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Wednesday
February 14

Terminator 2: Judgment Day 7 10 1

Arnold Schwarzenegger has big, sexy arms. In Terminator 2, those big, sexy arms end up hugging a young John Connor as the robot (formerly a killer) learns the true meaning of friendship and humanity. While Schwarzenegger and Connor try to avert a nuclear judgment day and the fall of humanity, a robot from the future is stalking them. A robot from the future who can shift shapes and make his arms into swords. Nothing says sexy like a shapeshifting, killer sword robot. Maybe he’ll bring you a rose. A rose that he cut with his sword-arms.

Thursday
February 15

Invisible Waves 7:30 10 12:30

Slow pace. Mystery. Discovery. Thailand. What better way to spend your day-late Valentine’s Day date than whispering sweet nothings as the main character Kyoji slowly uncovers who he can trust and who is trying to kill him. But be careful: The movie begins with Kyoji accidentally killing his girlfriend, which might make you look bad. On the other hand, she might be impressed: “Hey, at least you haven’t accidentally killed me yet!”

Friday
February 16

The Departed 7 10 1

Down some Guinness and don some green: Martin Scorsese is taking us to Boston! Hardcore Irish Boston, of course, where the women are pale and the barfights are regular. That’s not entirely true, I suppose; it’s modern-day South Boston, after all, and it’s overrun by organized crime. Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio play two men on opposite sides of the fight — Damon is a cop feeding info to Jack Nicholson, the mob leader in Boston, and DiCaprio is an undercover cop trying to destroy Nicholson’s group from the inside out. Sexy Irish men, a star-studded ensemble (Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and Mark Wahlberg, among others), and a smokin’ hot police psychologist to boot? Sign me up.

Saturday
February 17

Stranger Than Fiction 8 10 12

Will Ferrell takes himself slightly more seriously in this movie. His character, Harold Crick, slowly realizes that his boring life as a tax auditor may be narrated by a woman with a British accent. It would be mega sexy (who doesn’t want a disembodied voice — with an accent no less — following him around?) except for one major concern: He might just be going crazy. Stranger Than Fiction is a little surreal and very entertaining — and if that’s how you describe yourself in personal ads, then I think you just found yourself a Saturday evening activity.

Sunday
February 18

Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles 8 10 12

Yimou Zhang + celluloid = sexy, sexy filmmaking. The artist behind Hero, House of Flying Daggers, and Curse of the Golden Flower takes his genius hand toward something a bit less flashy: the story of a man who travels hundreds of miles to complete the work of his dying documentarian son. Unfortunately, there’s nothing inherently sexy about that, but nevertheless, you can expect Zhang’s typical stunning cinematography and stirring performances. Basically, if you’ve seen any of his other movies, you know what to expect — this time there’s just less kicking.