Contagion

"Contagion" follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.

Director: Steven Soderbergh. Stars: Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Jennifer Ehle, John Hawkes, Sanaa Lathan, Elliott Gould. 2011, 106 mins., action.

Shark Night

Arriving by boat at her family's Louisiana lake-island cabin, Sara and her friends quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of fun in the sun. But when star football player Malik stumbles from the salt-water lake with his arm torn off, the party mood quickly evaporates. Assuming the injury was caused by a freak wake-boarding accident, the group realizes they have to get Malik to a hospital on the other side of the lake -- fast. But as they set out in a tiny speedboat, the college friends discover the lake has been stocked with hundreds of massive, flesh-eating sharks! As they face one grisly death after another, Sara and the others struggle desperately to fend off the sharks, get help and stay alive long enough to reach the safety of dry land.

Director: David R. Ellis. Stars: Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack, Chris Zylka, Alyssa Diaz, Joel David Moore, Donal Logue, Katharine McPhee, Kyla Pratt, Christine Quinn, Damon Lipari. 2011, 91 mins., horror.

I Don't Know How She Does It

Kate Reddy is a wife, a mother and the family's sole breadwinner. How does she juggle family life and a demanding job, as well as the temptation presented by her sexy new boss?

Director: Douglas McGrath. Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Christina Hendricks, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Shahi, Busy Philipps, Greg Kinnear, Jessica Szohr, Kelsey Grammer, Olivia Munn, Seth Meyers, Jane Curtin. 2011, 89 mins., comedy.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

A young girl moves in with her father and new stepmother. But the house is haunted by creatures who want to claim the child as one of their own.

Director: Troy Nixey. Stars: Katie Holmes, Bailee Madison, Guy Pearce, Alan Dale, Julia Blake, Nicholas Bell, Jack Thompson, Dylan Young, Emelia Burns, Edwina Ritchard. 2010, 99 mins., horror.