A teenager who murdered his mother after becoming fascinated with knives following a “two-year diet of constant DVDs” has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
The writer-director team of Jay and Mark Duplass carve out another offbeat, intimate family story, this one focusing on Jeff (Jason Segel), a full-grown man living in his mother’s (Susan Sarandon) basement while waiting for signs as to what he should do with his life.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) A boy (Josh Hutcherson) teams up with his mother’s boyfriend (Dwayne Johnson) to find his grandfather on a mythical island.