By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers –
MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG-13): In his first film since 2008’s “Seven Pounds,” Will Smith opts for familiar turf with another installment in the adventures of the UFO-fighting secret agents. After his partner (Tommy Lee Jones) is assassinated by a mean alien, Smith travels back in time to attempt to prevent the murder. Josh Brolin co-stars as Jones’ younger self — and, by the looks of the trailer, steals the movie outright.
CHERNOBYL DIARIES (R): “Paranormal Activity” creator Oren Peli produced this creepy thriller about a group of “extreme tourists” (including Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski and Ingrid Bolso Berdal) who discover they are not alone while touring the abandoned town in Russia where the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor used to live. The movie is apparently so scary, it is not being screened in advance for critics.