New to the Queue

The calendar turns, the queue churns ...

I skipped "Love Crime" and I might take a pass on Brian de Palma's version, too, but for now, let's add "Passion" to the list.

If only for a supporting turn by Michaela Watkins, there's the tale of a bored housewife and her stripper nanny, "Afternoon Delight."

A drama about young adults running a foster-care facility, "Short Term 12."


And this past Friday, the New York Times reviewed 25 (!) new releases in one edition. We plowed through them all (plus the crossword puzzle) and settled on these titles:

• The provocative (exploitative?) documentary about the elusive author, "Salinger."
• Lynn Shelton's on a roll, and she grabs Rosemarie DeWitt again for her lead in "Touchy Feely."
• A documentary about the woman who runs a special-ed school in Newark, "Best Kept Secret."
• A 62-minute doc on parent-trigger laws that create charter schools, "We the Parents."
• The creepy tale of orphaned teens falling prey to skeevy men, including Rutger Hauer, "Il Futuro."
• Naomi Watts and Robin Wright as soccer moms sleeping with each other's 20-year-old sons? Be strong ... Resist ... "Adore."