In the Heart of the Sea Is a Stale Whale Tale

This week at the movies, we’ve got just one wide release: Ron Howard‘s In the Heart of the Sea, starring Chris Hemsworth and Brendan Gleeson in a true story of disaster and survival on the open seas. What do the critics have to say?

What’s Hot on TV

Transparent: Season 2

98%

Transparent‘s second season ups its dramatic stakes while retaining the poignancy and humor that have made the series such a consistently entertaining example of the best that modern serial drama has to offer.

Telenovela: Season 1

64%

Featuring a likable cast led by a charming Eva Longoria, Telenovela provides entertainingly predictable laughs.

Also Opening This Week In Limited Release

• , starring Emily VanCamp and Michael Nyqvist in a drama about an aspiring novelist dealing with formative trauma, is at 100 percent.
• , a fantastical animated film about a child who journeys to a large city in search of his father, is at 92 percent.
• , starring Steve Carell and Christian Bale in a comedy based on the true story of a group of financial whizzes who bet heavily on a stock market collapse, is at 86 percent.
• , a documentary about the debate over the hijab, is at 83 percent.
• , starring Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet in a drama about a woman who turns violent to protect her abused sister, is at 63 percent.
• , starring Sam Rockwell and Amy Ryan in a comedy about an archeologist who fakes the discovery of priceless Biblical artifacts, is at 43 percent.
• , starring Stephen Dorff and Eddie Griffin in an action comedy about a party-hearty slacker with telekinesis, is at 33 percent.
• , a drama about a young Mississippi couple desperate to break out of their dead-end lives, is at 17 percent.