UP TO A CERTAIN POINT: A Cuban filmmaker writing a script about the social problem of machismo in Cuban society falls in love with a pioneering female dockworker. (NR) – Bill White

• Blue Mouse: Thurs, March 12 7.  Doors open for grub @ 5:45.

WENDY AND LUCY: Michelle Williams plays a lonely and brave young woman, bound for uncertain reasons to Alaska, whose car breaks down in Oregon and who loses the dog who is her only companion. Broke, hungry, she wanders an unfamiliar town, is threatened once but is mostly befriended, in an evocation of resolve in the face of emptiness. Sad and beautiful. Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Rated R. Three and a half stars — Roger Ebert

• The Grand Cinema: Fri-Thurs, March 12 3, 5, 7, 9:15.  

WATCHMEN: After the revelation of The Dark Knight, here is Watchmen, another bold exercise in the liberation of the superhero movie. It’s a compelling visceral film — sound, images and characters combined into a decidedly odd visual experience that evokes the feel of a graphic novel. It seems charged from within by its power as a fable; we sense it’s not interested in a plot so much as with the dilemma of functioning in a world losing hope. Rated R. Four stars — RE

• Century Olympia: Fri 12:01 a.m. 9:40 a.m., 10:50 a.m., noon, 1:10, 2:20, 3:30, 4:40, 5:50, 7, 8:10, 9:20, 10:30. Sat-Thurs, March 12 noon, 1:10, 2:20, 3:30, 4:40, 5:50, 7, 8:10, 9:20, 10:30. Also Sat-Sun 9:40 a.m., 10:50 a.m.


• Galaxy Narrows: Fri-Thurs, March 12 noon, 12:45, 3:30, 4:15, 7, 7:45, 10:30.


• Galaxy Uptown Theatre: Fri-Thurs, March 12 noon, 1, 2, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 8, 9. Also Fri-Sat 10:30.


• Lakewood Cinema 15: Fri-Thurs, March 12 11:20 a.m., 12:20, 12:50, 1:40, 2:15, 2:50, 3:40, 4:20, 5:20, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:50, 9, 9:30, 10, 10:25, 11:20. Also Fri-Sun 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:40 a.m.


• Lakewood Towne Center 12: Fri-Sun 12:05, 3:30, 7, 10:25.  Mon-Thurs, March 12 2:30, 5:55, 9:25.


• Longston Place 14: Fri 12:01 a.m., 11:15 a.m., noon, 12:30, 1, 2:45, 3:330, 4, 4:30, 6:15, 7, 7:30, 8:15, 9:45, 10:30. Sat-Thurs, March 12 11:15 a.m., noon, 12:30, 1, 2:45, 3:330, 4, 4:30, 6:15, 7, 7:30, 8:15, 9:45, 10:30.


• Regal Martin Village 16 (IMAX): Fri-Thurs, March 12 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:25. Also Fri-Sun 9 a.m.


• Regal Martin Village 16: Fri 12:01 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:50 a.m., 12:50, 1:20, 3:10, 4:10, 4:40, 6:30, 7:30, 8, 9:55, 10:55, 11:25. Sat-Thurs, March 12 11:50 a.m., 12:50, 1:20, 3:10, 4:10, 4:40, 6:30, 7:30, 8, 9:55. Also Sat-Sun 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:55. Also Sat only 11:25.


• Yelm Cinemas @ Prairie Park: Fri-Thurs, March 12 12:25, 1:25, 3:45, 4:45, 6:55, 8:05.