Action Picks

Curry Barker's Obsession rides a cursed-wish premise into dark, sinister payoffs, and a 94% critics score plus a 7.9 IMDb rating says it lands. The romantic setup is a slow start, but the thriller machinery kicks in and doesn't let up. A lean 109 minutes that earns its dread on a big screen.

David Robert Mitchell's The End of Oak Street rips a whole neighborhood into the unknown and makes survival the only rule, with Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor leading. It's a mystery-thriller built on cosmic dread rather than wall-to-wall action, so temper expectations, but the premise and cast make it worth a look. Screenings are limited this week, so catch it while you can.