MOVIES of the MOMENT.

The Chronicles of Jesus (Narnia), Opium Nightmare (Black Swan), and Tobacco Spit (True Grit)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Curse of the Dawn Treader.. Rating: PG 3/5 stars

“For Narnia!” The mythical creatures scream. The Curse of the Dawn Treader is here and the finale offers plenty of adventure, mythical beasts, treasure and talking mice. Georgie Henley and Skander Keynes return as Lucy and Edmund Pevensie. The Dawn Treader is a mythical Narnian ship and the gang is along for the ride. Prince Caspian returns from the previous film as the captain. As the film comes to a close, the king of the jungle reveals he is also the king of...the Church? We knew it was coming. The children stare up into the wise eyes of their savior as he explains the entire purpose of their travels to Narnia was to get closer to him in the other world. The next time you go to Church, I advise throwing a raw steak into the offering bowl.

Black Swan Rating: R.. 4.5/5 stars!

Take flight with Black Swan. The new racy, smoky thriller directed by Darren Aronofsky is a fever dream of intrigue. Nina (Natalie Portman) has finally gotten her share of the spotlight at an affluent New York ballet company, cast as Swan Queen in a twisted take of Swan Lake. Her nightmares come to life when she begins to drown in psychological ocean of her worst fears and terror. Threatened by rival ballerinas, her sex-obsessed ballet instructor, and her own conscious, this is a film that does not haunt your dreams—but becomes them.

True Grit rating: PG-13.. 2.5/5 stars

There is no true grit. There is a drunken cowboy and a middle school girl who wander around the desert. Though the performances were phenomenal and the characters well developed, the plot flopped. Hailee Stienfleld impresses as feisty Mattie Nass. She sets out to avenge the death of her daddy from his murderer, Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). She hires U.S. Marshall Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to hunt down the rascal. What does he accomplish in the dessert? Shoot at biscuits and gurgle tobacco. Despite the two inches of grime covering his face, you will laugh like a hyenna. Hilarious and cynical, Bridges reminds us what it takes to portray a notorious character like Rooster and allow us to believe it. It takes true grit.