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 swan-song role. A pit-bull pup figures prominently. R

Love Is Strange John Lithgow and Alfred Molina play 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

The Trip to Italy British funny guys Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan in a solid sequel to their 2010 road movie hit, The Trip, this time driving from the Riviera to Rome, stopping to eat fine food, sip fine wine, and one-up each other with finely tuned impersonations of Caine, Connery, Pacino, and more. A vicarious vacation treat - and much more. No MPAA rating