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Weekend Movie Guide: Han Solo Returns, Still Gruff

Ford prepares to get teenagers off his lawn. | Photo courtesy of The Weinstein Company
I'm a big fan of Wayne Kramer (and my childhood devotion to Harrison Ford lingers) so Crossing Over is clearly at the top of my list. Anyone else getting a strong Traffic feel from this picture, though? Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience was the natural follow-up to last year's Miley Cyrus 3D concert film. I'll say now what I said then: Pedophile alert! Pedophile alert! Watch your kids, parents! Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li has only one thing going for it: the almost alien beauty of Kristin Kreuk. Not quite enough to get me into the theater, however. Whither the charming Eddie Burns of the mid-90s? Echelon Conspiracy is the latest in a long line of paycheck films. The best thing about Bob Funk is probably the title.
Tickets, Showtimes, Reviews and Previews after the jump!

There are those who are as pretty, but none prettier. | Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
Tickets & Showtimes
Crossing Over
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Echelon Conspiracy
Bob Funk
Reviews
Crossing Over
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Echelon Conspiracy
Bob Funk
Previews
Crossing Over
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Echelon Conspiracy
Bob Funk
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