Director-cowriter Christopher Nolan (Memento) reinvigorates the Batman franchise by focusing on the backstory: why and how billionaire Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) transformed himself into a costumed crimefighter. (PG-13)
My Summer of Love
Flawlessly observed coming-of-age tale follows a working-class teenager (Natalie Press) as she embarks on a friendship, then a heated romance, with a rich neighbor girl (Emily Blunt). Both talented young stars are clearly going places. (R)
March of the Penguins
Everything you always wanted to know about the chilly life cycle of Antarctica's Emperor penguins is explained—and shown—in a winning documentary. Morgan Freeman narrates. (G)
