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- KAREN MARTIN

Colossal, (R, 1 hour, 49 minutes) Anne Hathaway is eye-catching in this weird, wonderful and highly original psycho-comedy as uncontroll­ed, unemployed party girl Gloria who, booted from their New York apartment by her boyfriend for bad all-night-binging behavior, moves back to her hometown.

When the news reveals that a towering monster is making a mess of Seoul, South Korea, it slowly occurs

to Gloria that she is somehow connected to the death and destructio­n of innocents and their surroundin­gs. And maybe her self-centered tendencies have something to do with it.

With Jason Sudeikis, Tim Blake Nelson, Dan Stevens.

The Ottoman Lieutenant (R, 1 hour, 46 minutes) Historical­ly inaccurate and cliche ridden but handsomely photograph­ed in Turkish locations, this is a hand-wringing melodrama about how perceived injustices in the United States during World War I cause an independen­t woman named Lillie (Hera Hilmar) to join an American doctor (Josh Hartnett) at his remote medical mission in the exotic Ottoman Empire, where she falls in love with a lieutenant in the Ottoman Imperial Army (Michiel Huisman). With Ben Kingsley, Paul Barrett, Jessica Turner.

Going in Style (PG-13, 1 hour, 36 minutes) A charming trio of Oscar winners — Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin — take on the buddy comedy genre (in this tepid remake of the excellent 1979 film) as three lifelong friends who take drastic steps to replace the unexpected loss of their pension funds, targeting the bank that has made off with their money. With Matt Dillon, Ann-Margret, Christophe­r Lloyd, John Ortiz; directed by Zach Braff.

The Circle (PG-13, 1 hour, 50 minutes) Even Tom Hanks makes mistakes, and this mediocre and unsatisfyi­ng mystery is one of them, in which he plays a tech company founder who experiment­s with redefining privacy, ethics and personal freedom. With Emma Watson, Patton Oswalt, Glenne Headly, Bill Paxton, John Boyega; directed by James Ponsoldt.

Sleight (R, 1hour, 29 minutes) Upon the death of their parents, the care of his little sister falls into the hands of a young street magician (Jacob Latimore, who delivers a quiet, flexible and highly watchable performanc­e), whose skill at his craft is called into play when the child is kidnapped by drug merchants. With Seychelle Gabriel, Sasheer Zamata, Cameron Esposito; directed by J.D. Dillard.

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