Movie Reviews

The most entertaining Stone Age family since the Flintstones returns to the big screen in “The Croods: A New Age” (Universal), a delightful animated comedy suitable for almost all ages.

The interest high-ranking officials in the Third Reich showed in collecting valuable art — more often by foul means than fair — has proved a rich source of cinematic material in recent years.

Russell Crowe goes rogue in the brutal road rage thriller “Unhinged” (Solstice).

The meteoric ascent and tragic downfall of this profoundly gifted yet troubled performer, who has now been gone longer than he lived, are recounted in “Belushi.”

The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of Nov. 29.

Stories of female teachers sexually abusing male students occasionally make the news, perhaps the most notorious example being the 1996 case of Mary Kay Letourneau, who died earlier this year.

Pity the poor contemporary artist who just doesn’t know what to do about religion.

In “Freaky” (Universal) the gruesome bloodletting that marks such franchises as “Friday the 13th” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is all-too-faithfully reproduced, squelching any potential enjoyment that might be had from this mix of horror and comedy.