Russell Crowe is superb in a moving portrait of real-life boxer James J. Braddock, who went from collecting welfare to fighting for the heavyweight crown during the Great Depression. With Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti. Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) directed. (PG-13)
High Tension
Awful French slasher movie, watchable only because of intriguingly androgynous star Cécile de France, who goes several blood-splattering rounds with a killer bogeyman. It's like Halloween with Joan of Arc. In French and (dubbed) English. (R)
Crash
Best movie so far this year. An ensemble drama about race relations in L.A., it features an all-star cast including Sandra Bullock and Matt Dillon. (R)
