Movies This Week: Monsters Saw Conviction

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The Slackerwood staff is in the process of recovering from Austin Film Festival, and I'm not sure any of us want to look at a movie for, oh, days. Maybe a week ... well, not that long. For the rest of you, here are the new movies opening in Austin today:

Monsters (pictured above) -- This popular film from SXSW 2010 was picked up by Magnet and now is getting a theatrical release. Read Debbie's review for more details. (Alamo South Lamar)

Conviction -- Hilary Swank stars as a woman who puts herself through law school so she can defend her wrongly imprisoned brother, played by Sam Rockwell. Based on a real-life story. I suspect this may be Oscar bait. (wide)

Last Train Home -- Documentary about China's industrial growth. Read the Austin Chronicle review for more details. (Arbor)

Like Dandelion Dust -- Mira Sorvino stars in this drama about adoptive and birth parents fighting over a 10-year-old boy. Read the L.A. Times review for more information. (Barton Creek Mall)

Saw 3D -- The seventh movies in the Saw series didn't screen for critics ... and to tell you the truth, I'm too chicken to see it anyway. (wide)

No Slackerwood staff picks this week, but we'll be back next week with a bunch of recommendations, once we've caught up on our post-AFF sleep.