Now that spring has sprung, you may be less inclined to sit in a movie theater, but this weekend brings a number of strong new releases: Cheap Thrills, a potent indie about two guys down on their luck and the asshole millionaire who throws cash at them to hurt and degrade themselves; Dom Hemingway, a British comedy starring Jude Law as a an angry ex-con; Hide Your Smiling Faces, a low-key regional effort about two brothers dealing with the death of a friend; Joe, starring Nicolas Cage as a brooding loner who takes a teenager under his wing; and Under the Skin, a moody sci-fi effort with Scarlett Johansson as a space alien stalking a series of men.
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