Movies This Week: Beneath the Spy Inside

Welcome to 2012. After last week's lack of new theatrical releases, this week is still a slow week this week for new movies, but there are some special screenings. Tonight over at Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, you can get drunk with Tom Cruise... or rather watch him at his cockiest while you knock back a few specially crafted beverages at Cocktails with Cocktail. And on Saturday you can go back to the Ritz for a special screening of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret with creator and star David Cross. At Alamo on South Lamar, Graham Reynolds will be accompanying screenings of A Trip to the Moon paired with Hugo in 3D on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

On Tuesday, you can see Once Upon a Time in the West for free at Austin Public Library's Milwood Branch as part of the Weeknight Cinema Series. Also on Tuesday, the new Essential Cinema Series "The Great Escape: Three European Émigré Filmmakers" kicks off with Fritz Lang's classic thriller, M. 

Movies We've Seen:

The Devil Inside (pictured above) -- Another week, another exorcism film. Here's a preview from Mike's review, which you can read in full this weekend: "William Brent Bell attempts to replicate the Paranormal Activity formula and apply it to exorcisms. The unfortunate result, The Devil Inside, is harder to swallow than New Coke. Not even recommended for people who really really like awful movies." (wide)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -- Since this John Le Carre' adaptation has now expanded to wide release, it only seems fair to mention it again. Check out Elizabeth's review. (wide)

Other Movies Opening in Austin:

Beneath the Darkness -- Not to be confused with The Darkest Hour, this movie features Dennis Quaid as a local hero with a deadly secret and the teens who are out to expose him. The film was shot in Bastrop and Smithville, and premiered at Austin Film Festival last year. (Cinemark Tinseltown 17)