REEL TIME: Meryl turns out a snorefest and Dolly gets upstaged

This week's new releases may include big-screen heavy-hitters like Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster and Mark Wahlberg, but you should be leery about letting the big-name hype draw you toward the ticket booth. Today, with the help of our critics, we're charting the six new releases from most- to least-worthy of your time and hard-earned dollar bills.

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REEL TIME: Meryl turns out a snorefest and Dolly gets upstaged

POSTED: Friday, January 13, 2012, 4:00 PM

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2. Shaun Brady calls Pariah, about a young African-American girl and her struggles with sexuality, the "über-Sundance experience." Director Dee Rees chooses to tell her semi-autobiographical story "on an intimate scale, aiming for street-level grit but stylizing it to a glossy sheen." The tale is furthered by a "captivating" performance by Adepero Oduye, who plays Alike, "a straight-A 17-year-old whose closeted existence is becoming a strain on her personal and family life." Sounds like it might make you cry. Read the rest of Brady's review here. (Ritz at the Bourse)

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