a fearless reporter (Megan Fox) and her wisecracking cameraman (Will Arnett) to save New York and unravel the evil Shredder's (Tohoru Masamune) diabolical plan. (101 minutes)
80 TAMMY, R Melissa McCarthy plays a woman whose personal problems have mounted to the point where she's ready to quit town but, broke and without wheels, her only option is a road trip to Niagara Falls with her grandma Pearl (Susan Sarandon) riding shotgun. (96 minutes)
82 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION, PG-13 As humanity picks up the pieces after an epic battle that destroyed a great city but saved the world, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history and an ancient, powerful new menace puts Earth in its cross hairs. (157 minutes)
78 WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL, PG Jim Caviezel plays the coach who took a high school football team from obscurity to a record-shattering 151-game winning streak. With Laura Dern, Michael Chiklis, Alexander Ludwig; directed by Thomas Carter. (115 minutes)
MovieStyle on 08/29/2014