The Chronic(what?)les

by Evan Kessler

Here's a tip for this weekend: Unless you haven't seen Iron Man, sleep in as late as you want and when you wake up go outside and enjoy the lovely spring weather.

We love new movies as much as the next cinephile but there's not much on the docket as far as nationwide releases go this weekend. If the weather is bad you could always catch up on a little Baby Mama or Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but if those current releases have been knocked off your list, maybe you should catch up on DVR, really.

We know the Chronic(what?)les of Narnia: Prince Caspian is coming out but the fact of the matter is though we never saw the first one we got the word that it was kind of a snooze. This one looks no different, although it does seem the talking animals go to war and while talking animals fighting could be interesting, we prefer to take our chances with The Discovery Channel. While the wide releases seem like nothing to shake a stick at there are a handful of intriguing films in small release.

We're most intrigued by Reprise from Norwegian Director Joachim Trier, about two competitive friends waiting to hear if their respective novels have been picked up for publication. While the waiting part doesn't sound exciting, the film's critical reception so far leaves it teetering on the edge of being a must-see. So if you find yourself in the vicinity of an independent theater you might want to consider it. Also worth considering on the independent circuit this week are, How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer and Sangre de mi sangre.

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