ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL (Various Theaters)—"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is the latest entry in my favorite cinematic genre: Teen Movie; Subcategory: Quirky Misfits," writes Alison Hallett. "On balance, it's a respectable entry in the field... despite a few major missteps."

TED 2 (Various Theaters)—Marjorie Skinner—who, somehow, liked the first Ted—found herself disappointed by Seth MacFarlane's sequel. "As is so often the case," she correctly notes, "the party's over when you start talking babies. That's where the distinctly less charming Ted 2 picks up: Now married to pouty sex bomb Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth), Ted embarks on a mission to procreate. It's an endeavor that entails both breaking into Tom Brady's house to jerk him off in his sleep (continuing Ted's tradition of cameos, you'll also find the likes of Jay Leno and Liam Neeson in the woodwork) and submitting an application to adopt."

THE OVERNIGHT (Cinema 21)—"You may ask yourself: 'Why should I spend 90 minutes and $10 watching four white people decide whether or not to fuck each other?'" writes Elinor Jones. "And to that, I respond: 'I don't know, because they're attractive? And the characters are awful, but possibly fun, maybe in the right circumstances, so just go with it?'"

REVENGE OF THE MEKONS (Hollywood Theatre)—Joe Angio's documentary "lets the band's modesty and music-first ethos shine through, as talking heads like Will Oldham, Greg Kot, and Jonathan Franzen ('sup, Franzen?) diagram their influence," writes Ned Lannamann. "While it won't make the Mekons a household name, it'll hopefully spread the best of their music to a few more ears."

A LITTLE CHAOS (Various Theaters, On Demand)—A Little Chaos is "directed by Alan Rickman, who also cast himself as King Louis XIV, which might give you some insight as to his sense of grandeur with this project," Elinor points out. "While Rickman is an actor that I love in literally everything I've ever seen him in, as a director, his approach from behind the camera is soooo sloooooooow."

THE FAREWELL PARTY (Living Room Theaters)—"Hollywood is never going to make a movie like The Farewell Party," writes Robert Ham. "In American mass-market cinema, the elderly are merely sources for comedy, trite drama, or easy surprise—excuses to have us marvel at how they're fighting crime or bedding young lovers or 'beating the odds.' You'll get no such antics here." OH, REALLY, ROBERT HAM?

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