Valentine Weekend - maybe skip the movie, just do dinner

It’s Friday the 13th and Hollywood can’t help it, they just had to reanimate Jason and let loose with another installment of the Friday the 13th movies. This one’s a remake (as opposed to a sequel or prequel or some other excuse to use an old premise to make a new movie) and apparently does little to advance or improve the franchise. But if you’re looking for a horror film to see on Valentine’s Day, this is probably your best bet. Salon calls it “glossy, good-looking garbage.” For the chick flick set, there’s Confessions of a Shopaholic; critics are loving the irony about a movie focused on shopping at a time when people are afraid to spend money, but this looks to be a kind of lighthearted screwball comedy that could work. Pretty much loved and hated by an equal number of reviewers, although the folks who hate it really hate it, and the ones who like it are lukewarm. Holdover He’s Just Not That Into You did well last weekend and it’s a pretty entertaining, but in spite of the film’s earnest efforts, it never amounts to more than fluff. Still, not bad for a February release. If you’re looking for action, The International is a thriller about evil banks – more economic crisis irony. Stars Clive Owen (Children of Men, other Brit films) and Naomi Watts, so how bad can it be? Well, pretty bad according to The Wall Street Journal, but what else are they gonna say? It’s an evil banker movie. If you feel like staying in, there are a couple of new DVD releases: Frozen River and Vicki Cristina Barcelona are available and feature Oscar nominees.