Sharks and Surfers and Nancies, Oh My: New movie releases

From big blockbusters to foreign films, there's something for everyone being released today. These overviews should help you choose which movies you'd like to shell out for this weekend.

DOA: Dead or Alive
We thought DOA meant dead on arrival, but fans of video games and girls in bikinis likely won't quibble with the title of this action movie featuring scantily clad heroines. Babes! Yeah!

Eagle vs. Shark
Nerds kiss while wearing animal costumes, play video games, confront bullies, and do other stuff—all in New Zealand, to boot. Sadly, a real live eagle does not actually fight a real live shark, but the movie does star that guy from the Outback Steakhouse commercials.

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Dude, do you have to ask? (If you do, you probably don't want to see the film.) Even if you're not into comics, Jessica Alba + Ioan Gruffudd = eye candy for all. But you might want to boycott the film if you're against firing people for advance reviews.

Fido
Fido's not your typical dog—he's a zombie on a leash, with a security collar designed to keep his flesh-eating impulses in check. This just might be the best movie concept ever.

Golden Door
An Italian immigrant works toward the American dream. Like An American Tail, except with people instead of mice and Italians instead of Russians... okay, maybe not so much like An American Tail. But the film does reveal Ellis Island as a place of ethnic bias rather than unquestioning acceptance, so points for putting historical accuracy over airbrushing.

Gypsy Caravan
Think Buena Vista Social Club, but with gypsies instead of Cubans, and multiple bands instead of one. This documentary follows the musicians and musical groups Fanfare Ciocarlia, Taraf de Haidouks, Maharaja, Antonio El Pipa, and Esma Redzepova in a cross-country journey from New York to Los Angeles, covering cultural and musical differences and similarities.

Macbeth
Because we really needed another film adaptation of Macbeth. This time, it's set in the future, and the characters are gang members instead of royalty, but there's as much blood as ever.

Nancy Drew
Julia Roberts' niece revives the role of the girl detective whose adventures were originally realized in book form in the 1930s. Solving a murder mystery, dealing with a crush, dressing like a Catholic schoolgirl even though she attends a swank public school in L.A.—golly, Nancy sure has her hands full.

Rip Cage
Sounds kind of like Nic Cage, but doesn't star him—it must not have been up to his high standards. With slogans like "In the long run, we are all dead" and "The sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal," this film is sure to become an instant classic.

The Trials of Darryl Hunt
Imagine spending twenty years in prison for a crime you didn't commit—ten of them after DNA evidence clears you of committing the crime. Actually, since that's pretty much unimaginable, watch a movie about it instead.