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Starring: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson
Director: Eric Brevig
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rated: PG

No one believes that Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser) is on to something. The science professor’s unconventional hypotheses have put him on the fringe of the academic community. But during an expedition in Iceland, Trevor and his teenage nephew, Sean (Josh Hutcherson), accompanied by their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), make a breakthrough discovery that launches them on a thrilling adventure into the unknown. As their journey takes them deep beneath the Earth’s surface, they travel through never-before-seen worlds that bring them face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures, stretching the bounds of the visionary scientist’s own imagination (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
New York Post: *** (out of four)
Rolling Stone: **1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: ** (out of four)

Overall: **1/2 (out of four)

Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler
Director: Louis Leterrier
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rated: PG-13

The explosive, action-packed adventure in one of the all-time most popular superhero sagas unfolds with a cure in reach for the worlds most primal force of fury: “The Incredible Hulk”. We find scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) living in shadows, scouring the planet for an antidote. But the warmongers who dream of abusing his powers won’t leave him alone, nor will his need to be with the only woman he has ever loved, Betty Ross (Liv Tyler). Upon returning to civilization, our brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by The Abomination, a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression whose powers match The Hulk’s own. A fight of comic-book proportions ensues, as Banner must call upon the hero within to rescue New York City from total destruction. And one scientist must make an agonizing final choice accept a peaceful life as Bruce Banner or the creature he could permanently become: “The Incredible Hulk”. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
New York Post: **1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: **1/2 (out of four)

Overall: **1/2 (out of four)

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rated: R

From M. Night Shyamalan, the writer-director of “The Sixth Sense” and “Signs”, comes a gripping thriller about a family on the run from a mysterious and deadly phenomenon. Academy Award Nominee Mark Wahlberg (2006 Best Supporting Actor “The Departed”) stars as Elliot Moore, an ordinary man trying to save his family from a terrifying, invisible killer. As Elliot begins to discover the true nature of what is lurking out there, it soon becomes clear that no one – and nowhere – is safe. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

Chicago Tribune: *1/2 (out of four)
New York Post: *1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: *1/2 (out of four)

Overall: *1/2 (out of four)