Worlds collide

In a World . . .

Crit

A smart and almost thoroughly delightful romantic comedy, driven by a mostly subtle feminist agenda. A couple of unfortunate in-case-you-can't-figure-this-out-for-yourself didactic speeches near the end only slightly dim the glow. Lake Bell wrote, directed, and stars, and let's see (in all 3 capacities) lots more of her, and the Jason Schwartzman-esque Demetri Martin provides perfect colleague/would-be-suitor awkwardness. Oh, and Eva Longoria is a damned good sport.

The World's End

Crit

Half of a hilarious film about a case of arrested development (and selective memory) played by Simon Pegg (who cowrote) seducing his boyhood mates into a very bad idea involving alcohol intake. I'm not really sure what is gained, though, when the film lurches into an Invasion of the Body Snatchers-like science fiction plot.

Trailers

• All Is Lost--Robert Redford is the old man in the sea.
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty--In the old days I'd have said this is a 5, which is to say I'm in barring disastrous reviews. Ben Stiller directs and stars.
• Getaway--Looks like a video game; what's Ethan Hawke doing in this?