On the screen — Movie reviews by Jeff Vice

Published: Friday, May 28 2010 12:00 a.m. MDT

"Aliens in the Attic" — SCERA — see Kids Matinees

Twentieth Century Fox

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NEW FILMS FRIDAY

BEST WORST MOVIE — ★★★ — A pretty good and pretty fun documentary about the infamous 1990 horror film "Troll 2." Running time: 93 minutes; not rated, probable R (violence, gore, profanity, drugs, vulgarity, slurs

CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY — ★★½ — This snarky, jokey take on this Washington, D.C., lobbying expose actually detracts from smart, heady material. Running time: 118 minutes; R (profanity, vulgarity, violence, brief gore, slurs)

PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME — ★★½ — More watchable than either the dull "Robin Hood" origin story or the uninspired "Shrek" finale at least. Running time: 116 minutes; PG-13 (violence, brief gore, vulgarity, slurs, brief drugs, torture, nude artwork)

THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES — ★★★½ — There is some rough material, but the Best Foreign Language Feature Oscar winner is rewarding. Spanish with subtitles; running time: 127 minutes; R (violence, profanity, rape, nudity, gore, slurs, brief drugs)

MIDNIGHT MOVIE

TOWER AT MIDNIGHT SERIES — This week's movie is "Repo! The Genetic Opera" (2008). A schedule is available at www.towertheatre.com. (May 28 and 29: Tower)

KIDS MATINEES

SCERA SUMMER MATINEES — This week's films are "Aliens in the Attic" and "Night at the Museum 2." A schedule is available at www.scera.org. (May 31, June 1-3, 10 and 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m.: SCERA, Orem)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

AVATAR 3-D — James Cameron's new science-fiction/fantasy blockbuster, shown in 3-D. (Ritz)

BREWVIES SPECIAL SCREENINGS — This week's programs include "Batman" (1966) and "Batman" (1989). A schedule is available at www.brewvies.com. (May 30, 5 p.m.: Brewvies, must be 21 or older)

BYU MOTION PICTURE ARCHIVES FILM SERIES — This month's film is "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946). A schedule is available at www.lib.byu.edu/sites/sc. (May 28, 7 p.m.: Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3-D — DreamWorks' new animated fantasy-adventure, shown in 3-D. (Ritz)

PARK CITY FILM SERIES — This week's film is "The Yellow Handkerchief." A schedule is available at www.parkcityfilmseries.com. (May 28 and May 29, 8 p.m.; May 30, 6 p.m.: Park City Library)

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