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Our Movie Critic's Weekend Selections

The Drop Tense, evocative neo-noir, expanded from a Dennis Lehane short story, with Tom Hardy as a Brooklyn barkeep and Noomi Rapace as the woman who walks into his life - and into a mess of trouble, when the bar is robbed by masked gunmen. With James Gandolfini, in his swansong role, and a pitbull pup that figures prominently. R

James Gandolfini (left) and Tom Hardy in “The Drop,” a tense neo-noir adapted from a Dennis Lehane story.
James Gandolfini (left) and Tom Hardy in “The Drop,” a tense neo-noir adapted from a Dennis Lehane story.Read more
    by Steven Rea | Columnist, Inquirer
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The Drop Tense, evocative neo-noir, expanded from a Dennis Lehane short story, with Tom Hardy as a Brooklyn barkeep and Noomi Rapace as the woman who walks into his life - and into a mess of trouble, when the bar is robbed by masked gunmen. With James Gandolfini, in his swansong role, and a pitbull pup that figures prominently. R

God Help the Girl Belle and Sebastian mastermind Stuart Murdoch works up an impossibly charming movie musical, with '60s French New Wave beats. Emily Browning stars as a wide-eyed waif just escaped from a mental health facility. She meets a boy and a girl in Glasgow, they form a band, and off they go. No MPAA rating

Love Is Strange John Lithgow and Alfred Molina are a longtime couple whose modest, comfortable New York City life is upended when they decide to take advantage of the new gay marriage laws and officially get hitched. Hassles and heartbreak ensue. R