Arts & Entertainment

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

Studio:     Lionsgate
Plot:     A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father she’s never met and meets her dad’s raucous family.
Cast:   Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Lance Gross, Sofía Vergara, Jenifer Lewis, Irma P. Hall
Rating:   PG-13
Bottom Line:   **1/2