Arts & Entertainment

Studio: Universal (2 hr. 9. min.)
Plot:   Spike Lee’s atmospheric murder mystery involving two brothers living in a Brooklyn housing project.
Cast: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer
Rating:    R
Bottom Line:   ****

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Studio:     Paramount
Plot:     Archaeologist "Indiana" Jones becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.
Cast:     Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **1/2

Studio: Castle Rock/Warner
Plot:  Frank Darabont’s big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s novel about a gentle giant working miracles on death row — and a mouse.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, James Cromwell, Bonnie Hunt.
Rating:     R
Bottom Line: ****

Studio:  Paramount

Plot:  Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark builds a high-tech suit of armor and leads a double-life as the superhero, Iron Man.
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Allison McAtee, Stacy Stas
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:  ***

Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
Plot: A veteran cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife is implicated in the death his former partner.
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Cedric the Entertainer, Terry Crews, Hugh Laurie, Naomi Harris, Common, Jay Mohr, The Game
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ***1/2