John Wayne’s final movie sees the cowboy actor go out on a high note, in The Shootist, one of his best performances.

Carl F Gauze takes one small step into his local theater to check out this nifty new documentary about the famed Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

Step aside, Sly – Russell Crowe gives another Oscar-caliber performance as he quietly takes on all comers as boxing legend Jim Braddock. Director Ron Howard’s latest hero of choice is no two-legged Seabiscuit or Apollo Creed-ducking Rocky; he’s just a man determined to feed his family at all costs. Our man at ringside, Steve Stav , tallies his scorecard on this week’s main event, Cinderella Man.

The story of Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash’s struggle with schizophrenia, A Beautiful Mind won four Golden Globes, and is the subject of major Oscar buzz. Troy Jewell ponders whether the film deserves the hype.