Our Movie Critic's Weekend Selections

Pride A Full Monty-esque rabble-rouser in which an unlikely, and at times uncomfortable, alliance is forged between gay and lesbian activists and striking miners in 1984 Britain. Oppressed homosexuals. Oppressed labor. Bring on the disco music! R

St. Vincent Bill Murray owns the title role, as a curmudgeon whose world is upended when a single mom (Melissa McCarthy) and her 12-year-old (a terrific Jaeden Lieberher) move in next door. The kid needs a caretaker, and Vincent needs cash. Life lessons, and inappropriate behavior, ensue. A charming comedy, and Murray keeps pulling it back from the cornball abyss. PG-13

The Two Faces of January A murderously good adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's thriller about a charming American con man (Oscar Isaac) in 1962 Athens and the handsome, high-living couple (Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst) who happen along. Paths are crossed, people double-crossed, in this drop-dead beautiful film. PG-13