“ALLAH MADE ME FUNNY”
(To be reviewed tomorrow)
“AN AMERICAN CAROL”
(to be reviewed Saturday)
“APPALOOSA” 
(See review)
“BATTLE IN SEATTLE” ½
(See review)
“BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA”
(To be reviewed Saturday)
“BLINDNESS”
(To be reviewed tomorrow)
“FLASH OF GENIUS”
(To be reviewed tomorrow)
“HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE”
(To be reviewed tomorrow)
“NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST”
(See review)
“RELIGULOUS”
(To be reviewed tomorrow)
“SAVE ME”
(Not reviewed)
Running
“CHOKE”
A strange guy named Victor (Sam Rockwell) – sex addict, con artist, former med student – ingratiates himself in people's lives by purposely suffocating on food in restaurants to the point of near death. He counts on kind souls to grab him mightily in a bear hug and deliver the lifesaving Heimlich maneuver. The movie is an examination of obsession, male friendship and mother love. (Lee Grant) Rated R; 1 hr., 32 min.
“THE DUCHESS”
Featuring lavish costumes, opulent interiors and lovely views of 18th-century mansions, “The Duchess” has soap-opera sensibility and contemporary flair. As Georgiana, Keira Knightley reveals layers under a bright public veneer and huge wigs. But Ralph Fiennes, as her cruel, self-absorbed oaf of a husband, carries the film. Adored by the common folk, Georgiana is reminiscent of her distant descendant, Lady Di. (Beth Wood) Rated PG-13; 1 hr., 50 min.
“EAGLE EYE” ½
An everything-goes picture, as power-paced as it is deliriously derivative. Your enjoyment will depend on your appreciation for the lead actors (Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan) and your tolerance for deja vu. This is an action/espionage film where the characters run around at the mercy of unseen and seemingly omnipotent forces, effecting one cliffhanger escape after another without knowing why. But avid filmgoers will know why: Call it “The Manchurian Candidate Who Knew Too Much,” “I, Fugitive” or “Director D.J. Caruso's Die-Hard Matrix Mash-Up.”
“THE LUCKY ONES”
This all-over-the-place road-picture dramedy puts three wounded GIs in a minivan and takes them to a bar and a church, through a car wreck and a tornado, as they deal with each other's “issues” willy-nilly along the way. It's something of a well-intentioned mess. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) Rated R; 1 hr., 48 min.
“MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA”
Spike Lee's film tells of the men of the 92nd Infantry Division, black troops who served in Italy during World War II and were known as Buffalo Soldiers. Lee has long been critical of films about the war, such as Clint Eastwood's “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters From Iwo Jima,” for depicting only the white U.S. soldiers who fought. This is his response – voluminous and full of unmistakable anger. (Christy Lemire, Associated Press) Rated R; 2 hr., 40 min.
“NIGHTS AT RODANTHE”
Based on a Nicholas Sparks best-seller, and full of beautiful people (in particular, Diane Lane and Richard Gere) suffering nobly in picturesque settings, “Nights at Rodanthe” is sure to bring smirks from cynics. Yet if it seems sappy or a bit simple to some, it's a simple thing done well. (Stephen Whitty, Newhouse News Service) Rated PG-13; 1 hr., 37 min.
