Julie & Julia The easiest thing Nora Ephron has ever done with a movie. Half the film is spent with Meryl Streep as Julia Child in France in 1949. Half is spent 50 years later in Queens with Amy Adams as Julie Powell, who devotes a year (and a blog) to exploring the recipes from “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.’’ The movie is more than a tale of two women (although it is certainly that). It’s a tale of two different ages for women. With Stanley Tucci and Chris Messina. (123 min., PG) (Wesley Morris)
Paper Heart Actress-comedian Charlyne Yi crosses America looking for the meaning of love. The interviews are real, but director Nicholas Jasenovec is played by an actor, and the scenes documenting Yi’s growing romance with actor Michael Cera, playing himself, are patently staged. The movie’s a platypus: cute as the dickens but what the heck is it? (88 min., PG-13) (Ty Burr)
A Perfect Getaway Newlyweds (Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich) are stranded on a remote Hawaiian trail with a homicidal couple or two. Proof that a dumb idea can be brought to life by smart people, this is a neatly crafted B-movie pleasure - nothing fancy, but the gasps, screams, and (mostly) intentional laughs are there. (97 min., R) (Ty Burr)
Under Our Skin A documentary that examines Lyme disease, especially patients suffering with its chronic form, which much of the medical community says simply doesn’t exist. (101 min, unrated) (Joel Brown)
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg A very haimish documentary that pays loving tribute to “The Goldbergs,’’ the popular radio and television series that ran from 1929-1956, and its creator-star, Gertrude Berg. Like the series, the film is big on heart-warming, not big on hilarity. (92 min., unrated) (Mark Feeney)
