Action Picks

Christian Bale builds Batman from the ground up under Christopher Nolan, with Liam Neeson and Gary Oldman backing him. It's a grounded, hard-hitting action-crime film that earns its payoffs and holds an 85 on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.2 IMDb. Screenings are scarce this week, so catch it while you can.

A gifted piano tuner turns his precision into cracking safes, and his life flips. RT 94 and a cast led by Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman and Jean Reno make this a sharp crime-thriller for heist fans. It leans on character over constant motion, so expect a slower burn between the scores, and screenings are very limited this week.