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No movie tonight. Sorry. Use your free time this evening to call your family; they probably miss you.

Heat 6:30 10

Here’s what you need to know: a bank heist with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro! The best cops-and-robbers flick from director Michael Mann (Collateral, Miami Vice), Heat has incredible acting, a killer plot, some semi-pointless family drama, and perhaps the greatest shootout scene ever filmed. Go: Pacino, De Niro, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Dennis Haysbert, AK- 47s, and body armor. Also: Every man dreams of robbing a bank. No go: A little on the long side. And besides — you’ll never actually rob a bank.

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 7:30 10 12:30

The crew behind Anchorman shifts the target of its satire from evening news to NASCAR. Will Ferrell tries hard, but John C. Reilly (Chicago), Gary Cole (Office Space), and Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) steal the show. We’re north of the Mason-Dixon line, so you should be amused, not offended. Go: Funny about 90 percent of the time. Makes you want to climb into your car through the window and drive in circles while listening to Whitesnake. No go: If you’ve never watched a NASCAR race, half the jokes won’t be funny.

Superman Returns 7 10 1

Director Bryan Singer (the good X-Men movies, The Usual Suspects) revives the Superman movie franchise. Superman (Brandon Routh) returns to Earth after a visit to Krypton to find Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) free and Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) married. Bummer. Some sweet action sequences punctuate the relatively empty plot. Go: The plane crash sequence and Kevin Spacey’s overacting are each worth the price of admission alone. No go: The problem with Superman in general: It’s hard to feel sympathetic for an invincible demigod. Nerds will likely be arguing about whether Superman or the X-Men are cooler. Why no love for Aquaman? Why?!

TBA 8 10 12

Google “CMU TBA KDKA” for some background reading. I won’t say anything more. Go: Be part of something great. Huge. Long. What? No go: Shouldn’t you be at church?